Petr Nuska

Slovak Academy of Sciences | SAV · Institute of Ethnology

The thesis deals with the involvement of digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR) with video-capturing capacity in documentary and ethnographic film. More particularly, it examines whether and to what extent these genres were influenced by a trend called DSLR revolution. The main contribution of the work is a qualitative analysis of the testimonie...

http://romanichords.eu | https://doi.org/10.3030/101105060 | The phrase “Romani chords” (RC) encapsulates the distinctively lush harmonic language of Romani musicians in Slovakia. This musical feature is key to impressing non-Roma audiences and something Roma consider a root of their entire musical culture. RC are not merely a sonic phenomenon, t...

On the basis of long-term ethnographic research (2013–2019) with the community of Romani musicians in Klenovec (Slovakia), this article develops an inductive theoretical model explaining distinct features in the local performance of Romani ethnicity. It discusses the theory of ethnicity construction through the lens of exclusion processes involving...

Seminar and premiere of films by the winners of the 2020 and 2021 Carpitella Scholarship. The seminar and film screenings are part of a wider initiative titled Eyes on Music: Audiovisual Ethnomusicology Projects, launched in 2018 by the Intercultural Institute of Comparative Music Studies (IISMC) of Fondazione Giorgio Cini. The projects are focused...

The project's website: visual.ethnomusicology.net // Audiovisual record of the presentation: https://youtu.be/WROufrHdxTQ // Abstract: This presentation introduces a new research database visual.ethnomusicology.net: a web-based collection of films by and for ethnomusicologists, scheduled to be launched at the 67th SEM Annual Meeting. Thanks to the...

On the basis of long-term ethnographic research (2013–2019) with the community of Romani musicians in Klenovec (Slovakia), this article develops an inductive theoretical model explaining distinct features in the local performance of Romani ethnicity. It discusses the theory of ethnicity construction through the lens of exclusion processes involving...

This PhD thesis is an ethnographic case study exploring practices of professional music- making among Roma in two municipalities in south-central Slovakia: Klenovec and Kokava nad Rimavicou. It is based on long-term ethnographic research carried out from 2013; most of the ethnographic data presented in this thesis were collected between 2018 and 20...

Presented at Society for Ethnomusicology 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting, 29th of October 2021 // Audiovisual record of the presentation: https://youtu.be/Xy6YFBn17ws // Abstract: The motion-picture camera has been an important part of ethnomusicologists' toolkit for decades. With the recent democratisation of technology, it has become nearly a co...

Presented at the Gypsy Lore Society Annual Meeting and Conference on Romani Studies, 9th of September 2021 // Audiovisual record of the presentation: https://youtu.be/dgbmN1_thRo // Abstract: Roma are well-known in the field of ethnicity studies as a group that even “the most experienced and best-informed academics in the subject are unable to...

The motion-picture camera has been an important part of ethnomusicologists’ toolkit for decades. With the recent democratisation of technology, it has become nearly a compulsory component of contemporary research. Despite the boom of technology, the number of produced ‘ethnomusicological films’ has not increased accordingly. Most of the research fo...

Záznam přednášky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBmfA28SK6A // Anotace: „Tady byla vždy o práci nouze, takže když chtěli rodiče dobře provdat svoji dceru, vyhledávali muzikanty.“ Tak se traduje mezi Romy v Klenovci a Kokavě na středním Slovensku. Po mnoho generací bylo hudební řemeslo ve zdejších romských rodinách tím nejlepším způsobem živobytí....

// Synopsis: French photographers Claude and Marie-José Carret first came to Klenovec in 1984. They were immediately fascinated by the life of the local musicians and have returned every year since, capturing generations of the town’s famous musicians. Their work reveals the depth of Klenovec’s musical roots and how characters from the past live on...

Petr Nuska & Ustinov's Music & Performance Team invite you to join us to travel the world through music and film-making from the comfort of your own home during lockdown. You will be given access to 3 short films exploring the concepts of music around the world. In our online webinar you will have the chance to peek into the world of ethnographic f...

Presented at the XXXV European Seminar in Ethnomusicology, 6th of September 2019, Durham University (Durham, UK). // Audiovisual record of the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbdUmonxR5w // Abstract: The motion-picture camera has been an important part of ethnomusicologists’ toolkit for decades; and, with the recent democratisation...

