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Inter-Group Trust in the Realm of Displacement Suzan Kisaoglu
Master’s Thesis in Peace and Conflict Studies Department of Peace and Conflict Research UPPSALA UNIVERSITET INTER-GROUP TRUST IN THE REALM OF DISPLACEMENT An Investigation into the Long-term Effect of Pre-war Inter-Group Contact on the Condition of Post-War Inter-Group Trust of Internally Displaced People SUZAN KISAOGLU Spring 2021 Supervisor: Annekatrin Deglow Word Count: 19540 ABSTRACT: Inter-group social trust is one of the main elements for peacebuilding and, as a common feature of civil wars, Forced Internal Displacement is creating further complexities and challenges for post-war inter-group social trust. However, research revealed that among the internally displaced people (IDP), some tend to have a higher level of post-war inter-group trust compared to the other IDP. Surprisingly, an analysis based on this topic revealed that only a small number of studies are focusing on the condition of IDP’s post-war intergroup social trust in the long run. Therefore, this study examines the inter-group social trust of internally displaced people to provide a theoretical explanation for the following question; under what conditions the internally displaced people tend to trust more/less the conflicting party in the post-war context? With an examination of social psychology research, this thesis argues that post-war inter-group social trust of IDP who have experienced continuous pre-war inter-group contact will be stronger than the IDP who do not have such inter-group contact experience. The reason behind this expectation is the expected effect of inter-group contact on eliminating the prejudices and promoting the ‘collective knowledge’ regarding the war and displacement, thus promoting inter-group trust. -
Black Claus Is Black Pete
Black Claus is Black Pete The Schenkman confusion A majority of contemporary authors assume that the Dutch holiday season character of Black Pete has been created by the nineteenth century schoolmaster Jan Schenkman in his book “Sint Nikolaas en zijn knecht1 ”, published in 1850. Followers of this line of reasoning usually also subscribe to the view that he and his illustrators were inspired by paintings of pages2, black servants of noble families in Europe. Not only the “invention” of Black Pete but also many other rituals of the Saint Nicolas celebrations, like the entry tour of the Saint and his Spanish homeland, are attributed to Schenkman, portraying him and his book as the founders of the current tradition. By blindly postulating such a recent and one-dimensional lineage for the Saint’s servant, without any critical discussion on the validity of the underlying assumptions and the historical facts, the mythical figure of Black Pete and his many incarnations in European folklore are frequently misinterpreted as racist. Many new sources have surfaced over the last years that shed a completely different light on the origins of Black Pete and other elements of the tradition. According to extensive research neither the arrival procession of Saint Nicolas nor his companion Black Pete started with Schenkman. Similarly, Spain was mentioned as the homeland for Saint-Nicolas well before the publication of 1850. In the next paragraphs we will discuss the most important historical sources on this topic. In a painting from Leiden born painter Matthijs Naiveu (1647 - 1726) from 1703, “Feestelijkheden van Sint Nicolaas” we already witness a procession celebrating the arrival of Saint-Nicolas. -
Santa Claus from Country to Country
Santa Claus from Country to Country Lesson topic: Various ways Santa is portrayed in different countries Content Concepts: -Learn about various Santa Claus legends United States, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Netherlands, Spain, Chile. -Social Studies, history, map skills -Reading (list of library books) -Math problems -Science projects -Craft projects -Writing practice -Gaming skills -Music (list of Christmas CD’s) Proficiency levels: Grades 4 - 6 Information, Materials, Resources: Social Studies, History, and Map skills United States: The modern portrayal of Santa Claus frequently depicts him listening to the Christmas wishes of young children. Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Santy or simply Santa) is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve . Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas , but refers to Santa Claus. In today's North American, European and worldwide celebration of Christmas, people young and old simply refer to the hero of the season as Santa , or Santa Claus. (Wikipedia) Conventionally, Santa Claus is portrayed as a kindly, round-bellied, merry, bespectacled white man in a red coat trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard . On Christmas Eve, he rides in his sleigh pulled by flying reindeer from house to house to give presents to children. To enter the house, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and exits through the fireplace . During the rest of the year he lives together with his wife Mrs. Claus and his elves manufacturing toys . Some modern depictions of Santa (often in advertising and popular entertainment) will show the elves and Santa's workshop as more of a processing and distribution facility, ordering and receiving the toys from various toy manufacturers from across the world. -
