Return Migration and its Consequences in Southeast Europe, 2024
The 60th International Academic Week held in early October 2022 in Tutzing gathered some forty sc... more The 60th International Academic Week held in early October 2022 in Tutzing gathered some forty scholars at various stages of their careers to discuss different forms and aspects of international return migration from various destination countries to the countries in Southeast Europe. We considered return migration of various kinds of migrants over time, and its consequences for society and culture in the countries of origin. Since the difference between migration and return is increasingly blurred and return takes on many guises, many contributions dealt with aspects of migration and its consequences rather than with return per se. The uploaded text is the Preface to the volume written by J. Capo, R. Dimova and L. Jusufi. It is followed by J. Capo's introductory chapter.
In diesem Aufsatz wird die Dynamik der transnationalen Beziehungen kroatischer Wirtschaftsmigrant... more In diesem Aufsatz wird die Dynamik der transnationalen Beziehungen kroatischer Wirtschaftsmigranten der ersten Generation in München untersucht. Unter transnationalen Beziehungen sind die Beziehungen der Migranten zur Herkunftsregion und zum Herkunftsland verstanden. Die Langzeitperspektive der Untersuchung ermöglicht es, die Migration statt in einem Zeitschnitt als Prozess imLebenslauf des Individuums und dem Familienzyklus zu analysieren. Die biographische Perspektive zeigt, dass das Muster der transnationalen Beziehungen und Praxen, das auf den ersten Blick beständig zu sein scheint, in Wirklichkeit variabel ist und abhängig von der gesamten Migrantenbiographie, vom variablen) Migrationsentwurf bzw. allgemeiner von dem gesamten Lebenslauf des Individuums und der Familie. Zeiten des Reisens. Wir ziehen von hier nach da. Leben eine Zeitlang in der Fremde. Wir sitzen allein auf einer Bank im Park. Die Häuser der Heimat wie öd und leer. Wir kommen im Sommer, die Koffer voller Geschenke. Spielen oft den Onkel aus Amerika. Wir erzählen, manchmal lügen wir. Verstecken den Schmerz, die Krankheit. Die Kälte des anderen Landes. Haben ein Auto, haben kein Auto. Wir leiden, wenn wir die Angst in den Augen der Verwandten sehen, die Furcht, dass wir vielleicht zurückkommen. Jemandem die Arbeit nehmen. Oder einen Teil des Gartens, des Hauses … Irena Vrkljan: Berlinski rukopis. Zagreb 1988, 15) An einem Sommerabend im Jahr 2002 sass ich mit meinen Gastgebern, einem kroatischen Ehepaar aus der Herzegowina, in ihrem schön eingerichteten Wohnzimmer im vierten Stock ihrer geräumigen Wohnung im Münchner Stadtviertel Milbertshofen.An den Wänden hingen Reproduktionen kroatischer naiver Maler und ein Bild,das die Protagonisten der kroatischen nationalen Wiedergeburt im 19. Jahrhundert zeigt, sowie Familienerinnerungen-Fotos, die verschiedene familiäre Ereignisse in Deutschland oder der Herzegowina festhalten. In einer Ecke konnte man eine Statuette der Mutter Gottes und andere Devotionalien aus Medugorje, dem bekannten Ort der Erscheinung der Mutter Gottes in der Herzegowina, erkennen, in der anderen Ecke befand sich eine Vitrine mit Weinen, die aus verschiedenen Teilen der Welt zusammengetragen worden waren. Während wir einen feinen Apfelkuchen aus Blätterteig, den die Gastgeberin selbst gebacken hatte,assen und uns, nicht zum ersten Mal, über das Leben der Kroaten in München unterhielten, lief im Fernsehen die Serie «Nase malo misto» Unsere kleine Stadt), die in den siebziger Jahren des vorigen Jahrhunderts aufgenommen worden war. Sie war wegen der eindrucksvollen Charaktere, der ausgezeichneten Beschreibung des kleinstädtischen Milieus des vorigen Jahrhunderts und der Kritik an gewissen Erscheinungen des Kommunismus eine der meistgesehenen Serien in Kroatien und hatte mit der Zeit Kultstatus erlangt. Jasna Capo Zmegac SAVk 102 2006) Etwas später im selben Jahr, am selben Ort, begann unser Gespräch mit der Klage meines Gastgebers darüber, wie teuer ihn das Sauerkraut und das Obst gekommen sei, das eben mit dem Bus aus Mostar gekommen war. Obwohl man auf dem Viktualienmarkt, dem zentralen Münchner Markt, auf dem man Lebensmittelerzeugnisse aus verschiedenen Teilen derWelt kaufen kann, ohne Probleme Sauerkraut kroatischer Erzeuger finden kann, zogen meine Gastgebers hausgemachtes Sauerkraut vor, das jedes Jahr die Baba Grossmutter) in der Herzegowina einmacht. Die Baba hatte das Sauerkraut und noch einige lokale Erzeugnisse Mandarinen, Kiwis, Kaki-Pflaumen usw.) in drei Taschen verpackt und dem Fahrer des Linienbusses Mostar-München für den Transport volle Hundert Konvertibile Mark1 gezahlt. Und mein Gastgeber, der von ihrer grosszügigen Geste nichts wusste, hat dem Fahrer die gleiche Summe gegeben, als er die Lieferung übernahm, und auf gleichem Wege Medikamente zurückschickte. «Oh, das war ein teueres Sauerkraut!» kommentierte er lachend. Indem ich bei meinem ersten Besuch versuchte, den Fernseher zu übertönen, kam mir der Gedanke, dass, obwohl ich in diesem Augenblick in München war, ebenso gut irgendwo auf der Welt hätte sein können, wo das kroatische Satellitenprogramm empfangen werden kann oder die Leute Videokassetten der Serie «Unsere kleine Stadt» besitzen). Ich war jedoch in der Hauptstadt Bayerns, habe
L'A. interprete le cycle de Pâques en Croatie, de la fin du 19 eme siecle a la moitie du 20 e... more L'A. interprete le cycle de Pâques en Croatie, de la fin du 19 eme siecle a la moitie du 20 eme siecle, a la lumiere de la theorie du rite de passage. Ce cycle comprenant le Carnaval, le Careme et Pâques, est un ensemble ceremoniel dans lequel les rites de separation (nettoyage de Carnaval), d'incorporation (nourriture benie, visites et echanges a Pâques) et de transition (menus sans viande, augmentation des devotions, silence et mortification du Careme) sont identifies. Ces rituels sont des consecrations religieuses par lesquelles l'homme devient une part du monde sacre, et la vie renouvellee avec la resurrection du Christ.
