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Homeland, kin-state, diaspora and the (im)materiality of borders
No full textMy presentation and the subsequent paper deal with a group of people that have mainly been ignored in literature on the subjects of the Yugoslav wars, ethnic minorities, and diaspora. Namely, a considerable number of the emigres from Serbia in the 1990s did not leave for Western Europe, North America or Australia, but to Hungary – not only, but largely members of the Hungarian minority from Vojvodina. This meant their atypical diasporic integration into the kin-state with the same language and a similar culture but with yet different experiences and socialization. Through an analysis of the narratives of the interviews conducted with ethnic Hungarians who moved from Serbia to Hungary explicitly or implicitly because of the Yugoslav wars, my research aims to unpack the construction of borders in its materiality at the time of fleeing from Yugoslavia/Serbia to Hungary and today, as well as in its immaterial sense between the homeland and the kin-state, which has also been a destination for migration. My main questions concern the relationship of the members of the community to their “old” and “new” home and the people there, the transnational links they have had, and their lives confined by these borders as well as the freedoms they achieve. By way of interpreting the answers to these themes and through the prism of memory, I explore the dynamic relationship of home and belonging at the crossroads of countries, societies, languages, and cultures
The Role of Intergroup Contact, Injustice Talk and Perceived Injustice in the Demobilisation of LGBTIQ+ People and Ethnic Minorities
No full textWe aimed to identify conditions when positive contact with advantaged groups leads and does not lead to the demobilisation of disadvantaged group members (i.e., lower collective action for social change). In a pre- registered, multinational survey study, we tested the moderating role of the content of intergroup contact experiences, such as talking about injustice (i.e., injustice talk), and indicators of perceived injustice, such as perceived inequality and perceived intergroup hostility, among LGBTIQ+ people (N = 3617) and ethnic minority members (N = 988), respectively. We replicated the demobilisation contact effect among LGBTIQ+ people: positive intergroup contact predicted lower intention to engage in collective action and lower actual involvement in collective action. In the ethnic minority sample, intergroup contact had a significant demobilising effect only on actual involvement in collective action, but not on intention. In addition, we found that engaging in injustice talk was associated with a weaker demobilisation effect of positive intergroup contact among LGBTIQ+ people, but with a stronger demobilisation effect among ethnic minority members. Among both groups, the effects of positive contact were moderated neither by perceived hostility nor perceived inequality. The results highlight the importance of considering both the benefits and the limitations of injustice talk in intergroup contact situations
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No full textMy presentation explores situations arising from the anthropologist's age, gender, class, ethnicity, and language. I connect these to the dichotomies of insider and outsider, home and field, stability and mobility, and through them I discuss broader hierarchies between East and West in anthropology.17. konvencija SIEF-a održana je od 3. do 6. juna na Univerzitetu u u Aberdinu, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstv
The Tale of Two Sisters: The Relationship between the Frankfurt School and Yugoslav Praxis Philosophy from the Perspective of Epistemic Injustices
No full textJedan od vodećih jugoslovenskih praksis filozofa, Gajo Petrović, karakterisao je odnos između dva distinktivna projekta kritičke teorije u
evropskom intelektualnom polju XX veka kao odnos između „dve
sestre“ – starije i iskusnije (Frankfurtska škola) i mlađe i ambicioznije
(jugoslovenska praksis filozofija). Priznanje porodične sličnosti i prebacivanje manjka ambicioznosti starijoj sestri praćeno je i jednom
optužbom: da je odnos između dve sestre obeležen „određenom
asimetrijom“. Dve sestre u očigledno napetim odnosima imale su i
vrlo različitu sudbinu – dok jedna tokom poslednje decenije XX veka
doživljava neku vrstu renesanse, druga, jugoslovenska praksis filozofija praktično nestaje sa intelektualne scene, zajedno sa Jugoslavijom. Koristeći prilagođenu Lakatoševu (Imre Lakatos) metodologiju
istorije istraživačkih programa, ovaj tekst skicira porodične sličnosti
(i razlike) između dva kritička programa, iscrtava njihovu „unutrašnju“
i „spoljašnju“ istoriju, kao i njihovu interakciju u intelektualnom polju
Evrope u drugoj polovini XX veka. Autor posebno razmatra recentnije
teorijske projekte koji se najčešće povezuju sa nasleđem kritičke teorije: intersekcionalno povezivanje kritika kapitalizma, rase i roda