Evdokia's Zeibekiko
European Scientific Journal December 2017 edition Vol.13, No.35 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431 The Bouzouki’s Signifiers and Significance Through the Zeibekiko Dance Song: "Evdokia’s Zeibekiko" Evangelos Saragatsis Musician, Secondary Education Teacher, Holder Of Postgraduate Diploma Ifigeneia Vamvakidou Professor at the University of Western Macedonia, Greece Doi: 10.19044/esj.2017.v13n35p125 URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n35p125 Abstract The objective of this study is to identify the signifiers and significance of the Zeibekiko dance, and those of the bouzouki itself, to a further extent, as they emerge through research conducted in the relevant literature, and which is anchored to those signifiers, as they are highlighted through their presence in material that is obtained from movies. The semiotic analysis of the film “Evdokia”, by A. Damianos (1971), is the research method that is followed. In this context, the main focus is placed on the episode/scene, where Evdokia’s Zeibekiko is displayed on stage. This ‘polytropic’ (polymodal) material that consists of listening to, viewing, playing music, and dancing encompasses a large variety of musicological and gender signifiers that refer to the specific era. The model followed is that of Greimas (1996), as it was used by Lagopoulos & Boklund-Lagopoulou (2016), and Christodoulou (2012), in order to point out those characteristic features that are expressed by the bouzouki, as a musical instrument, through a representative sample of the zeibekiko dance, as it is illustrated in the homonymous film. The analysis of images, as well as of the language message, lead to the emergence of codes, such as the one referring to the gender, and also the symbolic, value, and social codes, and it is found that all these codes agree with the introductory literature research conducted on the zeibekiko dance and the bouzouki. -
Carroll County Times Article for 7 December 2008 by Mary Ann Ashcraft Celebrations
"Belsnickling Once Popular in Area" Carroll County Times article for 7 December 2008 By Mary Ann Ashcraft Celebrations surrounding the winter solstice vary from religion to religion, country to country, community to community and even from one family to another. A Christmas Eve tradition practiced in areas with a strong Pennsylvania German heritage like Carroll County was “belsnickling” or a visit from the “Belsnickel.” Sadly, this is a tradition which seems to have disappeared from this area although it rings a bell in the minds of some people. The Littlestown Area Historical Society recently decorated a window just off the “Square” in the center of Littlestown (1A South Queen St. – Route 97) to explain the custom, and it is well worth seeing if you drive through town during the holidays. As practiced in this area, the tradition usually involved the visit of a single individual, the Belsnickel, dressed in rather bizarre, unkempt, often frightening attire. He or she was thoroughly disguised, perhaps with a soot-blackened face, and carried a sack with treats but also a switch or whip, bells and/or chains. Often, the Belsnickel was a relative or friend of the families being visited and knew quite a bit about the behavior of the children. A rap on the window with the switch or a rattle of the bells or chains signaled the Belsnickel’s arrival after dark. Upon entering the house, the Belsnickel questioned the children about their behavior during the course of the year and distributed treats to those who had been good, but doled out small punishments to those who had been bad. -
RCA Victor International FPM/FSP 100 Series
RCA Discography Part 26 - By David Edwards, Mike Callahan, and Patrice Eyries. © 2018 by Mike Callahan RCA Victor International FPM/FSP 100 Series FPM/FSP 100 – Neapolitan Mandolins – Various Artists [1961] Torna A Surriento/Anema E Core/'A Tazza 'E Caffe/Funiculi Funicula/Voce 'E Notte/Santa Lucia/'Na Marzianina A Napule/'O Sole Mio/Oi Mari/Guaglione/Lazzarella/'O Mare Canta/Marechiaro/Tarantella D'o Pazzariello FPM/FSP 101 – Josephine Baker – Josephine Baker [1961] J'ai Deux Amours/Ca C'est Paris/Sur Les Quais Du Vieux Paris/Sous Les Ponts De Paris/La Seine/Mon Paris/C'est Paris/En Avril À Paris, April In Paris, Paris Tour Eiffel/Medley: Sous Les Toits De Paris, Sous Le Ciel De Paris, La Romance De Paris, Fleur De Paris FPM/FSP 102 – Los Chakachas – Los Chakachas [1961] Never on Sunday/Chocolate/Ca C’est Du Poulet/Venus/Chouchou/Negra Mi Cha Cha Cha/I Ikosara/Mucho Tequila/Ay Mulata/Guapacha/Pollo De Carlitos/Asi Va La Vida FPM/FSP 103 – Magic Violins of Villa Fontana – Magic Violins of Villa Fontana [1961] Reissue of LPM 1291. Un Del di Vedremo/Rubrica de Amor/Gigi/Alborada/Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1/Medley/Estrellita/Xochimilco/Adolorido/Carousel Waltz/June is Bustin’ Out All Over/If I Loved You/O Sole Mio/Santa Lucia/Tarantella FPM/FSP 104 – Ave a Go Wiv the Buskers – Buskers [1961] Glorious Beer/The Sunshine of Paradise Alley/She Told Me to Meet Her at the Gate/Nellie Dean/After the Ball/I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside//Any Old Iron/Down At the Old Bull and Bush/Boiled Beef and Carrots/The Sunshine of Your Smile/Wot Cher -
