Mitja Velikonja
PhD Mitja Velikonja | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965[3] |
| Citizenship | Slovenia |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | social science |
| Institutions | University of Ljubljana[1] |
| Main interests | political ideologies in Central Europe and Balkans, subcultures and urban culture, collective memory and Yugo-nostalgia[2] |
| Notable works | Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe |
Mitja Velikonja (born 1965) is a Slovenian cultural studies academic and professor at the University of Ljubljana where he is head of the Center for Cultural and Religious Studies.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
His book Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe received the prize for one of the highest annual accomplishments of the University of Ljubljana in 2020.[9][10] His other books include "Masade duha" (Znanstveno in publicistično središče, Ljubljana, 1996), "Bosanski religijski mozaiki" (Znanstveno in publicistično središče, Ljubljana, 1998), "Mitografije sedanjosti" (Študentska založba, Ljubljana, 2003), "Religious Separation and Political Intolerance in Bosnia-Herzegovina" (Texas A&M University Press, 2003), "Eurosis. A Critique of the New Eurocentrism" (Mirovni inštitut, Ljubljana, 2005) and Titostalgia - a Study of Nostalgia of Josip Broz (Mirovni inštitut, Ljubljana, 2009). [11]
Velikonja was a visiting professor at multiple institutions which include Jagiellonian University (2002–2003), Columbia University (2009–2014), University of Rijeka (2015), New York Institute in Sanint Petersburg (2015–2016), Yale University (2020).[12][13] He was a Fulbright visiting researcher in Rosemont College in Philadelphia (2004/2005), visiting researcher at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (2012) and at the Remarque Institute (2018).[12] Among other topics his research dealt with limitations of modernization processes and Yugo-nostalgia in the region of former Yugoslavia.[14][15] He participated in a few Korčula after Party" events, inspired by the Praxis School.[16] He was one of contributing authors to the Slovenian book about Alan Ford.[17] His book on political graffiti was presented at the Museum of Yugoslavia via online discussion supposed by the Embassy of Slovenia in Serbia and the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia.[18][19][20]
References
[edit]- ^ "Зборник радова о српско-хрватској сарадњи у политици". Radio Television of Vojvodina. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Mitja Velikonja". Contemporary Southeastern Europe. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Velikonja, M." Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Mitja Velikonja Visiting Professor (Spring 2020)". Yale University. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Mitja Velikonja". Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories in Europe. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "dr. Mitja Velikonja". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "dr. Mitja Velikonja". Mladina. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "FELJTON: Titostalgija – od žaljenja za 'Jugom' do subverzije sustava". Nacional (weekly). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "The Politics of Graffiti: Talk with Mitja Velikonja". Lumbardhi Foundation. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Onlajn diskusija: Šta nam poručuju "Politički grafiti"?". Danas. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Mitja Velikonja". Dereta. n.d. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Translating Memories Speaker Series: prof Mitja Velikonja". Tallinn University. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Latinka Perović; Drago Roksandić; Mitja Velikonja; Wolfgang Hoepken; Florian Bieber, eds. (2017). Jugoslavija u istorijskoj perspektivi [Yugoslavia in Historical Perspective]. Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Serbia. p. 544. ISBN 978-86-7208-207-4.
- ^ "Robert Botteri: Za autokratske režime satira je najgora kritika". Radio Sarajevo. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "La 40 de ani după Tito". Deutsche Welle. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Čeka li Europsku uniju sudbina Jugoslavije? Balkan predstavlja tragičnu avangardu Europe, njezinu tamnu istinu. Brexit bi mogao biti samo početak raspada zajednice koju na okupu drži samo novac..." Slobodna Dalmacija. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Alan Ford je živ! Živel, Alan Ford!". Delo. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Онлајн дискусија поводом књиге Митје Великоње "Политички графити"". Museum of Yugoslavia. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Културни дневник". Radio Television of Serbia. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Шта нам поручују "Политички графити"". Politika. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