Installes depuis des generations sur l'ancien territoire yougoslave, a Srijem notamment, les ... more Installes depuis des generations sur l'ancien territoire yougoslave, a Srijem notamment, les grands-parents se portaient bien, paysans puissants sur des terres dont ils etaient proprietaires. Une fois leurs enfants retournes en Republique croate, ils se resignerent a s'installer la-bas egalement, sur des terres echangees. C'est alors que les relations entre les generations se sont distendues, et faute de s'approprier leur nouvel environnement, les grands-parents sont devenus dependants, inaptes a jouer leur role de ciment familial
Jasna Capo Zmegac 1994: »Mother help me get a good mark in history «. Ethnological Analysis of Wa... more Jasna Capo Zmegac 1994: »Mother help me get a good mark in history «. Ethnological Analysis of Wall Inscriptions in the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek (Croatia).-Ethnologia Europaea 24: 67-76. The author proposes to analyze messages (prayers) addressed to the Virgin Mary. They are written on the walls of the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is located in the church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek (eastern Croatia). The appropriate genre into which these messages can be ranged is discussed and a proposition is reached that they cannot be considered graffiti. In the analysis the author compares them to similar messages found at yet another Croatian church and at a church in Alsace, France. The conclusions are reached regarding the age and gender of the authors, the themes and beneficiaries of the prayers, the appellation of the Virgin , and the relationship that the authors establish with her.
The author proposes to interpret messages addressed in the past few years to St. Mary, the mother... more The author proposes to interpret messages addressed in the past few years to St. Mary, the mother of God, in the chapel of St. Mary of Lourdes in the church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek, in eastern Croatia. Their specificity resides in the fact that they are written on chapel walls. Taking into account the specific means by which they are written - on a wall - and the specific contents which they exhibit - prayers addressed to St. Mary - the author first discusses the appropriate genre into which they can be ranged. She concludes that wall inscriptions from the Osijek chapel cannot be considered graffiti since they do not exhibit some of their characteristics: their receivers are not anonymous, they are not a result of opposition or of a wish to transgress, or to make up for the communication deficit of some segment of the population, and their content is different. The analysis and interpretation of 1000 wall inscriptions from Osijek is based on their transcription. Throughout the text they are being contrasted with prayers found in Trsat (a North Croatian pilgrimage center) and analyzed by the same author, and, where possible, with prayers from Thierenbach, a pilgrimage center in Alsace, analyzed by Genevieve Herberich-Marx. It is hypothesized that some characteristics of the Osijek inscriptions are linked to the means by which they are written. These are the pronounced anonymity of messages, the age of the population writing them - youth of High school age, and, linked to their age, the motifs of addressing Mary - mainly school problems, problems with partners, meeting somebody, etc. These motifs are in sharp distinction to the motifs presented in Trsat and Thierenbach (health, general help, happiness and protection predominate) where, presumably, people of middle and older age have left messages for St. Mary. The messages in Osijek are very concrete and specific: help is sought immediately and for a definite problem, e.g. to meet one's lover today; not to get a bad mark in the test to be written tomorrow. The author concludes that while to Trsat people come in organized trips and seemingly with no predetermined motives for prayer; to the Osijek church people come deliberately, to pray for a specific motif. The youth in Osijek are turned upon themselves for, in the majority of cases, they pray for themselves and not for other people, as was the case in Trsat. Nevertheless, a special category of prayers is identified in Osijek - prayers for all those who suffer -in villages, towns and Croatian regions struck by the 1991/92 war. Finally, prayers point to Mary's presence in people's lives as helper, savior, giver, protector etc. In quite a number of prayers people address themselves to God, attributing him the same powers as to Mary. St. Mary is not called Mary of Lourdes or of Osijek as is the case in Trsat and in Thierenbach, both important pilgrimage centers in which Mary is thought to be miraculous. This is explained by the ignorance of youth that the statue around which they write messages on chapel walls represents the miracle of Lourdes and by the fact that the statue has not proven miraculous among the inhabitants of Osijek. Regarding the differences and similarities of prayers in Croatia and in a French center, the author concludes that the main difference lies in the way Mary is called and addressed, but that otherwise, prayers from Trsat and Thierenbach have much more similarities than the prayers in two Croatian centers. The reason in all probability lies in the age of visitors and indirectly in the form of the prayer and function of the church.
Narodna Umjetnost Hrvatski Casopis Za Etnologiju I Folkloristiku, Jun 30, 2009
The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One su... more The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One such project-the story of the Croatian provenance of the necktie authored by a non-profit institution named Academia Cravatica-is interesting analytically not only because they arranged some more or less spectacular cultural happenings, but because of their skilful handling of the iconic postmodern concepts of flexible identities, concentric circles and levels of identities, interactions and hybrid cultures, cultural relativism and the like. After presenting some "cravatologic" activities, I will analyse, through the history of the diffusion, transformation and changing semantics of the kerchief of Croatian peasants, the shifts to which that artefact was exposed from the 17 th century to the present.
