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Internet as a medium in the maintenance of the National and Cultural heritage among Slovenians around the world. The old dilemmas of the new solutions

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

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Necessity of defence archives (1912); care for preservation of Slovenian emigrants

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

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The Auto/biografical of the narrative: methodological and theoretical approaches in the researching of the migration experiences

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

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Internet and the transformations in preserving cultural heritage in American-Slovenian ethnic communities.

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

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Cosmic sausaging. On the e-consumption of Carniolan space sausage

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