{"product_id":"reconstructing-the-house-of-culture-9780857452757","title":"Reconstructing the House of Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotions of culture, rituals and their meanings, the workings of ideology in everyday life, public representations of tradition and ethnicity, and the social consequences of economic transition these are critical issues in the social anthropology of Russia and other postsocialist countries. Engaged in the negotiation of all these is the House of Culture, which was the key institution for cultural activities and implementation of state cultural policies in all socialist states. The House of Culture was officially responsible for cultural enlightenment, moral edification, and personal cultivationin short, for implementing the socialist state's program of bringing culture to the masses. Surprisingly, little is known about its past and present condition. This collection of ethnographically rich accounts examines the social significance and everyday performance of Houses of Culture and how they have changed in recent decades. In the years immediately following the end of the Soviet Union,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe result is an edited volume of unusual internal cohesion, which at the same time avoids repetition and uniformity…In addition to presenting a multifaceted discussion of an understudied institution, the research team members also lay out their methodology in a set of appendices. The description of the research design and lists of interview and survey questions make the book a valuable resource for courses on social research methods.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Social Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis text fills a gap in the market regarding eh social and emotional significance of public leisure institutions in Siberia and elsewhere. Its chapters clarify issues of change and continuity in the Siberia, House of Culture paradigm, as well as explaining the international reach and resilience of these institutions.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis book has a clear immediate aim that has not been covered in the anthropology of Russia—to describe and analyse the ‘House of Culture,’ a prominent institution in every Soviet town and village…[It] is a very interesting, ambitious, worthwhile and readable book.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Humphrey\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Cambridge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a fascinating and very original book which explores cultures and cultural production in the postsocialist world. Basing their fieldwork in houses of culture (arts centres) allowed the contributors unique opportunities for understanding the recent evolution of local communities across Siberia and beyond.”\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne White\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Bath \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tEditors’ Preface\u003cbr\u003e \tA Note on Transliteration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivation, Collective, and the Self\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoachim Otto Habeck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: The Siberian House of Culture in Comparative Perspective \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Collective Enthusiasm to Individual Self-Realization: History of and Experience in the House of Culture, Anadyr’ (Chukotka)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVirginie Vaté and Galina Diatchkova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e “Thank You for Being”: Neighborhood, Ethno-Culture, and Social Recognition in the House of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoachim Otto Habeck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pokazukha in the House of Culture: The Pattern of Behavior in Kurumkan, Eastern Buriatiia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIstván Sántha and Tatiana Safonova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three Houses of Culture in Kosh-Agach: Accounting for Culture Work in a Changing Political Setting\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAgnieszka Halemba \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Face of Adversity: Shagonar’s Culture Workers Bear the Torch of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBrian Donahoe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Constellations of Culture Work in Present-Day Siberia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJoachim Otto Habeck, Brian Donahoe, and Siegfried Gruber \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Expanding the Stage: The House of Culture in Broader Historical and Geographical Context \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Emergence of the Soviet Houses of Culture in Kyrgyzstan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAli İğmen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Palana’s House of Koryak Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlexander D. King \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eTransformations of the House of Culture in Civil Society: A Case Study of Rural Women’s Culture Projects in Latvia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAivita Putnina \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Heritage House-Guarding as Sustainable Development: Community Arts and Architectures within a World Cultural Net(work)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNadezhda Savova\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Recognizing Soviet Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBruce Grant \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAppendix I:\u003c\/strong\u003e Research Design and Methodology of the Comparative Research Project “The Social Significance of the House of Culture”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eB. Donahoe, J.O. Habeck, A. Halemba, K. Istomin, I. 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