The experiences of Croatian labour migrants who returned to their region of origin -south-western... more The experiences of Croatian labour migrants who returned to their region of origin -south-western ?umberak and thereabouts - are being discussed. The research into return-ees' experience in this area is intertwined with the research into the consequences of the shift in political space and the creation of the international Croatian-Slovenian border. The returnees are mostly afflicted by the problems of a marginalized border population in a depopulated region, which is in a particularly delicate position due to the new state border.
Traditiones-Inštitut za slovensko narodopisje, …, 2003
Résumé/Abstract Transmigrants, that is migrants who establish social fields which span geographic... more Résumé/Abstract Transmigrants, that is migrants who establish social fields which span geographic, cultural and political borders take actions, make decisions, feel concerns, and develop identities within social networks that connect them to two or more societies ...
A partir d'une recherche sur les rapatries croates des annees quatre-vingt-dix, l'A. evoq... more A partir d'une recherche sur les rapatries croates des annees quatre-vingt-dix, l'A. evoque les dilemmes de l'anthropologue, en tant qu'elle est aussi citoyenne croate impliquee dans la societe locale et globale. Elle met en evidence le caractere profondement ambigu de la recherche de terrain et de sa restitution dans une societe soumise a un regime autoritaire, ou l'activite scientifique ne peut eviter d'incontrolables interpretations politiques, tant de la part du groupe etudie que de celle de la societe englobante.
In this paper a discussion on potentials, scopes, aims, betterments and prospects of cultural ant... more In this paper a discussion on potentials, scopes, aims, betterments and prospects of cultural anthropological education in Croatia is provoked on the basis of the proposal of new curricula. It figures as a platform for a debate that could open up some new perspectives and critical appraisals of existing programs.
The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One su... more The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One such project-the story of the Croatian provenance of the necktie authored by a non-profit institution named Academia Cravatica-is interesting analytically not only because they arranged some more or less spectacular cultural happenings, but because of their skilful handling of the iconic postmodern concepts of flexible identities, concentric circles and levels of identities, interactions and hybrid cultures, cultural relativism and the like. After presenting some "cravatologic" activities, I will analyse, through the history of the diffusion, transformation and changing semantics of the kerchief of Croatian peasants, the shifts to which that artefact was exposed from the 17 th century to the present.
On the basis of newspaper articles, the author analyses public opinions regarding the revitalised... more On the basis of newspaper articles, the author analyses public opinions regarding the revitalised custom of beheading of an ox in the village of Pupnat on the island of Korčula, particularly in relation to the role allocated to that...
Autorica raspravlja o raznim nazivima za znanost što se bavi kulturom ljudskih zajednica, osobito... more Autorica raspravlja o raznim nazivima za znanost što se bavi kulturom ljudskih zajednica, osobito nazivima etnologija i (socio)kulturna antropologija. Nastali su povijesno kao posljedica različitoga shvaćanja znanosti u njezinome...
Return Migration and its Consequences in Southeast Europe, 2024
The 60th International Academic Week held in early October 2022 in Tutzing gathered some forty sc... more The 60th International Academic Week held in early October 2022 in Tutzing gathered some forty scholars at various stages of their careers to discuss different forms and aspects of international return migration from various destination countries to the countries in Southeast Europe. We considered return migration of various kinds of migrants over time, and its consequences for society and culture in the countries of origin. Since the difference between migration and return is increasingly blurred and return takes on many guises, many contributions dealt with aspects of migration and its consequences rather than with return per se. The uploaded text is the Preface to the volume written by J. Capo, R. Dimova and L. Jusufi. It is followed by J. Capo's introductory chapter.
In diesem Aufsatz wird die Dynamik der transnationalen Beziehungen kroatischer Wirtschaftsmigrant... more In diesem Aufsatz wird die Dynamik der transnationalen Beziehungen kroatischer Wirtschaftsmigranten der ersten Generation in München untersucht. Unter transnationalen Beziehungen sind die Beziehungen der Migranten zur Herkunftsregion und zum Herkunftsland verstanden. Die Langzeitperspektive der Untersuchung ermöglicht es, die Migration statt in einem Zeitschnitt als Prozess imLebenslauf des Individuums und dem Familienzyklus zu analysieren. Die biographische Perspektive zeigt, dass das Muster der transnationalen Beziehungen und Praxen, das auf den ersten Blick beständig zu sein scheint, in Wirklichkeit variabel ist und abhängig von der gesamten Migrantenbiographie, vom variablen) Migrationsentwurf bzw. allgemeiner von dem gesamten Lebenslauf des Individuums und der Familie. Zeiten des Reisens. Wir ziehen von hier nach da. Leben eine Zeitlang in der Fremde. Wir sitzen allein auf einer Bank im Park. Die Häuser der Heimat wie öd und leer. Wir kommen im Sommer, die Koffer voller Geschenke. Spielen oft den