Nensi Frejzer (Nancy Fraser), „osavremenjivanje socijalizma“ Aksela
Honeta (Axel Honneth) i pojmovnu rekonstrukciju pojma otuđenja
Rahel Jegi (Rahel Jaeggi). Polazeći od teze da ovi teorijski projekti
signaliziraju smenu problema unutar kritičkog programa Frankfurtske škole, tekst kritički analizira šta osnovni pravci te smene govore o
uobičajenim ocenama napuštenog kritičkog programa jugoslovenske praksis filozofije, kao i koje lekcije se mogu izvući iz istorijskog
odnosa frankfurtske i praksis teorije, naročito u kontekstu rasprava o
epistemičkim nepravdama i različitim mogućnostima leve teorije.One of the leading Yugoslav Praxis philosophers, Gajo Petrović, described the relationship between two distinctive critical theory projects in the European intellectual
field of the 20th century as that of “two sisters” — the older and more experienced
one (the Frankfurt School), and the younger and more ambitious one (Yugoslav Praxis
philosophy). While acknowledging their familial resemblance, Petrović also criticized
the older sister for lacking ambition and noted that their relationship was marked by
a “certain asymmetry.” These two sisters, evidently in a tense relationship, had very
different fates — while one experienced a kind of renaissance during the last decade
of the 20th century, Yugoslav Praxis philosophy virtually disappeared from the intellectual scene, along with Yugoslavia itself.
Using a modified version of Imre Lakatos’ methodology of research programs, this
text sketches the family resemblances between the two critical programs, outlines
their “internal” and “external” histories, as well as their interactions within the intellectual field of Europe in the second half of the 20th century. The author pays particular attention to more recent theoretical projects most often associated with the legacy of critical theory: Nancy Fraser’s intersectional critique of capitalism, race, and
gender; Axel Honneth’s attempt to “modernize socialism”; and Rahel Jaeggi’s conceptual reconstruction of alienation. Starting from the thesis that these projects signal a
shift in the core problematics of the Frankfurt School’s critical program, the text critically examines what the main directions of this shift reveal about the prevailing judgments of the abandoned critical program of Yugoslav Praxis philosophy, and what lessons can be drawn from the historical relationship between the Frankfurt and Praxis
theories — particularly in the context of discussions about epistemic injustices and
the diverse possibilities of left theory
Innovative Practices in European Museums Arts Management
No full textThis chapter deals with the recent concepts of innovation in art museums’ management which radically changed the perception of the role of museal institutions in society. The main hypothesis is that contemporary art museums are undergoing a thorough transformation into becoming socially responsible, experimental, inclusive and flexible institutions. The aim is to theoretically analyse the new approaches to arts management that test the museums’ permeability for the active engagement of local communities while maintaining that art is the central factor in these processes. The chapter presents qualitative research on four European museums that are paradigmatic cases of innovative concepts of engagement with diverse, often vulnerable or socially marginalized, target groups of the public in their programmes. Through its multidimensional approach and the flexibility between different perspectives (from in-depth interviews with the relevant actors to direct observations), this methodology seeks to point out the interdependence between museums’ management and innovation
Evolucija diskursa o „Karpatskom basenu” u mađarskom parlamentu (1998–2020)
No full textWe explore the use of the term “Carpathian Basin” in the Hungarian Parliament 1998-2020. The “Carpathian Basin” is a term of Hungarian geography, historically used to justify Hungary’s territorial claims during the interwar period. While it was absent from official discourse for decades, it has recently gained traction among Hungary’s politicians. By processing 1525 speeches, we examine changes in the discourse of three major political blocs (right-wing nationalist, liberal/left, and Fidesz) to capture the linguistic representation of the dynamics of political polarization, and to identify changes in politically driven identity patterns and framing differences.
Our paper has both methodological and substantive relevance. The methodological novelty is that we apply methods that allow automated processing of large text corpora without reading them, in a field where previously mainly qualitative approaches were used. We show that it is possible to detect changes in framing in an automated way without human coding. From a substantive point of view, our study focuses on the linguistic features of an important concept that differ from one political ideology to another.
