No. 8 (2024): Seminar for Doctoral Students and Young Scholars: Academic Trajectories Dedicated to Prof. DSc Veselin Tepavicharov September 1–4, 2023 Rodopi Center, Slaveyno village, Smolyan Region

Issue 8 of Terrains presents selected papers from the "Seminar for Doctoral Students and Young Scholars: Academic Trajectories. Dedicated to Prof. DSc Veselin Tepavicharov," held from September 1 to 4, 2023, at the Rodopi Center in the village of Slaveyno, Smolyan Municipality (with an online option). The event was organized by the Department of Ethnology at the Faculty of History, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and was carried out with the support of the Sofia University Research Fund (contract № 80-10-77/25.04.2023).
Thanks to the now well-established hybrid format, the seminar brought together researchers from 13 different academic and scientific institutions from Bulgaria and abroad, working in the fields of ethnology, cultural anthropology, history, education, psychology, social work, museum studies, and more. The presented papers demonstrated a wide range of interests and approaches, sparking interdisciplinary discussions that we consider especially fruitful. We believe that the future of science lies in transcending traditionally defined boundaries and fostering collaboration.
We thank all participants, and on the following pages, we present a selection of their research.