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The article represents a concept of the new civilizational and cultural paradigm in the process of formation. Determined by the coexistence of two strong types of cultures with the opposite focuses, this new paradigm designates the two cultural types by the indicators "Retro" and "Future" accordingly. Here we describe the specifics of each civilizational and cultural type. In particular, this work proves the necessity of preserving the fundamental "status quo" of these civilizational and cultural types. This neces...

The article deals with classicism as a modern stylistic and aesthetic phenomenon. The authors give a retrospective analysis of some stylistic choices within the artistic culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. The study considers such phenomena as Neoclassicism of the early 20th century, Neoclassicism in the framework of strengthening totalitarianism of the 1930s, neoclassical presence in the context of the International Style of the 1940s-60s, Postmodern classicism of the 1980s, classical retrospections of the 20...

The subject of the paper is cultural development on a contemporary social stage in the context of cultural and communicational exchange. The authors underline the role of mass media as one of the factors which form a new structure of the world. They make it by means of systematical, historical, comparative research methods. Also, the authors determine that every culture is unique and cultural factor dominates in communication. Communications are linked with the peculiarities of ethnic processes; this fact is evide...

The article summarizes the results of national surveys conducted in three Russian cities (Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Chelyabinsk). Based on the results of the study, the article provides the overview how contemporary youth in Russia percepts the ideas about the cultural and historical path of Russia, the value field of actual Russian culture (moral guidelines, the basis of integration, spiritual unity) and priorities of the state cultural policy. The authors point out the key trends in the self-determination of mo...

A contemporary multicultural society needs multiculturally educated teachers who are able to pass on their knowledge to the pupils. Teaching foreign languages should educate individuals not only from the linguistic point of view but also in cultural terms. Culture is a specific feature of every country. It includes music, paintings, sculptures, films, architecture, etc. The presence of the Culture Studies in teaching foreign languages develops three basic levels: pupils' empathy and understanding, factual knowledg...

The paper is aimed at critically approaching key theoretical contributions, research insights, academic commentary and debates in Latvia in relation to cultural literacy, cultural identities and cultural interactions in the context of cultural policies of Latvia. The article analyses the studies on the importance of cultural literacy for the transmission of the traditional cultural heritage and discusses the issue of peopleВ’s national and cultural identity, national self-respect, and sense of belonging to the Lat...

Statistical data on involvement in cultural heritage in the European Union countries illustrates a moderate or fairly modest level. Europeans tend to be less interested in discovering and enjoying cultural heritage, as well as in participating in cultural events and activities, purchasing cultural goods or services, and, in overall terms, having a cultural experience. Public opinion polls have already identified several barriers that affect involvement in cultural heritage such as lack of interest and time, costs ...

The purpose of the article is a sociological analysis of female issues in modern Korean art-house cinema. The ultimate goal is to study films of Lee Chang-dong, a South Korean film director, on the basis of the theoretical and methodological opportunities provided by sociology of culture. The attention is focused on “Poetry”, which won the prize for the best script at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. The theoretical sources for interpretations include the ideas of the Birmingham School for Cultural Studies an...

Festivities are one of the most stable forms of spiritual culture, which nowadays undergo significant transformations: the spectrum of festivities, their functions, traditions, the attitudes of people and their knowledge about the festive culture are changing. The influence of western European festivities is another significant trend that has become evident in contemporary Latvia. The research analyses the specificity of the perception of Halloween in the south-eastern region of Latvia – Latgale (the major objec...

Cultural studies address a wide range of phenomena. Among others, they deal with heritage research combining methodologies adopted in the sciences (chemistry, physics) and the humanities (art history, archival studies). Heritage studies give us a new insight into material history, history of economy, socio-economic topics and local community. The example of Gierczyn (formerly Giehren) – a small Silesian village in Poland, close to the Polish-Czech border, once part of the Kingdom of Bohemia (until 1740/42), Prus...

There is an ongoing debate in the contemporary studies on religion and society on whether religion is an evolutionary adaptation or a by-product of our human evolution. Taking the most convincing pros and cons into consideration I come to the conclusion that religion is both: as a set of universal norms and ethical regulations it is an adaptation functioning as a cybernetic homeostat; as a set of beliefs and imagined spiritual beings it is a culturally dependent by-product that enables the implementation of behavi...

Cultural-religious tourism, as part of cultural tourism, seems to register an increase today, especially with regard to unholy/ secular monuments with a special historical load or with special architecture. This category includes the northern area of Romania, Maramures, where there are not less than 8 wooden churches in the UNESCO Heritage. Besides these there are other religious monuments. Using this monument from the touristic point of view requires an entire infrastructure. Thus, the study aims to find the nece...

We are confident that the science and art of highlighting and processing native talents develop as knowledge accumulates. In this study, we aim to analyze the relationship between the volume of musical knowledge and the professional experience of the participants in the research. The sample consists of students from the School of Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. Music has the role of influencing and stimulating self-knowledge, authentic values, the transformation of consciousness. These are instruments with which p...

