The construction of a positive ethnic identity in the current artistic praktices

Natalia Seredkina. THE CONSTRUCTION OF A POSITIVE ETHNIC IDENTITY IN THE CURRENT ARTISTIC PRACTICES......Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7 Background of the Research problem......Page 11 Statement of the Problem and Need for the Study......Page 12 Method......Page 13 The Khakass people: historical discourse......Page 14 Scientific Approaches to Ethnic Issues......Page 16 Primordialism......Page 17 Instrumentalism......Page 18 Constructivism......Page 19 Positive ethnic identity......Page 21 Worldview......Page 24 Ethnic worldview......Page 26 Сorrelation of the Сoncepts of the Artistic Worldview and the Ethnic Worldview......Page 27 Khakass National Art in the Light of Scientific Literature......Page 28 Conclusion......Page 30 A Brief History of Development of the Cultural-Semiotic Approach......Page 32 Principle of Culture understanding as a Structure consisting of a Series of Symbolic Systems and Cultural Texts......Page 33 Principle of Symbol Creation, actualized in the Artistic Dialogism......Page 34 Principle of Culture Representativeness and the Symbolic Interpretation of the Signs of Culture......Page 36 Concept of value......Page 37 Summary......Page 38 Artistic Practices demonstrating Indigenous Ethnocultural Values......Page 39 Visual Image of a Reindeer in the Works by Indigenous and Low-numbered peoples of Siberia......Page 40 Methodology......Page 42 Ethnic Theme in the History of the Khakass fine art development......Page 43 Constructivist Opportunities of Paintings and Graphic works by Khakass artists: systematization of works......Page 49 Summary......Page 57 Contributions to the Research......Page 59 Limitations of the Study and Recommendations for Future Research......Page 62 References......Page 63 Appendix......Page 74 Paper I–VI......Page 113