The Art of Challenging: Re-Reading and Remembering
Prof. Daniela Koleva, DSc.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-01
Abstract. This is an introduction to the special issue of Filosofia-Philosophy dedicated to the memory of Ivaylo Ditchev (1955 – 2023), professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Sofia, Department of History and Theory of Culture…
Citizens vs. Elites. Symbolic Battles over the Uses of Political Crises in Bulgaria
Prof. Anna Krasteva
New Bulgarian University
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-02
Abstract. How does one write about civic activism in a time of no activism, of fatigue, political impasse, and crisis after crisis?..
Rethinking Populism with Pierre Rosanvallon
Prof. Svetla Koleva, DSc.
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-03
Abstract. In times of growing populism throughout the world, the article offers a rethinking of its nature and manifestations with the help of Pierre Rosanvallon’s critical democratic theory…
Populist Narratives about The EU in the 2024 European Election Campaign in Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Ralitsa Kovacheva
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-04
Abstract. The European elections on June 9th, 2024, coincided with another early parliamentary election in Bulgaria…
Styles of Political Populism: Plain Languages for Ordinary People
Prof. Andreana Eftimova, DSc.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-05
Abstract. The report draws attention to the lack of a single and exclusive populist style, as populism can manifest itself on both the left and the right political spectrum…
Populism in Public Communication – From Fragmentation to Radicalization in Times of Crises. The Case of Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Diana Petkova
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-06
Abstract. Populism in public communication has revived during the global economic and political crises. It is embedded in both right wing and left wing political ideologies…
Trolling as Political Discourse
Chief Assist. Prof. Silvia Petrova
South-West University
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-07
Abstract. The paper aims to highlight some of the characteristics of political trolling and to follow how the phenomenon functions in the Bulgarian context…
The Wild West of Digital Journalism
Prof. Nelly Ognyanova, DSc.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-08
Abstract. The article discusses the challenges posed by the rise of digital journalism, contrasting it with traditional journalism’s standards of impartiality, fact-checking, and ethics…
Bulgaria’s Law on Professional Journalists of 1941: Effect and After-Effects
Assoc. Prof. Vyara Angelova, DSc.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-09
Abstract. The article illuminates a little-known topic of the functioning of Bulgarian journalism as a regulated profession after the adoption of the Law on Professional Journalists in 1941…
In a Lad’s World. A Popular TV Series and Social Media in the Shadow of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Dr. Matthias Schwartz
Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung – Berlin, Germany
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-10
Abstract. The essay deals with the enormous success of the Russian television series The Boy’s Word…
On Hip-Hop Music as Pop-Politics: A Look at the Poetics in Trajectories of Content and Form
Prof. Ventsislav Dimov, DSc.
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-11
Abstract. Hip-hop music in Bulgaria is not just a style of popular music but a cultural choice and political stance. This paper explores Bulgarian hip-hop songs and artists as bearers of the communal and political through the poetic…
Invisible Professional TV Watchers under Surveillance
Assoc. Prof. Zhana Popova
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-12
Abstract. This paper presents the results from a study of the attitudes of TV workers in entertainment shows in two main category oppositions: “visible”/“invisible” and “interesting”/“insignificant”…
The Acceleration of Intimacy. Representations of Love, Sexuality and Relationships in Virtual Reality
Chief Assist. Prof. Niya Neykova
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-13
Abstract. The text examines the representations of relationships, intimacy and love in virtual reality, based on a thematic analysis of a corpus of keyword-selected YouTube videos…
Green Acts: Global Politics vs Local Crises (A Case Study in Two Bulgarian Villages)
Rosalina Todorova
Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-14
Abstract. As the EU implements measures to tackle the climate emergency on a continental scale, national governmental and economic actors haste to claim better positions in an eco-friendly low carbon market of goods and resources…
Polit-Pop Sustainability: Policies, Businesses, and Media Heroes for a ‘Green’ Lifestyle
Mila Stancheva
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2024-03S-15
Abstract: The paper presents some of the results of an ongoing anthropological study on the socialization of “green” and “sustainable” practices, both in business operations and in citizens’ daily lives…