2008 Backlist
Pelican Publishing Company BACKLIST CATALOG S African-American Interest . 56-57 Revolutionary War . 23 Antiques & Collectibles . 4 Southern History . 30 Architecture . 7-9 War of 1812 . 23 Louisiana Architecture . 9 World War II . 28 Majesty Architecture Series ...........................7 Holidays. 59-63 New Orleans Architecture Series .......................8 Christmas . 61 Art . 1-3 Halloween . 60 ONTENT Louisiana Art . 3 Hanukkah . 58, 61 C Mardi Gras Treasures Series by Henri Schindler . 3 Thanksgiving . 60 Biography & Autobiography . 37-40 The Night Before Christmas Series.................. 62-63 Louisiana Figures . 37 Humor . 19 Personal Memoirs. 40 Hurricanes. 36 Business & Economics. 46-47 Irish Interest . 55 Business Communication. 46 St. Patrick’s Day . 55 Entrepreneurship . 47 Judaica . 57-58 Kevin Hogan . 46 Music & Performing Arts . 5 Management . 47 Outlaws. 35 Sales & Selling . 47 Pirates . 40 Cartoons . 20-21 Poetry . 44 Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year Series . 21 Political Science. 22 Children’s Author Features . 45 Reference. 53 David Davis . 45 Genealogy . 53 Steven L. Layne . 45 Trivia . 53 Cookbooks. 10-18 Religion . 50-51 Frank Davis . 16 Dove Inspirational Press . 50 Jude Theriot . 17 Joe H. Cothen . 51 Justin Wilson . 17 Renaissance New Testament . 51 Restaurant Cookbooks . 10-11 Self-Help . 48-49 Family & Relationships. 52 Mike Hernacki . 49 Fiction & Literature. 41-44 Zig Ziglar . 48 George W. Cable . 43 Scottish Interest. 54 Harold Bell Wright. 43 Sports & Recreation. 67-69 James Everett Kibler . 43 Cruising Guide Series.............................. 67 Gardening & Nature. 6 Golfing. 69 Health. 52 Kentucky Derby . 68 History. 23-35 Travel. 64-67 19th Century . 29 Ghost Hunter’s Guides ............................. 67 20th Century . 29 International Travel . -
Sotiroula Yiasemi Dissertation Submitted for the Award of a Phd
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES TRANSLATING CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN A CHANGING WORLD: Yiasemi AND ITS ARTICULATIONS INTO GREEK Sotiroula Yiasemi Dissertation submitted for the award of a PhD degree at the University of Cyprus Sotiroula February, 2012 © SOTIROULA YIASEMI Yiasemi Sotiroula ΣΕΛΙΔΑ ΕΓΚΥΡΟΤΗΤΑΣ • Υποψήφιος Διδάκτορας: ΣΩΤΗΡΟΥΛΑ ΓΙΑΣΕΜΗ • Τίτλος Διατριβής: Translating Children’s Literature in a Changing World: Potteromania and its Articulations into Greek • Η παρούσα Διδακτορική Διατριβή εκπονήθηκε στο πλαίσιο των σπουδών για απόκτηση Διδακτορικού Διπλώματος στο Τμήμα Αγγλικών Σπουδών, στο πρόγραμμα Μεταφραστικών Σπουδών και εγκρίθηκε στις 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 από τα μέλη της Εξεταστικής Επιτροπής. • Εξεταστική Επιτροπή: o Ερευνητικός Σύμβουλος: Στέφανος Στεφανίδης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Αγγλικών Σπουδών, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου o Άλλα Μέλη: Gillian Lathey, Καθηγήτρια, University of Roehampton, UK Διονύσης Γούτσος, ΑναπληρωτήςYiasemi Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Γλωσσολογίας, Φιλοσοφική Σχολή, Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών Γιώργος Φλώρος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Αγγλικών Σπουδών, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Ευθύβουλος (Φοίβος) Παναγιωτίδης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Αγγλικών Σπουδών, Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου Sotiroula i PAGE OF VALIDATION • Doctoral candidate: SOTIROULA YIASEMI • The title of the dissertation: Translating Children’s Literature in a Changing World: Potteromania and its Articulations into Greek • This dissertation was submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the PhD programme in Translation Studies in the Department of English Studies and approved -
NOSTALGIA, EMOTIONALITY, and ETHNO-REGIONALISM in PONTIC PARAKATHI SINGING by IOANNIS TSEKOURAS DISSERTATION Submitted in Parti
NOSTALGIA, EMOTIONALITY, AND ETHNO-REGIONALISM IN PONTIC PARAKATHI SINGING BY IOANNIS TSEKOURAS DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor Donna A. Buchanan, Chair Professor Emeritus Thomas Turino Professor Gabriel Solis Professor Maria Todorova ABSTRACT This dissertation explores the multilayered connections between music, emotionality, social and cultural belonging, collective memory, and identity discourse. The ethnographic case study for the examination of all these relations and aspects is the Pontic muhabeti or parakathi. Parakathi refers to a practice of socialization and music making that is designated insider Pontic Greek. It concerns primarily Pontic Greeks or Pontians, the descendants of the 1922 refugees from Black Sea Turkey (Gr. Pontos), and their identity discourse of ethno-regionalism. Parakathi references nightlong sessions of friendly socialization, social drinking, and dialogical participatory singing that take place informally in coffee houses, taverns, and households. Parakathi performances are reputed for their strong Pontic aesthetics, traditional character, rich and aesthetically refined repertoire, and intense emotionality. Singing in parakathi performances emerges spontaneously from verbal socialization and emotional saturation. Singing is described as a confessional expression of deeply personal feelings -