Onkel aus Amerika. Wir erzählen, manchmal lügen wir. Verstecken den Schmerz, die Krankheit. Die Kälte des anderen Landes. Haben ein Auto, haben kein Auto. Wir leiden, wenn wir die Angst in den Augen der Verwandten sehen, die Furcht, dass wir vielleicht zurückkommen. Jemandem die Arbeit nehmen. Oder einen Teil des Gartens, des Hauses … Irena Vrkljan: Berlinski rukopis. Zagreb 1988, 15) An einem Sommerabend im Jahr 2002 sass ich mit meinen Gastgebern, einem kroatischen Ehepaar aus der Herzegowina, in ihrem schön eingerichteten Wohnzimmer im vierten Stock ihrer geräumigen Wohnung im Münchner Stadtviertel Milbertshofen.An den Wänden hingen Reproduktionen kroatischer naiver Maler und ein Bild,das die Protagonisten der kroatischen nationalen Wiedergeburt im 19. Jahrhundert zeigt, sowie Familienerinnerungen-Fotos, die verschiedene familiäre Ereignisse in Deutschland oder der Herzegowina festhalten. In einer Ecke konnte man eine Statuette der Mutter Gottes und andere Devotionalien aus Medugorje, dem bekannten Ort der Erscheinung der Mutter Gottes in der Herzegowina, erkennen, in der anderen Ecke befand sich eine Vitrine mit Weinen, die aus verschiedenen Teilen der Welt zusammengetragen worden waren. Während wir einen feinen Apfelkuchen aus Blätterteig, den die Gastgeberin selbst gebacken hatte,assen und uns, nicht zum ersten Mal, über das Leben der Kroaten in München unterhielten, lief im Fernsehen die Serie «Nase malo misto» Unsere kleine Stadt), die in den siebziger Jahren des vorigen Jahrhunderts aufgenommen worden war. Sie war wegen der eindrucksvollen Charaktere, der ausgezeichneten Beschreibung des kleinstädtischen Milieus des vorigen Jahrhunderts und der Kritik an gewissen Erscheinungen des Kommunismus eine der meistgesehenen Serien in Kroatien und hatte mit der Zeit Kultstatus erlangt. Jasna Capo Zmegac SAVk 102 2006) Etwas später im selben Jahr, am selben Ort, begann unser Gespräch mit der Klage meines Gastgebers darüber, wie teuer ihn das Sauerkraut und das Obst gekommen sei, das eben mit dem Bus aus Mostar gekommen war. Obwohl man auf dem Viktualienmarkt, dem zentralen Münchner Markt, auf dem man Lebensmittelerzeugnisse aus verschiedenen Teilen derWelt kaufen kann, ohne Probleme Sauerkraut kroatischer Erzeuger finden kann, zogen meine Gastgebers hausgemachtes Sauerkraut vor, das jedes Jahr die Baba Grossmutter) in der Herzegowina einmacht. Die Baba hatte das Sauerkraut und noch einige lokale Erzeugnisse Mandarinen, Kiwis, Kaki-Pflaumen usw.) in drei Taschen verpackt und dem Fahrer des Linienbusses Mostar-München für den Transport volle Hundert Konvertibile Mark1 gezahlt. Und mein Gastgeber, der von ihrer grosszügigen Geste nichts wusste, hat dem Fahrer die gleiche Summe gegeben, als er die Lieferung übernahm, und auf gleichem Wege Medikamente zurückschickte. «Oh, das war ein teueres Sauerkraut!» kommentierte er lachend. Indem ich bei meinem ersten Besuch versuchte, den Fernseher zu übertönen, kam mir der Gedanke, dass, obwohl ich in diesem Augenblick in München war, ebenso gut irgendwo auf der Welt hätte sein können, wo das kroatische Satellitenprogramm empfangen werden kann oder die Leute Videokassetten der Serie «Unsere kleine Stadt» besitzen). Ich war jedoch in der Hauptstadt Bayerns, habe
L'A. interprete le cycle de Pâques en Croatie, de la fin du 19 eme siecle a la moitie du 20 e... more L'A. interprete le cycle de Pâques en Croatie, de la fin du 19 eme siecle a la moitie du 20 eme siecle, a la lumiere de la theorie du rite de passage. Ce cycle comprenant le Carnaval, le Careme et Pâques, est un ensemble ceremoniel dans lequel les rites de separation (nettoyage de Carnaval), d'incorporation (nourriture benie, visites et echanges a Pâques) et de transition (menus sans viande, augmentation des devotions, silence et mortification du Careme) sont identifies. Ces rituels sont des consecrations religieuses par lesquelles l'homme devient une part du monde sacre, et la vie renouvellee avec la resurrection du Christ.
Installes depuis des generations sur l'ancien territoire yougoslave, a Srijem notamment, les ... more Installes depuis des generations sur l'ancien territoire yougoslave, a Srijem notamment, les grands-parents se portaient bien, paysans puissants sur des terres dont ils etaient proprietaires. Une fois leurs enfants retournes en Republique croate, ils se resignerent a s'installer la-bas egalement, sur des terres echangees. C'est alors que les relations entre les generations se sont distendues, et faute de s'approprier leur nouvel environnement, les grands-parents sont devenus dependants, inaptes a jouer leur role de ciment familial
Jasna Capo Zmegac 1994: »Mother help me get a good mark in history «. Ethnological Analysis of Wa... more Jasna Capo Zmegac 1994: »Mother help me get a good mark in history «. Ethnological Analysis of Wall Inscriptions in the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek (Croatia).-Ethnologia Europaea 24: 67-76. The author proposes to analyze messages (prayers) addressed to the Virgin Mary. They are written on the walls of the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, which is located in the church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek (eastern Croatia). The appropriate genre into which these messages can be ranged is discussed and a proposition is reached that they cannot be considered graffiti. In the analysis the author compares them to similar messages found at yet another Croatian church and at a church in Alsace, France. The conclusions are reached regarding the age and gender of the authors, the themes and beneficiaries of the prayers, the appellation of the Virgin , and the relationship that the authors establish with her.
