Folklore in the Digital Age: Continuities and Transformations аcross Online and Offline Spaces

Authors

  • GORDANA BLAGOJEVIĆ Institute of Ethnography SASA, Belgrade Author
  • REA KAKAMPOURA Laboratory of Social Sciences Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, School of Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/GEI2502013B

Keywords:

Digital Age, Folklore, Online Space, Offline Space

Abstract

The thematic issue “Folklore in the Digital Age: Continuities and Transformations Across Online and Offline Spaces” contains seven original scientific papers that deal with different aspects of cultural identities and social interaction in the physical and digital world, using the example of a series of case studies from Serbia and Greece, from the perspective of anthropology and digital folkloristics.

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Published

2025-12-13

How to Cite

BLAGOJEVIĆ, G., & KAKAMPOURA, R. (2025). Folklore in the Digital Age: Continuities and Transformations аcross Online and Offline Spaces. ГЛАСНИК ЕТНОГРАФСКОГ ИНСТИТУТА САНУ, 73(2), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.2298/GEI2502013B

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