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Horror vacui, the fear of empty space: Enacting a post-socialist village as a response to social changes

Karwat, Artur Krzysztof

[Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2018.

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Abstract

The work is an inquiry into ways of comprehending village life, in order to analyse how these perceptions influence village inhabitants' social identity. I am interested in how the local rural community performs and makes sense of the narratives that relate to their own position today - in the aftermath of Communism. The focus is on the difficulties and discontinuities between these concepts and direct experiences. I illustrate and theorize the ambiguities inherent in my interlocutors' narratives, showing how these narratives merge to embody a coherent and linear identity. My main mode of representation is a documentary film, which brings out the corporeality of the place, providing a non-textual look at the problem.

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I have submitted a documentary film "Horror vacui. Fear of Emptiness". 36 min., colour, stereo, HD, English subtitles.

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Type of resource:
Content type:
Administered thesis
Form of thesis:
Traditional
Type of submission:
Doctoral level ETD - final
Thesis title:
Horror vacui, the fear of empty space: Enacting a post-socialist village as a response to social changes
Degree type:
Master of Philosophy
Degree programme:
MPhil in Ethnographic Documentary
Publication date:
2018-02-19T10:25:40
Institution:
The University of Manchester
Location:
Manchester, UK
Total pages:
39
Abstract:
The work is an inquiry into ways of comprehending village life, in order to analyse how these perceptions influence village inhabitants' social identity. I am interested in how the local rural community performs and makes sense of the narratives that relate to their own position today - in the aftermath of Communism. The focus is on the difficulties and discontinuities between these concepts and direct experiences. I illustrate and theorize the ambiguities inherent in my interlocutors' narratives, showing how these narratives merge to embody a coherent and linear identity. My main mode of representation is a documentary film, which brings out the corporeality of the place, providing a non-textual look at the problem.
Additional digital content not deposited electronically:
I have submitted a documentary film "Horror vacui. Fear of Emptiness". 36 min., colour, stereo, HD, English subtitles.
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Language:
en

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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:313494
Created by:
Karwat, Artur
Created:
19th February, 2018, 10:25:40
Last modified by:
Karwat, Artur
Last modified:
9th January, 2019, 09:52:59

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