We employ both supervised and unsupervised modeling approaches. The supervised classification was used to examine changes in the polarization of discourse, while the unsupervised tool (Structural Topic Model) supported a more nuanced, qualitative interpretation of the results. According to our results, the political ideology of the speakers of the speeches can be predicted more effectively, i.e. a kind of polarization-growth can be detected, while at the same time the deeper analysis shows that parallels can be detected in the changing discourse of different ideological sides. One such common feature is a more concentrated focus on the Hungarian nation, as opposed to neighboring peoples and the European Union. We also found discourse traits of both the left’s rapprochement with the right (as an imprint of the left’s opening to Hungarians beyond the borders after 2010) and the moderation of the far right.U ovom radu istražujemo upotrebu izraza „Karpatski basen” u mađarskom parlamentu u periodu od 1998. do 2020. godine. „Karpatski basen” je pojam iz mađarske geografije koji je
istorijski korišćen za opravdavanje teritorijalnih pretenzija Mađarske u međuratnom periodu.
Iako je decenijama bio odsutan iz zvaničnog diskursa, u poslednje vreme doživljava povratak
među mađarskim političarima. Analizom 1525 govora proučavamo promene u diskursu tri
glavna politička bloka (desničarsko-nacionalističkog, liberalno/levičarskog i Fidesza) kako bismo identifikovali jezičke obrasce političke polarizacije i promene u obrascima identiteta i
načinu uokviravanja pojma.
Naš rad ima i metodološku i sadržinsku važnost. Metodološka novina ogleda se u primeni tehnika koje omogućavaju automatsku obradu velikih tekstualnih korpusa bez potrebe za
njihovim ručnim čitanjem, u oblasti gde su ranije dominirali uglavnom kvalitativni pristupi.
Pokazujemo da je moguće otkriti promene u načinu uokviravanja bez ljudskog kodiranja. Sadržinski, fokusiramo se na jezičke karakteristike jednog značajnog pojma koji se različito
koristi u zavisnosti od političke ideologije.
Koristimo i nadgledane (supervised) i nenadgledane (unsupervised) metode modelovanja. Nadglednu metoodu koristimo za ispitivanje promena u polarizaciji diskursa, dok nenadgledana metoda (Strukturalni model tema) omogućava nijansiraniju, kvalitativnu interpretaciju rezultata. Naši nalazi pokazuju da se ideološka pripadnost govornika sve lakše može
predvideti – što ukazuje na porast polarizacije – dok dublja analiza otkriva i određene sličnosti u razvoju diskursa među različitim ideološkim stranama. Jedna takva zajednička crta
jeste sve veći fokus na mađarsku naciju, za razliku od ranijeg naglaska na susedne narode i
Evropsku uniju. Takođe identifikujemo tragove približavanja levice desnici (kao posledica
otvaranja levice prema Mađarima van granica nakon 2010) i umerenijeg diskursa krajnje
desnice
Metateorijska integracija: ka refleksivnoj i angažovanoj psihologiji. O knjizi Tomasa Tea Skica teorijske psihologije: kritička razmatranja (prevod Biljana Popović), Beograd: Clio, 2022.
No full textNotes on the philosophy of trauma
No full textRazumevanje traume u praktičnoj filozofiji i filozofskoj praksi, kao i u
različitim „pomagačkim profesijama”, uglavnom se temelji na dominantnoj kulturi
trauma, koja trauma shvata kao primarno inhibitornu i kompromitujuću za kvalitet
života. Ovaj tekst dovodi u pitanje tu kulturu i odgovarajuće shvatanje, ukazujući na
funkcionalnu ulogu trauma u razvijanju zdrave socijalnosti, te na neophodnost traume
(pre svega mikrotraume) za svaku bitnu ličnu promenu. Rad ukazuje na ulogu
traume u praktičnoj primeni modalno-logički zasnovanog filozofskog savetovanja i
na logički status traume u samoj konceptualizaciji socijalizacije i socijalnosti uopšte.The dominant modern articulation of trauma in practical philosophy and philosophical practice, and in the various helping professions, mainly portrays trauma as a primarily inhibitory experience, with an inherent capacity to compromise one’s quality of life. This paper questions such a culture and interpretation of trauma. The author points out the functional role of trauma in the development of a healthy sociality and the necessity of trauma, especially microtrauma, for any significant personal change. The paper suggests ways in which trauma may play a role in the practical application of modal logic-based philosophical counseling, and highlights the logical status of trauma in the very conceptualization of socialization and sociality in general
Oblikovanje majke – mirotvorke u SSSR-u 1980-ih: od stagnacije do perestrojke
