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The Kultura Journal is an international scientific journal for the theory and sociology of culture and cultural policy, which follows culture in the widest sense of the word where science, education and all human activities are taken as its integral part.
It was started in 1968 courtesy to the efforts of Stevan Majstorović, founder of the Centre for Studies in Cultural Development, with the objective to encourage integrative, analytical and critical interpretations of the modern cultural phenomena.
At the time of its establishment, the Kultura Journal was unique in the domain of intellectual thought both in terms of its concept and its design. Since the first issue, i.e. over the fifty years of its existence, Kultura has been and has remained open to creative ideas from the country and the world, as seen from the texts of important foreign authors and contributions from professionals coming from the cultural centres of former Yugoslavia, as well as domestic authors who offered new ideas and approaches to culture. The recognizable design solution of the logo of the journal and its cover page were created by the artist and calligraphist Božidar Bole Miloradović, for the very first number.
As of 1971, the issues were edited thematically, which has been dominant practice to this date, with the aim of enriching certain thematic fields in our cultural and scientific community.
The first Editorial Board of the Kultura Journal consisted of eleven members, led by the Editor-in Chief Stevan Majstorović and Trivo Inđić, as conceptual instigators of the journal which heralded a new orientation in the intellectual field. Members of the Editorial Board were: Slobodan Canić, Dragutin Gostuški, Vujadin Jokić, Danica Mojsin, Mirjana Nikolić, Nebojša Popov, Bogdan Tirnanić, Milan Vojnović and Tihomir Vučković. Over the five decades of the Kultura Journal, editorial boards changed several times.
Kultura is issued every three months (four times a year) and its printing has been financed by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia since 2001. With support of the competent ministry, all numbers of this journal, from the first to the last issue, were digitalized in 2009. As a result, a DVD containing digital form of the journal, was available with the issue No. 129, titled "Electronic libraries". A few years later, in 2013, Kultura switched to the Cyrillic script, with an important note that it still published in Latin script those authors from the region who originally use Latin script(Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia). With the issue No. 140, on the occasion of marking the 45th anniversary of the Kultura Journal, a special USB was made available, with all the texts from the numbers 1-137. The web page of the Centre for Studies in Cultural Development contains all the texts ever published in any issue of the Kultura Journal over half a century of its existence.
The Department for Registration of Journals of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, the Kultura Journal was registered in 2005 (when categorisation of scientific journals started) marked as category P53. In 2010,it was registered as category M52 in the group of journals for history, art,history, ethnology and archaeology. At the beginning of July 2012, the journal advanced to the category of national interest, by Decision of the Ministry of education, science and technological development of the Republic of Serbia (M51).
Kultura is regularly deposited with the Repository of the National Library of Serbia, and since 2010, it has been included in the Serbian Quotation Index, where the texts published in Kultura can be found in full digital form. As of 2011, the texts i.e. scientific articles, apart from the regular UDK (universal decimal classification) also carry specific DOI (Digital Object Identifier) codes, that allow for their greater visibility and international indexing under international standards. In the meantime,electronic version of the journal was started i.e. the first steps were made towards electronic edition by CEON (Service for monitoring, measuring and valorisation of scientific journals) through Aseestant electronic editing programme. This has contributed to the quality of published articles, as the editorial board now have at their disposal adequate programmes for text checking in terms of correct citation sand listings of references as well as prevention of plagiarism.
Kultura is regularly delivered to the National Library of Serbia in Belgrade, Belgrade City Library,University Library "Svetozar Marković" in Belgrade, Library of Matica Srpska in Novi Sad, Library of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade, Library of the Rectorate of the University of Arts in Belgrade, University Library in Niš and University Library in Kragujevac. The Kultura Journalis regularly received by numerous interested institutions of culture (libraries, theatres, museums, culture centres) as well as individuals. The Journal nurtures professional exchanges with many similar institutions and magazines in the country, region and in Europe (Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia,Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Switzerland and other countries).
In addition to respecting scientific rules and standards for publishing scientific papers, Kultura has not lost the curiosity or the freshness of an avant-garde magazine dealing with both eternal and very actual topics.
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- Case study
- The world fame WikiLeaks has obtained in the previous months requires a scientific investigation of this phenomenon and the establishment of the essential parameters for the influence this sort of journalism has on the mainstream and on online journalism. After the polemics about defining WikiLeaks as an organization that engages in research journalism or as information disseminator, or a media tool, this paper also offers an account of the following questions - how much of original media contents WikiLeaks offers, as well as what guarantees the authenticity of the media information on its website, and how much the alliance with the most influential print media in the world helped and which features of both the online and the traditional media WikiLeaks has adopted. In this case study, it has been examined if in WikiLeaks exists a structure of the audit of the received information, in which way the content on their website is structured and how much it is receptive to the average user. In the attempt to define the ethics in the new, electronic environment, the work deals with the difference between anonymous and unknown sources in journalism, naming persons involved, ie minimizing collateral damage during the mass document release, and with the ethical problem of bestowal of information treated as commodity.