// Photographs by: Claude & Marie-José Carrets // Research & Production: Petr Nuska // Collaborators: Jana Ambrózova, Mária Bálintova, Michal Čapek, Samuel Horlor, Ivana Linhartová, Hana Kosová, Vladimír Sendrei, Pavel Slabý, Stanislava Zvarová //In 1984, we were invited to Klenovec by Ľubomír Moncoľ, who was a cultural diplomat at the Cze...

In CVAC Times 2. Lisa-Elen Meyering, Nelli Stavropoulou, Seren Nolan, Antonia Miejluk Eds. Pp. 23. July 8th, 2019, University of Durham, Durham (UK).

XIII Конгресс антропологов и этнологов Росси // Казань, 2–6 июля 2019 г. // В статье рассматриваются современные тенденции в использование кинематографического и видео подходов в этнографических исследованиях. В последние десятилетия произошел методологический сдвиг в визуальной антропологии, который в значительной степени был обусловлен технолог...

The article deals with the involvement of digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLRs) with video-capturing capacity in the making of documentary and ethnographic films. More particularly, it examines whether and to what extent these genres were influenced by a trend called the "DSLR revolution," which arose mainly between 2008 and 2014. Firstly, it...

CVAC Leverhulme Research Conversation – presenting research in progress.

Abstract: The paper examines traditional methods of musical teaching and learning of professional Romani musicians in the region Klenovec and Kokava. These musicians are well known around Slovakia and, ever since recording a soundtrack for a Hans Zimmer Hollywood movie, their reputation has spread further afield. It might seem surprising, however,...

Audiovisual record of the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gToiumke_tA // Abstract: This paper explores recent trends in the involvement of using film and video in ethnographic research. In the last decade, there has been a significant methodological shift in visual ethnography, most notable driven by technological advancement in the...

“High Five, Sister!” // Watch here: https://vimeo.com/253401310 // Directors: Annika Capelán, Petr Nuska // Original title: “High Five, Sister!” // Country: United Kingdom // Year of release: 2018 // Runtime: 8 minutes // Language: English // Subtitles: English // Projection format: Full HD // "High Five, Sister!" is an ethnographic glimpse onto an...

A video abstract is the audiovisual equivalent of a written abstract lasting no longer than five minutes. In introducing the use of abstract videos as a new genre in science-communication, this session will engage participants in thinking creatively about their research while also critically examining the application of video abstracts as a way of...

This paper explores recent trends in the involvement of using visual methods in ethnographic research. Due to the technological advancement in the production of film and video, there has been a significant methodological shift in visual ethnography in the last 20 years. Despite of the fact that in distinguishing the terms film and video in the worl...

This article analyses intergenerational transmission of musical knowledge and skills, (i.e., methods of musical teaching and learning) in the community of Romani musicians in Klenovec and Kokava in Slovakia. With the help of theories on music education (Merriam, Van den Bos, Turino, etc.), it compares the Slovak institutionalized system of music ed...

http://www.tuesday.cz/akce/new-media-inspiration-2016/program/ // V roce 2008 přišel divizi vývoje digitálních zrcadlovek v Canonu navštívit video technik. Když si prohlédl nový model připravovaného fotoaparátu, řekl: „Pokud chcete, mohl bych tam přidat funkci videa.“ Asi málokdo tušil, že tento okamžik změní nejen celosvětovou produkci amatérského...

This thesis analyses transgenerational transmission of musical knowledge and skills, (i.e. methods of musical teaching and learning) in the community of Romani musicians in Klenovec and Kokava in Central Slovakia. The thesis questions widespread myths about innate musicality of Roma and suggests an alternative explanation for postulated musical exc...

Turning Seventeen // Watch here: https://vimeo.com/253582767 // Directors: Pavel Borecký, Petr Nuska, Agnieszka Suszko // Original title: Sedmnáct // Country: Czech Republic // Year of release: 2013 // Runtime: 11 minutes // Language: Czech // Subtitles: English // Projection format: HD // Festival screenings: *Echoes of Antropofest (Plzeň) 2013 *E...

How to Colour Reality! // Watch here: https://vimeo.com/253340907 // Directors: Petr Nuska, Anna Pačesová, Jakub Sedláček // Original title: Jak se barví realita? // Country: Czech Republic // Year of release: 2015 // Runtime: 7 minutes // Language: Czech // Subtitles: English // Projection format: Full HD // In the era of New Media, we share media...

Qualitative questionnaire for documentary and ethnographic filmmakers. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286625597_The_%27DSLR_Revolution%27_and_Its_Impact_on_Documentary_and_Ethnographic_Filmmaking