The author proposes to interpret messages addressed in the past few years to St. Mary, the mother... more The author proposes to interpret messages addressed in the past few years to St. Mary, the mother of God, in the chapel of St. Mary of Lourdes in the church of St. Peter and Paul in Osijek, in eastern Croatia. Their specificity resides in the fact that they are written on chapel walls. Taking into account the specific means by which they are written - on a wall - and the specific contents which they exhibit - prayers addressed to St. Mary - the author first discusses the appropriate genre into which they can be ranged. She concludes that wall inscriptions from the Osijek chapel cannot be considered graffiti since they do not exhibit some of their characteristics: their receivers are not anonymous, they are not a result of opposition or of a wish to transgress, or to make up for the communication deficit of some segment of the population, and their content is different. The analysis and interpretation of 1000 wall inscriptions from Osijek is based on their transcription. Throughout the text they are being contrasted with prayers found in Trsat (a North Croatian pilgrimage center) and analyzed by the same author, and, where possible, with prayers from Thierenbach, a pilgrimage center in Alsace, analyzed by Genevieve Herberich-Marx. It is hypothesized that some characteristics of the Osijek inscriptions are linked to the means by which they are written. These are the pronounced anonymity of messages, the age of the population writing them - youth of High school age, and, linked to their age, the motifs of addressing Mary - mainly school problems, problems with partners, meeting somebody, etc. These motifs are in sharp distinction to the motifs presented in Trsat and Thierenbach (health, general help, happiness and protection predominate) where, presumably, people of middle and older age have left messages for St. Mary. The messages in Osijek are very concrete and specific: help is sought immediately and for a definite problem, e.g. to meet one's lover today; not to get a bad mark in the test to be written tomorrow. The author concludes that while to Trsat people come in organized trips and seemingly with no predetermined motives for prayer; to the Osijek church people come deliberately, to pray for a specific motif. The youth in Osijek are turned upon themselves for, in the majority of cases, they pray for themselves and not for other people, as was the case in Trsat. Nevertheless, a special category of prayers is identified in Osijek - prayers for all those who suffer -in villages, towns and Croatian regions struck by the 1991/92 war. Finally, prayers point to Mary's presence in people's lives as helper, savior, giver, protector etc. In quite a number of prayers people address themselves to God, attributing him the same powers as to Mary. St. Mary is not called Mary of Lourdes or of Osijek as is the case in Trsat and in Thierenbach, both important pilgrimage centers in which Mary is thought to be miraculous. This is explained by the ignorance of youth that the statue around which they write messages on chapel walls represents the miracle of Lourdes and by the fact that the statue has not proven miraculous among the inhabitants of Osijek. Regarding the differences and similarities of prayers in Croatia and in a French center, the author concludes that the main difference lies in the way Mary is called and addressed, but that otherwise, prayers from Trsat and Thierenbach have much more similarities than the prayers in two Croatian centers. The reason in all probability lies in the age of visitors and indirectly in the form of the prayer and function of the church.
Narodna Umjetnost Hrvatski Casopis Za Etnologiju I Folkloristiku, Jun 30, 2009
The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One su... more The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One such project-the story of the Croatian provenance of the necktie authored by a non-profit institution named Academia Cravatica-is interesting analytically not only because they arranged some more or less spectacular cultural happenings, but because of their skilful handling of the iconic postmodern concepts of flexible identities, concentric circles and levels of identities, interactions and hybrid cultures, cultural relativism and the like. After presenting some "cravatologic" activities, I will analyse, through the history of the diffusion, transformation and changing semantics of the kerchief of Croatian peasants, the shifts to which that artefact was exposed from the 17 th century to the present.
The experiences of Croatian labour migrants who returned to their region of origin -south-western... more The experiences of Croatian labour migrants who returned to their region of origin -south-western ?umberak and thereabouts - are being discussed. The research into return-ees' experience in this area is intertwined with the research into the consequences of the shift in political space and the creation of the international Croatian-Slovenian border. The returnees are mostly afflicted by the problems of a marginalized border population in a depopulated region, which is in a particularly delicate position due to the new state border.
Traditiones-Inštitut za slovensko narodopisje, …, 2003
Résumé/Abstract Transmigrants, that is migrants who establish social fields which span geographic... more Résumé/Abstract Transmigrants, that is migrants who establish social fields which span geographic, cultural and political borders take actions, make decisions, feel concerns, and develop identities within social networks that connect them to two or more societies ...
A partir d'une recherche sur les rapatries croates des annees quatre-vingt-dix, l'A. evoq... more A partir d'une recherche sur les rapatries croates des annees quatre-vingt-dix, l'A. evoque les dilemmes de l'anthropologue, en tant qu'elle est aussi citoyenne croate impliquee dans la societe locale et globale. Elle met en evidence le caractere profondement ambigu de la recherche de terrain et de sa restitution dans une societe soumise a un regime autoritaire, ou l'activite scientifique ne peut eviter d'incontrolables interpretations politiques, tant de la part du groupe etudie que de celle de la societe englobante.
In this paper a discussion on potentials, scopes, aims, betterments and prospects of cultural ant... more In this paper a discussion on potentials, scopes, aims, betterments and prospects of cultural anthropological education in Croatia is provoked on the basis of the proposal of new curricula. It figures as a platform for a debate that could open up some new perspectives and critical appraisals of existing programs.
The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One su... more The 1990s were an intense period for the construction of the symbols of Croatian identity. One such project-the story of the Croatian provenance of the necktie authored by a non-profit institution named Academia Cravatica-is interesting analytically not only because they arranged some more or less spectacular cultural happenings, but because of their skilful handling of the iconic postmodern concepts of flexible identities, concentric circles and levels of identities, interactions and hybrid cultures, cultural relativism and the like. After presenting some "cravatologic" activities, I will analyse, through the history of the diffusion, transformation and changing semantics of the kerchief of Croatian peasants, the shifts to which that artefact was exposed from the 17 th century to the present.
