The authors use different theories and fieldwork findings to discuss communication and national and cultural heritage of Slovenians abroad in the cyberspace. The fast expanding technology produces numerous changes that significantly influence its users.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28935981
Author focuses on the importance of proper care of archives and other cultural heritage of Slovenian emigrants throughout the history of Slovenian emigration to the world. Cultural heritage is important for preserving Slovenian cultural identity in the homeland and abroad. The tremendous role of internet is emphasised.
COBISS.SI-ID: 27474477
The text shows the auto/biografical methods developed in the sociological research and how widespread they have become in gender and migration studies. The applicability of these methods andapproaches is described through migration studies, which are focused on women migrants, their experiences, and identities
COBISS.SI-ID: 27329581
The text presents the findings of the field work in American-Slovenian ethnic communities in Cleveland and New York in the United States of America, which was conducted in Summer 2008. The aim of the filed work was to find out, how the virtual world of internet is used for preserving, transforming of the bondage among people of Slovenian descent, who are interested in their ethnic identity. The possibilities of the usage of internet happens in time, when after a hundred of years, some Slovenian institutions, organizations and activities are diminishing or getting closed and abolished.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28936237
Sunita Williams, American astronaut of “Slovene-Indian extraction”, flew into space on 10 December 2006. Her cosmic luggage included (Carniolan) sausages. This cosmic story about cosmic sausages was published in numerous Slovene media, in every possible form. But what happens to a cosmic sausage when it leaves the world of professional media, when it is begun to be consumed by internet users (in language)?
COBISS.SI-ID: 30052653