Of Some Slovenian Supernatural Beings from the Annual Cycle
From Tradition to Contemporary Belief Tales: Th e “Changing Life” of Some Slovenian Supernatural Beings from the Annual Cycle Monika Kropej Th e article addresses the oral tradition and tales about certain Slovenian supernatural beings that accompany the annual cycle and its turning points: midsummer and midwinter solstice as well as spring and autumn changing shift s. Discussed are the changing images of these folk belief narratives resulting from continuously changing cultural and social contexts, while supernatural fi gures or spirits acquire a demythicised image in contemporary belief tales and urban legends. Slovenian folk belief legends feature over one hundred and fi ft y diff erent super- natural beings, among them the supernatural beings of nature, restless souls, demons and ghosts, mythical animals and cosmological beings. Th e supernatural beings here presented accompany the yearly turning points: the summer and the winter solstices, the spring equinox, and the conclusion of the autumn. Containing a wide variety of motifs, folk belief legends about these supernatural beings have undergone continuous changes due to the diff erent cultural and social contexts. Kresnik and the Summer Apparitions Th e summer solstice is connected with a number of customs and beliefs that are similar throughout Europe. In Slovenia, a characteristic supernatural being that makes an appearance during this period is Kresnik (Krsnik, Krstnik, Šentjanževec). Kresnik’s at- tributes are the sun and the fi re (in Slovene, kresati denotes to kindle fi re by striking). Judging by these attributes and narrative tradition, Russian philologist Nikolai Mikhailov established Kresnik’s similarity with the principal Slavic God Perun, the Th under God and the conqueror of Veles. -
The Christmas Troll and Other Yuletide Stories
The Christmas Troll and Other Yuletide Stories Clement A. Miles Varla Ventura Magical Creatures A Weiser Books Collection This ebook edition first published in 2011 by Red Wheel/Weiser, LLC. With offices at: 665 Third Street, Suite. 400 San Francisco, CA 94107 www.redwheelweiser.com Copyright © 2011 by Red Wheel/Weiser llc. All rights reserved. Excerpted from Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles. T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. eISBN: 978-1-61940-014-6 Cover design by Jim Warner Things That Go Bump in the Night before Christmas What young child doesn’t love the din of Christmas? The lights in shop windows and holiday hum, a promise of bellies full of cookies and piles of presents. And when most of us think of Christmas we think of a bearded man in a red suit, jolly and adept at delivering toys. We accept his magical elfin assistants and flying abilities in a way that goes almost unquestioned, chalking it up to the “magic of the season.” And when we think of holiday horrors it is usually high prices or forgotten presents, perhaps a burnt Christmas ham. What would your children say if you whispered tales to them not of Christmas cheer and sightings of the elusive Santa Claus, but stories of a different kind of magic altogether? What if you told them that at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, curious things happen: Wells run with blood. Animals talk. Buried treasures are revealed and water turns to wine. And if you warned them of witches that leapt from roof to roof, or ghosts that hung about the chimneys waiting to visit them in the dark of the night, would they still anticipate the winter holidays in the same way? Early 20th century author Clement A. -
DOCTORAL THESIS the Development of Musical
DOCTORAL THESIS The development of musical preferences in Greek Cypriot students Rousha, Yianna Award date: 2014 General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 03. Oct. 2021 The development of musical preferences in Greek Cypriot students by Yianna Rousha A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of PhD School of Education University of Surrey 2013 To my godfather CONTENTS List of tables vii List of figures x Acknowledgements xii PART I: Review of the literature Chapter 1: Greek Cypriot folk music 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Folk music: concept and definition 3 1.3 Greek Cypriot folk music 17 1.3.1 Cyprus: a brief observation 17 1.3.2 Overview on ethnomusicological research in Cyprus 19 1.3.3 Greek Cypriot folk collectors: Kallinikos 24 1.3.4 An overview