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ČO SA DEJE ZA SCÉNOU? PRÍPADOVÁ ŠTÚDIA PRENOSU TANEČNÉHO PREJAVU VO FOLKLÓRNOM SÚBORE

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Dubravčák J.
Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes)
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2025
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vol. 32
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issue 1
64 – 83
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Dance expression can be understood as a form of communication that manifests mental representations in a specific cultural context. This type of symbolic communication embodies cognitive processes influenced by individual experiences and memory. In this article, I focus on the reproduction of dance expression in a selected folklore ensemble, interpreting the data through the lens of evolutionary anthropology. The field research was carried out from August 2023 to February 2024 within the chosen dance collective in Bratislava. I gathered ethnographic material through 16 semi-structured interviews and two participant observations during the rehearsals and performances of the addressed folklore group. In summary, the reproduction of dance might be categorised as a three-phase process: (1) simultaneous repetition (reproduction of the most legible movements), (2) detailed precision of movement (emphasis on the regional specificities of dance), and (3) automatization of movements at the implicit level of procedural memory. Actors of reproduction, when transmitting dance expression, adjust their behaviour to their representations of folk dance, which are conditioned by a specific cultural context. The fidelity of dance reproduction depends on the experts’ ability to demonstrate dance motifs as well as to describe them verbally. On the other hand, novices through social interaction receive the mental representations that shape their dance expression.
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POLITIZÁCIA NEBEZPEČENSTVA KORONAVÍRUSU: RIZIKO A MORÁLKA. POSTOJE VOČI VLÁDNYM OPATRENIAM A NÁZOROM ODBORNÍKOV POČAS PRVEJ VLNY PANDÉMIE NA SLOVENSKU

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Bužeková T., Dubravčák J.
Etnologické rozpravy (Ethnological Disputes)
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2021
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vol. 28
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issue 1
21 – 50
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The aim of this paper is to present an ethnographic probe into the complex issue – how people in Slovakia evaluated the course of the first wave of the COPVID-19 pandemic. We introduce the results of a pilot ethnographic research carried out in August 2020 in Bratislava and Nitra. To interpret the collected material, we use Mary Douglas´ cultural theory which addresses the political use of natural dangers and links the notion of risk with cultural values and moral norms. We consider Douglas´ idea that any danger is define to protect the public good and that the incidence of blame is a by-product of arrangements for persuading fellow members to contribute to it. We apply this argument in the specific context of the first wavy of pandemic in Slovakia. The analysis of ethnographic material has shown that people evaluate management of the pandemic by institutions, experts and politicians in different ways, but their judgements always point to moral norms. For them, political measures must be based on the scientific knowledge. A part of their assessment is blaming – attributing responsibility for the negative development to social actors. The specific scenario of dealing with danger refers to several prescriptive norms: learn, be careful, behave responsibility, listening to experts. As for politicians, they must serve society and follow moral rules. Future research will offer a more detailed look at the connection between the forms of social organisation and attributing responsibility to institutions and politicians during the pandemic, which can be useful in understanding how people in Slovakia face danger.
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