On the basis of newspaper articles, the author analyses public opinions regarding the revitalised... more On the basis of newspaper articles, the author analyses public opinions regarding the revitalised custom of beheading of an ox in the village of Pupnat on the island of Korčula, particularly in relation to the role allocated to that...
Autorica raspravlja o raznim nazivima za znanost što se bavi kulturom ljudskih zajednica, osobito... more Autorica raspravlja o raznim nazivima za znanost što se bavi kulturom ljudskih zajednica, osobito nazivima etnologija i (socio)kulturna antropologija. Nastali su povijesno kao posljedica različitoga shvaćanja znanosti u njezinome...
The article takes issue with the distinction between tangible and intangible heritage and the dua... more The article takes issue with the distinction between tangible and intangible heritage and the duality between the symbolic and instrumental (profit-generating) value of heritage. Based on ethnographic research in a tourist destination on the Croatian coast, the article interrogates what happens when built culture and urban public spaces are still part of living culture in a locality. It demonstrates dissonant meanings and uses of heritage that arise from the intangible and socially constructed nature of material heritage for local users. Beyond the symbolic and instrumental meanings and uses of heritage, its societal, experiential meaning is underlined as it is a part of living societal culture that is consumed on a daily basis. In the end, the article reflects on the limits of local community engagement in heritage processes.
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Translation into German of the book Dva doma. Hrvatska radna migracija u Njemačku kao transnacion... more Translation into German of the book Dva doma. Hrvatska radna migracija u Njemačku kao transnacionalni fenomen
Hrvatska radna migracija u Njemačku kao transnacionalni fenomen Durieux JASNA ČAPO DVA DOMA Durie... more Hrvatska radna migracija u Njemačku kao transnacionalni fenomen Durieux JASNA ČAPO DVA DOMA Durieux Knjiga Jasne Čapo o i njihovim potomcima (transnacionalne gene-gastarbajterima racije) plod je petnaestogodišnjeg istraživanja kvalitativnom metodologijom. Oba ta aspekta čine izuzetnu kvalitetu ove studije. Kulturnoantropološka metodologija omogućava pristup individualnim pričama i obiteljskim kontekstima-drugim riječima, pristup ljudima. Dugotrajnost istraživanja pak omogućuje uvid u dina-miku života. koji su dosad najčešće figurirali u znanstvenoj literaturi Gastarbajteri, kao statistički broj, a u popularnoj kulturi kao karikatura ili stereotip, u ovoj studiji su zbiljski ljudi u dugome životnome vijeku, sa svim dobrobitima i teškoćama, radostima i bolima odluke da odu raditi u inozemstvo. Kroz te živote prelamaju se političko-ekonomski i društveni trendovi koje autorica detaljno ispisuje, ali u sre-dištu autoričine etnografije uvijek je čovjek, onaj koji te trendove živi, gradeći transnacionalni socijalni prostor. Njegova je pak glavna karakteristika uključivost-uključuje dvije države, dva doma i hibridne identitete koji uključuju i hrvatsko i njemačko. Valentina Gulin Zrnić Monografija rezultat je autoričina dugogodišnjeg bavljenja migracijskim Dva doma temama iz etnološke i kulturnoantropološke perspektive te svojevrsna kruna nje-zina dosadašnjega etnološkog rada. Kreativno osmišljenim metodološkim instrumentarijem u sklopu kvalitativne istraživačke paradigme, Jasna Čapo ekstra-hira iz narativa svojih brojnih sugovornika ključne teme i koncepte koji su diffe-rentia specifica života i razmišljanja hrvatskih radnih migranata u Njemačkoj i nji-hovih potomaka ispisujući monumentalnu znanstvenu o jednoj velikoj na-sagu cionalnoj i transnacionalnoj temi: hrvatsko-njemačkome svagdanu i blagdanu. Odgovarajuće narativne analize i interpretacije argumentirano i virtuozno uklapa u interdisciplinarni okvir etnologije i kulturne antropologije, demografije i sociolo-gije, političke, društvene i kulturne povijesti te povijesti znanosti. Velimir Piškorec Studija nudi dubinske uvide u kompleksnost migracijskih putanja, motiva, osobnih i obiteljskih sudbina iseljenika iz Hrvatske te Bosne i Hercegovine koji su od 1960-ih naovamo mijenjali zavičajno, domaće i poznato podneblje s gospodarski prospe-ritetnijim i donekle socijalno sigurnijim njemačkim tržištem rada. Kroz longitudi-nalno, istraživanje o životima onih koji su nekoć u očima bivšeg režima smatrani "radnicima na privremenom radu u inozemstvu", autorica etnografski utemeljeno, analitički britko i spisateljski pitko, opisuje i analizira fenomen gastarbajterstva obogaćujući tako ne samo teorijski okvir u polju migracijskih studija, nego i empirijske uvide nužne za svako buduće istraživanje ove specifične teme. Unutar transnacionalne istraživačke paradigme autorica zadobiva i održava dugogodišnje povjerenje svojih brojnih kazivača, te analitički minuciozno rekonstruira mitove, narative i ideologeme o njihovoj privremenosti, povratku i (re)migraciji, a potom prezentira zaključke koji potiču na razmišljanje o životu i identitetima migranata i njihovih potomaka, posebice o dinamičnim procesima njihova uključivanja u društvo, bivanja, vezanosti i pripadanja, dvodomnosti i učestale mobilnosti u transnacionalnom socijalnom prostoru. Drago Župarić-Iljić Fotografija na naslovnici: iz serije , Zagreb 1978.
