The Village Project
Rural Revitalization in Contemporary Bulgaria
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2026
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-35750-4 (ISBN)
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
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Since the collapse of socialism, Bulgaria’s population has been on the move—out of rural regions and into cities, or out of the country altogether. Yet today there is a countermovement of young, urban Bulgarians, born after 1989, seeking to repopulate rural villages and reclaim traditional Bulgarian folklife. Though many of these young Bulgarians have no direct experience with a rural lifestyle nor personal nostalgic memories of thriving village life, their actions and movements are inspired by a nostalgic vision of the past. And so, beyond a spatial return, this rural revitalization movement speaks to visions of an alternate future, one inspired by dismay with the conditions of contemporary life.
Using ethnographic and folkloristic methods, Sarah Craycraft paints a complex, detailed picture of Europeanization on the ground, carried out through neoliberal folklife projects as they collide with ongoing efforts to build a revitalized civil society in the ruins of the past. Contextualized within a particular Southeast European nation, the study speaks to broader questions of rural revival, public-facing culture work, intergenerational folklore, and the imbrication of folklore with politics and culture.
Using ethnographic and folkloristic methods, Sarah Craycraft paints a complex, detailed picture of Europeanization on the ground, carried out through neoliberal folklife projects as they collide with ongoing efforts to build a revitalized civil society in the ruins of the past. Contextualized within a particular Southeast European nation, the study speaks to broader questions of rural revival, public-facing culture work, intergenerational folklore, and the imbrication of folklore with politics and culture.
Sarah Craycraft is the head tutor and a lecturer in the committee on degrees in folklore and mythology at Harvard University.
List of Illustrations
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
1 The Children of Postsocialism: A Generation Encounters the Village
2 Something’s in the Thicket: Becoming a Villager
3 “‘МОСТ’ WANTED”: Residencies and Revitalization
4 From Ethnography to Artistry: Radical Imagination for Rural Realities
5 Buying Baba: Craft Work “Po Proekt”
6 Projects to the Rescue? Networks of Care and Emergency Response
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 b&w illus. - 1 map - 2 tables |
| Verlagsort | Wisconsin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-299-35750-3 / 0299357503 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-299-35750-4 / 9780299357504 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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