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- Case study research
- This paper deals with case study research as a qualitative method that has not been much written about in the Serbian sociology. In the first part, the authors discuss the very concept of case study research, its main forms, features and limits. Case study research is especially convenient for researches on a sociologically "unknown" terrain, and one of its main features is the use of numerous qualitative and quantitative data gathering techniques. In the second part of the paper, a methodological analysis of the research the authors conducted using case study method is presented. Differently from some other methods, case study research usually offers a closer contact with the real and live social world.
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- Challenges of creating an authentic child's perspective in a documentary graphic novel
- Children books about difficult topics represent only a fraction ofthe available books. In children s literature, the first-person narrative implies an adult author behind the child as a character. The imbalance between the narrative voice of an adult and the child focalizing character indicates power structures and impose an adult s sentimental (and educational) ideas to the child reader. The same happened when I started creating a graphic novel about my own experience of the bombing, as a child. To avoid this pattern, I decided to make an authentic perspective of the child going through a traumatic event. This posed the following questions:To what extent is a graphic novel suited for departing from power structures in children's literature? What is the significance of-radical themes in creating the space for empowering children? Which elements of graphic narratives make the perspective of a fictional child authentic? This paper outlines the academic and practical research I undertook to answer these questions. It describes and emphasises the importance of authentic voice and perspective of children characters in the literature for children. It focuses on the importance of literature with radical themes in establishing the space for a fictional child to explore the world and empower its independent quests beyond the boundaries usually set in the children s literature. Moreover, it presents the ways it can be used by an author to present the story from an authentic perspective of the child. It describes and justifies my choice of using interpretative frameworks from otherfields of cultural studies to question how comics can be used to establish traditional power structures or depart from them. Finally, it summarises the ways my academic research influenced the practical research and enriched the creation of my book.
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- Challenges of new museology in presentation and interpretation of dissonant heritage
- There are only a few countries in the modern world that have not been established as a result of violence and conflict. Material evidence and oral traditions remained after these events, but science has not yet reached a consensus on whether they should be kept, let alone on how to present and interpret them. This paper deals with the challenges and obstacles that management of such heritage puts in front of the new museology. The emphasis on the personal experience and participation, addressing current, existential issues and hardships, deinstitutionalization, stepping out to open spaces, popularization of the content, decentralization, involvement of the local communities and therefore society as a whole - all of these are elements on which the new museology has been based for nearly half a century. The challenge lies in finding the right balance and ensuring systematic, methodological applications with the introduction of certain standards. So far, the principle - all is possible and nothing is a must - has failed to achieve results. It is up to the museologists to be arbitrators of sorts and to motivate, coordinate and lead local communities in the efforts to preserve each layer of dissonant heritage from oblivion.
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- Chamberlike space of home and poetics of daily space
- This paper aims to show a specific poetics of the closed (and partially) opened spaces in everyday life of the three main characters from the Miloš Crnjanski's novel "Migrations" (Seobe). We tried to show the difference in their regard of everyday spaces from the points of view of Vuk, Arandjel and Dafina. Different perspectives of space arguably correspond to different life philosophies of the three characters influencing the way in which the space is eventually shaped in the novel.
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- Characteristics of the case study and possibilities of application in marginal group research
- Although often used to investigate a variety of scientific issues, case study as a research strategy still provokes open debate about its epistemological reach and method of application. Through analysis of basic features of case study, as well as the complex research tasks it can solve, and through reference to course of implementation of such a research, the scope and limitations of its application in researching problems and topics pertaining to marginalized individuals and groups are outlined. Familiarity of researchers with the complexity of one of the most demanding research approaches in social science methodology, such as design of the case study, is a key condition for its successful application. It is therefore an intention of the authors of this paper to assist researchers, especially those without experience. We consider it necessary to distinguish its meaningful use from attempts at research that often defy its true meaning, reducing it solely to illustrative examples of life trajectories of individuals and groups from the borders of a particular community, without clearly explaining the underlying methodological procedures.