Croatia at First Sight is the result of an endeavour that students of Croatian studies, Slavic st... more Croatia at First Sight is the result of an endeavour that students of Croatian studies, Slavic studies, history, international relations and other related studies have a concise and condensed source of relevant information about the most important aspects of Croatian culture. Many years of experience teaching Croatian as a second language at Croaticum – Centre for Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department for Croatian Studies, as well as contact with students and professors of Croatian and similar subjects at foreign universities, has revealed the need for the creation and publishing of such a book – an introductory textbook containing the basic features of the main segments of Croatian culture. Given that what is implied by the concept of culture – as well as the culture of a certain country – is too broad to be covered by even the largest book, this textbook contains a selection of topics and subject areas most popular with those who have an interest in Croatian culture, as well as being the best starting point and containing the key factors for any consideration of Croatian culture. The selected subject areas are: geography of Croatia, Croatian history, Croatian artistic and ethnological heritage, everyday life in Croatia, Croatian language, Croatian literature, music in Croatia, Croatian film, and Croatian politics and the political system. A chapter is dedicated to each subject area, with each chapter written by a Croatian expert in that respective field. Furthermore, each chapter was reviewed by another respected expert from that field, in order to confirm that the facts and interpretations presented are of a high quality and are in line with their respective field.
The textbook of Croatian culture Croatia at First Sight is intended for foreign students of Croat... more The textbook of Croatian culture Croatia at First Sight is intended for foreign students of Croatian studies, Slavic studies, history, international relations, and other similar fields. It is a propaedeutic textbook, meaning that it serves as an introduction to further study, and it is made up of ten texts which each cover one segment of Croatian culture. The textbook consists of the following chapters: The Geography of Croatia, The History of Croatia between Periodisation and Problematisation, The Political System and Politics of the Republic of Croatia, The Croatian Language at the Beginning of the 21st Century, Croatian Literature: Authors and Periods, Croatian Traditional Culture and Identity Past and Present, Croatian Film between Nationalised and National Cinema, Everyday Life in Croatia, Croatia’s Art Heritage, and Music in Croatia. These chapters were selected as being vital to understanding everything that is most often encompassed by the concept of culture. For their chapters, each author chose and reviewed the main facts relating to individual segments of culture and their interpretation. When selecting the chapters’ topics and content, the needs and interests of foreign students were taken into consideration, and topics and content for which they show the most interest were selected. The authors of the texts wrote from the perspectives of their own fields and sought to adapt academic discourse to the purpose of the textbook. Academic metalanguage was simplified by the authors in order for the texts to be understood by foreign students with no previous knowledge about the facts and context of Croatian culture. It is important to emphasise that in Croatia there has not been a single university textbook which sought to concisely present the essence of the main aspects of Croatian culture in one place, therefore this textbook is original and new. The textbook has a contemporary approach to cultural heritage: facts about Croatian culture are not presented in isolation, but rather as a part of a greater continuity of space and time. Croatia at First Sight was published in 2014 in Croatian, and the English version was published so that the textbook could reach a broader international audience and so that it could be used by those who have not yet mastered the Croatian language.
Udžbenik hrvatske kulture Hrvatska na prvi pogled namijenjen je stranim studentima kroatistike, s... more Udžbenik hrvatske kulture Hrvatska na prvi pogled namijenjen je stranim studentima kroatistike, slavistike, povijesti, međunarodnih odnosa i sličnih struka. To je propedeutički udžbenik, dakle služi prednaobrazbi, a sastoji se od deset autorskih tekstova od kojih svaki obrađuje po jedan segment hrvatske kulture. Poglavlja od kojih se sastoji udžbenik jesu sljedeća: Geografija Hrvatske, Hrvatska povijest između periodizacije i interpretacije, Politički sustav i politika Republike Hrvatske, Hrvatski jezik na početku 21. stoljeća, Hrvatska književnost: autori i djela, Hrvatska tradicijska kultura i identiteti nekad i danas, Hrvatski film između nacionalne i nacionalizirane kinematografije, Hrvatska svakodnevica, Umjetnička baština Hrvatske i Glazba u Hrvatskoj. Ta su poglavlja odabrana kao ključna u sagledavanju onoga što se najčešće obuhvaća pojmom kulture. Svako je poglavlje izvorni autorski izbor i pregled glavnih činjenica o pojedinom segmentu hrvatske kulture i njihovih interpretacija. Pri odabiru tema i sadržaja poglavlja vodilo se računa o potrebama i interesima stranih studenata pa se nastojalo odabrati teme i sadržaje za koje oni pokazuju najviše interesa. Autori tekstova pisali su iz perspektive svojih matičnih struka nastojeći prilagoditi znanstveni diskurs svrsi udžbenika i pojednostavniti znanstveni metajezik tako da tekstovi budu razumljivi i stranim studentima koji nemaju prethodna saznanja o činjenicama i kontekstu hrvatske kulture. Uredničkim je radom knjiga jezično prilagođena kako bi je mogli čitati neizvorni govornici koji vladaju hrvatskim jezikom na razini B2 ili višoj. Od velike će koristi stranim studentima biti i osnovni jezični korpus znanstvenoga nazivlja različitih struka koji sadrži knjiga. Važno je naglasiti da do sada u Hrvatskoj nema ni jednoga sličnog sveučilišnog udžbenika koji bi nastojao koncizno i sažeto iznijeti sukus glavnih aspekata hrvatske kulture na jednome mjestu i po tome je ovaj udžbenik originalan i nov. Pristup kulturnoj baštini u udžbeniku suvremen je po tome što se činjenice hrvatske kulture ne iznose kao izolirane činjenice, nego kao dio većega prostornoga i vremenskoga kontinuiteta.
