Fieldwork as a Factor to Nominate and to Perform Identities (Fieldwork Data, Collected by IEFEM, BAS Expedition Working among Bulgarians in Ukraine and Moldova)

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Pages: 11-34

Abstract:

The article presents the results from a long term fieldwork held in Bessarabia and Tavria. It aims to register local culture and to explore identity markers of the Bulgarian and Gagauzian diaspora. The main focus of the article is the influence of the research in the diaspora communities. The author comments on the reflection and the dynamics of the image of ‘true Bulgarian’ language, customs, etc. in diaspora communities.

Keywords:

diaspora, identity, ethnicity.

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