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- Children and culture in Serbia
- The aim of this paper is to investigate the outcomes and potentials of culture for children and youth in Serbia in order to create a critical survey and clear picture of the current position of culture and art in the lives of children and youth and create a possible strategy for development of culture for children and youth. The relations between culture, adults and youth, presented in the introduction of this paper, show that family environment has a great role in shaping the cultural needs and habits of children and youth. The second part of the paper includes international documents and articles related to children and youth rights to culture. Furthermore, the paper analyzes Arts Education, its role, types, and presence in Serbian educational system. In the central part, the paper analyzes current flows in culture for children and youth by looking at the responsibilities, strategies, programs and activities of state institutions, cultural institutions and civil society. Though the final part of this paper permeates conclusions which indicate that children and youth in Serbia are not systematically and mindfully exposed to the quality cultural contexts, although their cultural growth has great significance for sustainable cultural development of Serbia, the paper presents draft of recommendations for stimulation of development of culture for children and youth.
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- Chinese traditional comics
- Comics are group of images that directly reflect people's emotions through exaggerations, metaphors, symbols, and allegories. Looking at Chinese ancient art in accordance with this definition, there were some such comics that were not labeled as "caricatures" for more than 1,800 years (from 151 AD to 1840 AD). Although the quantity is small, the quality is very fine. This is the earliest form of Chinese traditional comics (manhua). Traditional Chinese manhua is comparable to traditional Chinese opera, traditional calligraphy, traditional poetry, etc., and belongs to a variety of traditional Chinese art. Since the first Sino-British Opium War in 1840, China entered modern society, and Chinese traditional comics have developed rapidly, partially under the influence of Western comics, to form independent paintings. Looking back at history, Chinese traditional comics have gone through several crucial development periods. 1. Ancient Chinese cartoons (151-1840). There are a limited number of ancient Chinese paintings with comics features. 2. The late Qing Dynasty comics (1840-1911), referred to as "late Qing". A period when comics formed as an completely independent type of visual art in China. 3. Comics during the Republic of China (1912-1949). A golden period for the great development and prosperity of Chinese comics. 4. Comics of the People's Republic of China (1949-2019). A period of unprecedented popularity and continued prosperity of Chinese comics. Since the beginning of the 21st century, computer networks have added wings to the spread of comics. Later, traditional Chinese comics created new comic products such as comic strips and comic books. In the past 30 years, the variety of Chinese comics has gradually diversified. Today, the popularity and diversity of Chinese comics are unparalleled at any time in history. Compared with other paintings, comics are the most direct and expressive way of expressing people's emotions. Therefore, traditional Chinese comics have always been the best media for the persons of culture and intellectuals of all ages to spread their thoughts and emotions. The culture of any nation is formed under special historical conditions. Therefore, Chinese traditional comics also have a very distinct national personality.
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- City and / or destination branding
- This paper presents some observations about the book 'Destination Brands - Managing Place Reputation', edited by Nigel Morgan, Annette Pritchard and Roger Pride. It also exposes and comments on different aspects of this book which is so far the most complete and comprehensive work on the topic of destination branding translated into the Serbian language. Cities, regions, states, nations and even whole continents are actively competing in promoting destinations (through various integrated marketing communication channels) - all to the end of developing positive associations with a particular destination to be visited. A country image has a profound effect on tourism, i. e. tourist visits to certain destinations. Since the image is considered as one of the key factors in the decision of tourists to visit a destination, its importance in the tourism industry is huge. Therefore, all the touristically developed countries and those that aspire to become so, care a lot about improving their image. This is why one of the most important areas of research is the destination management and the creation of a destination image. Many authors in the field of destination branding present various methods to evaluate the possibilities of certain cities to become brand names. In essence, these methods do not differ much and are reduced to the following segments: infrastructure development (land, rail, waterway and air transport), rich historical heritage, natural environment, education, cultural and sports facilities, urban infrastructure, municipal environmental conditions etc. The holistic branding means that everything, from the trademark, through design, to the implementation of marketing programs, processes and activities is seen as permeable and interconnected. Holistic marketing and holistic brand management recognize that 'everything matters'. Relationship marketing, integrated marketing, internal marketing and marketing of corporate social responsibility are the components of holistic marketing.
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- Civil journalism in digital 21st century
- In The World's Eternal Humming I research civil journalism in digital age (especially online journalism), its basic characteristics and attributes, its phenomenal aspects, its relation to professional journalists and bloggers as well as the cooperation of media and citizen - reporters. I also analyze the key attributes of the screen culture and the digital paradigm - the radical media convergence and information overload. The paper offers some possible answers to the following questions: how can media follow those changes, how can media discuss various matters and cooperate with their audience? What are possible ways for media to give professional help to the growing needs of the citizens to express themselves and announce their stance in the global digital network? And is it actually necessary? In the conclusion I propose a short critical review on the position and the role of the citizen (online) journalism today.