Udžbenik hrvatske kulture Hrvatska na prvi pogled nastao je kao rezultat nastojanja da strani stu... more Udžbenik hrvatske kulture Hrvatska na prvi pogled nastao je kao rezultat nastojanja da strani studenti kroatistike, slavistike, povijesti, međunarodnih odnosa i drugih srodnih struka dobiju sažet, zgusnut i relevantan izvor informacija o najvažnijim aspektima hrvatske kulture. Dugogodišnje iskustvo predavanja hrvatskoga kao inoga jezika na Croaticumu – Centru za hrvatski kao drugi i strani jezik na Filozofskome fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, kao i kontakt sa stranim studentima i profesorima koji predaju hrvatski jezik i slične predmete na stranim sveučilištima, pokazao je potrebu za osmišljavanjem, izradom i objavljivanjem propedeutičkoga udžbenika u kojem bi bile iznesene osnovne odrednice glavnih segmenata hrvatske kulture. Budući da je ono što se općenito podrazumijeva pod pojmom kulture, kao i ono što se podrazumijeva pod pojmom kulture neke zemlje, širok pojam koji i u najsažetijim crtama premašuje obujam svake, i najveće, knjige, ovaj je udžbenik donosi izbor tema i područja za koje se pokazalo da postoji najviše interesa među zainteresiranima za hrvatsku kulturu, odnosno ona koja su se pokazala polazišnima i ključnima za sagledavanje njezinih glavnih aspekata. Odabrana su područja: geografija Hrvatske, hrvatska povijest, umjetnička i etnološka baština Hrvatske, svakodnevna hrvatska kultura, hrvatski jezik, hrvatska književnost, glazba u Hrvatskoj, politički sustav Hrvatske i njezina politika te hrvatski film, a o svakome od tih područja napisano je po jedno poglavlje. Sva su poglavlja napisali ugledni hrvatski stručnjaci za ta područja, a svako je poglavlje dodatno pregledao i jedan ugledni stručnjak za isto područje koji je svojom recenzijom potvrdio prikladnost i kvalitetu izbora činjenica i interpretacija iznesenih u poglavlju sa stanovišta matične struke.
Transfer znanja i iskustva u oba smjera S tehnološkom logistikom i vrsnim organizatorima locirani... more Transfer znanja i iskustva u oba smjera S tehnološkom logistikom i vrsnim organizatorima lociranima u Zagrebu dvije nedavno održane konferencije na trenutak su izbrisale prostorne udaljenosti i vremenske zone na kojima diljem svijeta žive Hrvati i njihovi potomci. Riječ je o šestoj konferenciji Meeting Second Generation i o prvome Summitu udruge Crodiaspora. Tekst i foto: Jasna Čapo U listopadu i studenome održana su dva iznimno zanimljiva događaja po-svećena hrvatskom ise-ljeništvu i mogućnosti-ma njegova povezivanja s domovinom. Riječ je o šestoj konferenciji Meeting Second Generation/Meeting G2.6 naslovlje-noj "Najbolji kad je najteže" (https:// meeting-g2.com/) i o prvome Summitu udruge Crodiaspora (https://crodiaspo-ra.com/). S tehnološkom logistikom i glavnim organizatorima lociranima u Zagrebu ovi događaji na trenutak su iz-brisali prostorne udaljenosti i vremen-ske zone na kojima diljem svijeta žive Hrvati i njihovi potomci. Ujedno su re-alizirali istinski "globalni osjećaj mjesta", tj. osjećaj zajedničke pripadnosti i za-jedničkih interesa virtualno umrežene, a fizički raspršene globalne Hrvatske s raznih strana svijeta. Meeting G2.6, iza kojega je petogo-dišnje iskustvo prethodnih face-to-face konferencija, adekvatni prostor i infor-matička potpora, organizirao je panele uživo, s osobama koje su u Zagrebu, s povremenim uključivanjem osoba izvan grada i države. Također, unaprijed su snimljeni prilozi s različitim sugovornici-ma sa svih strana svijeta, uglavnom na engleskom, od umjetnika do poslovnih ljudi hrvatskoga podrijetla iz velikoga broja država. Crodiaspora Summit najvi-še se koristio ovom drugom metodom; ti su prilozi trajno, uz registraciju, dostu-pni na njihovim mrežnim stranicama. TEMATSKA SRODNOST Tematski, riječ je o srodnim konferen-cijama i, općenitije, idejama iz kojih su izrasle. Zamišljene su među skupinama lokalnih entuzijasta, povratnika iz ise-ljeništva, kao i među osobama bez ise-ljeničke pozadine. Zajednička misija im je povezivanje i produbljivanje postoje-ćih kontakata, tj. umrežavanje Hrvata di-ljem svijeta i transfer znanja i iskustva u oba smjera. Meeting G2 već je višegodiš-nja uspješna platforma, izrasla iz želje za prezentiranjem "najboljih hrvatskih poslovnih priča" sa svih strana svijeta, s ciljem povećanja ulaganja iseljeništva i izvoza hrvatskih proizvoda. Kao svoje specifične ciljeve novoosnovana udru-ga Crodiaspora navodi pronalaženje rje-šenja za izazove s kojima se Hrvati glo-balno suočavaju kako bi se potaknulo iseljenike i njihove potomke na povra-tak. Premda namijenjene i informiranju mnogobrojnoga hrvatskog iseljeništva i njihovih potomaka o mogućnostima života i rada u Hrvatskoj, obje platfor-me prije svega inspirira vizija razvoja i rasta hrvatske ekonomije i pronalaže-nja najboljih političkih, gospodarskih i društvenih rješenja u zemlji. Pokrenuli su ih povratnici s dugogodišnjom adre-som u Zagrebu: u ime Crodiaspore to su npr. John Gašparac (iz Kanade), Don Markušić (iz Australije), Mate Pavković i Joseph Kuštra (oboje iz SAD-a); u ime
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