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dc.contributor.authorGoricanova, Ema
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T11:06:52Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T11:06:52Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is describing the life of the circus community, considered to be a specific type of group recognized by a traveling way of life, behavioural signs, different values, or cultural practices etc. This research is based mainly on participant observation with and without a camera following a small, traditional family from a Czech circus, consisting of 16 members founded in 2010. In this paper, I am discussing their position in today’s society, their perception of themselves being different compared to the Others, as well as their relationship towards the circus animals, which is a resonant subject for a discussion nowadays. In this study, I am also trying to investigate the possible connection between the circus community and the Romani ethnic group, finding interesting similarities in the form of lifestyle, values and language, but unable to show a definite link. Moreover, I am focusing on the circus and it’s functioning under the wave of globalization, as the new wave of entertainment in the 21st century is affecting their existence. Based on what I found from my fieldwork, the circus, along with its traditions, seems to be in a time of change, facing a more and more uncertain future mainly related to these two factors.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/15392
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2018 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDSVF-3903
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Social anthropology: 250en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialantropologi: 250en_US
dc.subjectCircusen_US
dc.subjectTraditionen_US
dc.subjectIdentityen_US
dc.subjectStigmaen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectRelationshipen_US
dc.subjectAnimal welfareen_US
dc.subjectFutureen_US
dc.subjectEntertainmenten_US
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_US
dc.titleBehind the mask. A Traditional Circus in Times of Changeen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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