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Reconstructing the House of Culture: Community, Self, and the Makings of Culture in Russia and Beyond

 
9780857452757: Reconstructing the House of Culture: Community, Self, and the Makings of Culture in Russia and Beyond
ISBN 10: 0857452754 ISBN 13: 9780857452757
Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Notions of culture, rituals and their meanings, the workings of ideology in everyday life, public representations of tradition and ethnicity, and the social consequences of economic transition- these are critical issues in the social anthropology of Russia and other postsocialist countries. Engaged in the negotiation of all these is the House of Culture, which was the key institution for cultural activities and implementation of state cultural policies in all socialist states. The House of Culture was officially responsible for cultural enlightenment, moral edification, and personal cultivation-in short, for implementing the socialist state's program of "bringing culture to the masses." Surprisingly, little is known about its past and present condition. This collection of ethnographically rich accounts examines the social significance and everyday performance of Houses of Culture and how they have changed in recent decades. In the years immediately following the end of the Soviet Union, they underwent a deep economic and symbolic crisis, and many closed. Recently, however, there have been signs of a revitalization of the Houses of Culture and a re-orientation of their missions and programs. The contributions to this volume investigate the changing functions and meanings of these vital institutions for the communities that they serve.

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Joachim Otto Habeck is coordinator of the Siberian Studies Centre at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany. He is currently investigating cultural and ethno-cultural events and organizations, popular notions of culture, and gendered spaces of work and leisure. He examines lifestyle concepts as well as how rural and urban inhabitants of Siberia see themselves and want to be seen by others.

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Notions of culture, rituals and their meanings, the workings of ideology in everyday life, public representations of tradition and ethnicity, and the social consequences of economic transition these are critical issues in the social anthropology of Russia and other post-socialist countries. Engaged in the negotiation of all these is the House of Culture, the key institution for cultural activities and implementation of state cultural policies in all socialist states. The House of Culture wasofficially responsible for cultural enlightenment, moral edification and personal cultivation, in short, for implementing the socialist state's program of "bringing culture to the masses." Surprisingly, little is known about its past and present condition. This collection of ethnographically rich accountsexamines the social significance and everyday performance of Houses of Culture and how they have changed in recent decades. In the years immediately following the break-up of the Soviet Union, they underwent a deep economic and symbolic crisis and many closed. Recently however there have there been signs of a revitalization of the Houses of Culture and a re-orientation of their missions and programs. The contributions to this volume investigate the changing functions and meanings of these vital institutions for the communities that they serve.

"This book has a clear immediate aim that has not been covered in the anthropology of Russia to describe and analyse the 'House of Culture,' a prominent institution in every Soviet town and village [It] is a very interesting, ambitious, worthwhile and readable book." · Caroline Humphrey, University of Cambridge

"This is a fascinating and very original book which explores cultures and cultural production in the postsocialist world. Basing their fieldwork in houses of culture (arts centres) allowed the contributors unique opportunities for understanding the recent evolution of local communities across Siberia and beyond." · Anne White, University of Bath

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Verlag
Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0857452754
ISBN 13 
9780857452757
Einband
Bibliothekseinband
Anzahl der Seiten
352
Herausgeber
Donahoe Brian, Habeck Joachim Otto
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