No full textThis article examines the representations of the mother fighting for peace in Soviet culture of the 1980s. There is substantial research literature on the struggle for peace in the Soviet Union, which was a key aspect of the country’s foreign policy after the Great Patriotic War. This article aims to explore the results of this activity from the perspective of post-conflict culture, which is understood as an evolving set of norms and meaning- making processes that emerge in a society after a conflict, as it reflects on the experience of war. The revision of the military conflicts’ outcomes and its moral lessons is reflected in efforts to engineer “a new human” and construct a new vision of his future. This study examines the image of the mother-peacemaker as part of the Soviet post-conflict project that began after the end of the Second World War, in order to reveal the principles and norms that shaped the re-evaluation of later military conflicts and the creation of symbolic visions of a peaceful future. The analysis draws on publications and illustrations from the Soviet women’s magazine Rabotnitsa, which had a circulation of millions in the 1980s.Ovaj članak razmatra reprezentacije majke koja se bori za mir u sovjetskoj kulturi osamdesetih godina. Postoji obimna istraživačka literatura o borbi za mir u Sovjetskom Savezu, koja je
predstavljala ključni aspekt spoljne politike zemlje nakon Velikog otadžbinskog rata. Cilj ovog
članka je da istraži rezultate te aktivnosti iz perspektive postkonfliktne kulture, shvaćene kao
skup evoluirajućih normi i procesa stvaranja značenja koji nastaju u društvu nakon konflikta,
dok ono reflektuje iskustvo rata. Revizija ishoda vojnih sukoba i njihovih moralnih pouka ogleda se u naporima da se „projektuje novi čovek“ i oblikuje nova vizija njegove budućnosti. Ovo
istraživanje analizira sliku majke – mirotvorke kao deo sovjetskog postkonfliktnog projekta
koji je započeo nakon završetka Drugog svetskog rata, kako bi se otkrili principi i norme koji
su oblikovali preispitivanje kasnijih vojnih sukoba i stvaranje simboličkih vizija mirne budućnosti. Analiza se zasniva na publikacijama i ilustracijama iz sovjetskog ženskog časopisa Rabotnica, koji je u osamdesetim godinama imao tiraž od nekoliko miliona primeraka
Promena značenja kao oblik prevođenja: slučaj „woke“
No full textThis article examines the issue of the reasons and mechanisms involved when words change meaning. The questions that the author raises include: can we consider this a form of translation? How does the meaning of a word change, and what factors influence this transformation? Are these changes predictable and can they be controlled? Aiming to identify the moments or catalysts that prompt these shifts, the author engages in particular with Antoine Maillet’s seminal Comment les Mots Changent le Sens, published in 1904-05 and 1921 respectively, and Charles Taylor’s “The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity” in 2016, inspired by Hamann, Herder, and Humboldt and their views on language development. The encounter with these texts brings together theories of translation, general linguistics and sociolinguistics, and the complexities of the philosophy of language around the issue of how words change their meanings, particularly in terms of power dynamics. In conclusion, the article suggests that this meaning-making is a form of translation as this shift in meaning is not just a neutral linguistic evolution but a reflection of who controls language and, by extension, shapes the narratives around social issues.Članak razmatra razloge i mehanizme promene značenja reči. Autorka postavlja pitanja: da
li se takva promena može smatrati oblikom prevođenja? Na koji način se značenje reči menja
i koji faktori uslovljavaju tu transformaciju? Da li su ove promene predvidive i u kojoj meri
se mogu kontrolisati? U nastojanju da identifikuje momente ili katalizatore koji podstiču ove
pomake, autorka se oslanja pre svega na kapitalno delo Antoana Maljea Comment les Mots
Changent le Sens, objavljeno 1904–05. i 1921. godine, kao i na studiju Čarlsa Tejlora „The
Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity“ iz 2016., inspirisanu
Hamanom, Herderom i Humboltom i njihovim shvatanjem razvoja jezika. Ovi tekstovi omogućavaju povezivanje teorija prevođenja, opšte lingvistike i sociolingvistike sa složenostima
filozofije jezika u razmatranju pitanja promene značenja reči, naročito u kontekstu dinamike
moći. U zaključku se sugeriše da je promena značenja oblik prevođenja, budući da ona ne
predstavlja neutralnu lingvističku evoluciju, već odražava odnose kontrole nad jezikom i time
oblikovanje narativa o društvenim pitanjima