Andraž Jež’s PhD thesis "Stanko Vraz at the Intersection of Nineteenth-Century Identities" (written under Marijan Dović's supervision) analyses the dissemination of nationalist ideology among Slovenians and Croats. Through a case study of Stanko Vraz, a prominent figure of the Illyrian movement, the author attempts to bring together findings of nationalism studies (especially of the modernist approach) and Althusserian theory of ideology (however, he also intervenes with dialectology and analysis of intertextuality). Finally, the position of Vraz in Slovene literary history is explained through the theory of ideology and canonization studies.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 280316160This special issue of CRCL/RCLC titled “Novel beyond Nation” and edited by Jernej Habjan is devoted to a rethinking of the conjuncture between nationalism and the novel in light of the contemporary persistence of the novel despite the rise of identity politics and other post-nationalist types of social bond. The issue collects articles on the history of the novel and/or the nation from the joint rise of the two forms to the current moment of the prevalence of the former despite the crisis of the latter. Contributors include Nancy Armstrong with Leonard Tennenhouse, Alexander Beecroft, Suman Gupta, Jernej Habjan, Caren Irr, and Marko Juvan, among others.
C.03 Guest-associated editor
COBISS.SI-ID: 39243565Interdisciplinary conference »Križanke in Ljubljana: a tercentenary of completion of the baroque church of St. Mary Help« was held in Križanke in Ljubljana on 5 and 6 November 2015. Researchers presented new facts about history of the Križanke monastery, for example ancient monuments, settlement of the Teutonic Order, old medieval church, the commanders, new Baroque church, music and sermons in 18th century, embellishments of the monastery, nationalization after the World War II and renovation by Jože Plečnik.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
COBISS.SI-ID: 281980928Father Teophil Schinl was an Augustinian eremite from Vienna, who was active as a German preacher in Ljubljana around 1740. His sermon on the feast-day of St. George, held at the solemnity in the church of the Teutonic Order (Križanke), was printed in 1742. It relies on abundant literary devices, such as parallelisms, paradoxes, polysyndetons, climaxes etc., in order to present the problem of the opposition between man's desires and the reality and the paragon of St. George who overcame the opposition, embracing the will of God. The sermon is an excellent example of baroque literary culture which also gave rise to similar rhetorical prose in Slovenian language of the time.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 39025197As part of the renovation of Oton Župančič Memorial House in Vinica (2014-2015), the new principal exhibition of this important Slovenian literary museum was designed. The new exhibition, dedicated to Oton Župančič (1878–1949), one of the most important Slovenian poets and translators, was set up by prof. Marijan Dović from the Institute of Slovenian Literature and Literary Studies, and the visual design was contributed by the architect Jurij Kocuvan. The new exhibition seeks to use new approaches, media and technology, to present Župančič’s versatile literary mastery to various types of visitors – from children to connoisseurs. The exhibition is set bilingually (in Slovenian and English) and thus available to foreigners for the first time.
F.28 Organising an exhibition
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