Experiences, problems and considerations of applied ethnology: modern meanings and manifestations of national costumes

Temeljem nekoliko odabranih primjera suvremenih kulturnih praksi u okviru kojih se angažira stručnjak-etnolog (vrednovanje folklornog stvaralaštva, prvenstveno kulturno-umjetničkog amaterizma, te različito određenih revija i natjecanja u narodnim nošnjama), propituje se značenje pojmova tradicijska kultura i narodna nošnja, kao i javna percepcija i mjesto etnologije i kulturne antropologije u suvremenom društvu. Primjeri ujedno ukazuju na međuovisnost znanosti/struke i navedenih kulturnih praksi.The meaning of concepts traditional culture and national costume, and the public perception and place of ethnology and cultural anthropology in modern society, are analysed in terms of some selected examples of modern cultural practices involving expert ethnologists (evaluation of folklore creativity, primarily cultural-art amateurism, and variously defined shows and competitions in national costumes. The examples also highlight the interdependence of science/profession and the mentioned cultural practices