Стереотипи за словенечката и за бугарската култура

Abstract

If one of the basic steps in the process of creating stereotypes and prejudices is creating ‘representable’ categories for others based on one of their dominant characteristic, then based on these representable attributes we draw conclusions about the individuals we perceive as well as the group they belong to. In practice, the assumption of the homogeneous character of the group and stereotypes can lead to deceptive generalizations and be offensive to the individual. The idea of exploring the stereotypes for the Slovenian and Bulgarian cultures originated from a discussion during the course “Realism in Bulgarian Literature” (a compulsory subject of the Department of Macedonian Literature and Southern Slavic Literatures at the “Blaze Koneski” Faculty of Philology in Skopje), while reading Dobri Vojnikov’s play “The Misunderstanding Civilization” with the students. In fact, this article summarizes the results of the opinion poll I conducted among the students on whether there are stereotypes and prejudices about the Slovenian and Bulgarian culture in our country.