This paper aims to briefly present the ways of communication and promotion of Romanian banks through the online environment. The underlying motivation of this work is the particular importance of virtual communication. This is a defining feature of contemporary societies, being preferred by organizations, especially thanks to the technological means of communication. They use all existing media, from traditional to unconventional events. Today, organizations increasingly rely on online communication (social networ...

The present scientific paper deals with the German social psychologist and philosopher Erich Seligmann Fromm’s social pedagogy, ethical and worldview attitude about human nature and tries to transfer it in the sphere of business and technology education and management organization for enterprise development. As it is seen from the paper, according to Erich Fromm’s main scientific work “Man for Himself”, each social organization and structure, existing in the business sphere, has its own values, which create ...

The purpose of the paper is to show the changes taking place in the burial culture in Poland and to explain their conditions. Although the burial culture can still be considered in the light of tradition, it is currently undergoing significant and visible changes. These are due to a number of reasons, including the professionalization and commercialization of funeral services, as well as the marketisation of the funeral industry and the adoption of Western cultural models. The change in traditional funeral pattern...

Festivities are one of the most stable forms of spiritual culture which undergo significant transformations as the result of globalization. Not only the spectrum of festivities, their functions, and traditions, but also the attitudes of people and their knowledge about festive culture are changing. The influence of festivities, having originated in Western Europe (St. ValentineВ’s Day, Halloween, etc.), is another significant trend that has become evident in contemporary Latvia. The research analyses the specifici...

It is an increasingly widespread view that the Roma are a specific and unique ethnic group, since they do not have a state and have never been at war; moreover, most of them preserve their ethnic (Roma) identity, refuse to merge into the majority society and actually intend to never give up themselves for the mainstream society. The research focused on superstitions about an important turning point in human life, i.e. on superstitions related to death, as deaths affect people and the fate of a tight community (esp...

The paper is devoted to the analysis of constructing a new concept “politeness” in the Soviet culture in the 1930s. The methodology of the paper is based on V. Volkov’s and S. Fitzpatrick’s ideas about mastering culture by the Soviet people. Principles of new Soviet politeness are revealed, and main etiquette situations typical for children’s everyday life are characterized (communications with classmates, teachers, parents, behaviour in public transportation, sports events) on the materials of the popular ...

In the current research, we analyse the displacement of the church from the village Timiseni to the “Dimitrie Gusti” National Village Museum (Bucharest) as being part of the environmental conflicts which resulted after the exploitation of coal in the Carboniferous Basin Rovinari. The old community of free village people, called in the Romanian language “Mosneni”, from the village Timi?eni had been surviving over the centuries because they were placing all they had more precious, treasures and hopes for a b...

The relevance of the article is due to the important cultural-forming importance of ethnic festivals and their influence on the continuity of spiritual values in the modern cultural environment. The author's understanding of new directions in the subject of creative works arising under the influence of forms and technologies of the ethnic festival is given. The research of domestic and foreign authors is presented. The aim of the work is to analyze the influence of the ethnic festival on the development of Amateur...

The words “national costume” are used here to denote a novel costume expressing affiliation to a certain cultural heritage in visual form. The creation of the national costume began in many European countries in the 19th century. Since then, the topicality of the costume in European countries has changed. In Latvia, the tradition of the national costume usage continues to this day with the Song and Dance Celebration tradition being one of factors preserving it. In Latvia, there is a historically established no...

The existence of material traces with special cultural value in a certain geographic area could lead to a certain profile of the locality, so as to extend the functional area after them. In our study we are making an analysis of all the locations situated along the Danube, where the traces of the ancient fortresses of antiquity and also of the medieval period prove the intense life of the past, and we are investigating to what extent they constitute today tourist attractions, or participate in the local cultural p...

The aim of our research was to find out, to what extent are university students of humanities at the University of Presov theoretically prepared for intercultural communication. The research was conducted at three faculties of this university: Greek-Catholic Theological Faculty, Faculty of Orthodox Theology and Faculty of Education. We have chosen the quantitative method of survey, which consisted of twelve questions related to topics of family and reproductive health in Islam. We have formulated three research hy...

In the context of the global crisis (linked to rapid depletion of natural resources, climate change, polarisation of living standards, an increase in inequalities, etc.) experienced in the early 21st century, culture is considered a resource of unlimited sustainability potential. Therefore, the policy documents of Latvia state that the future of Latvia should be based on a core of values that do not require intense utilisation of physical resources. In such a situation, the value of human capital is at the forefro...

The article considers the problems of the influence of modern migratory processes on the formation of mass youth consciousness, sociocultural consequences of the transformation of communicative space of contemporary civilization in the global migration crisis; the need to carry out regular monitoring of youth value mind on the issues addressed is justified. On the basis of the data obtained from the carried out monitoring, the authors analyze the dynamics of studying youth's axiological conscious in their relation...