| Author | Renata Tarasiuk |
|---|---|
| Title | Terribilis est locus iste. Cultural Security of Albania in the Time of Enver Hoxha and Its Implications for Society |
| Keywords | cultural security, utopia, anti-utopia, Marxism, Albania |
| Pages | 175-191 |
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| Volume | 34 |
The article is a study of an individual case of Albanian Marxism, taking into consideration its uniqueness and individuality, the conditions in which it was created, and its implications for the everyday existence of society. The socio-historical analysis was carried out from an anthropological and sociological perspective, including a description of the conditions created by the regime for the everyday life of Albanians. The article also takes into consideration the conceptualization of the topos in terms of Discourse Historical Approach, and its three main concepts: critique-power-ideology. The Marxist utopia, in practice transformed the country into a place like from a horror movie. That’s why the metaphor locus terribilis was used to describe the ontological and functional dimension of social and political life in the People’s Republic of Albania and since 1976 in the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania.