Women in Minority Communities: The Significance and the Role of Women in Preserving Cultural Tradition: A Round Table, Ljubljana, 19 June 2002

The Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU has organised on June 19th 2002 in the premises of the Scientific Research centre of SAZU (Mala dvorana) a one-day conference titled Ženske v manjšinskih skupnostih : Pomen in vloga žensk za ohranjanje kulturnega izročila«

The conference was by content divided into two parts. The first was designed for presenting the contributions of the invited guests - researchers who have in the past been dealing with the nation/nationality identity through the perspective of the role of women in minority (ethnic) context.

The following invited guests took part in the conference: Inga Brezigar Miklavčič (Goriški muzej, Nova Gorica), Marjetka Golež-Kaučič, PhD (Glasbenonarodopisni inštitut ZRC SAZU), Marija Jurič Pahor, PhD (Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja), Aleksej Kalc (Odsek za zgodovino pri Narodni in študijski knjižnici v Trstu, Italy), Irene Mislej, PhD (Pilonova galerija v Ajdovščini), Mojca Ramšak, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko narodopisje ZRC SAZU). The moderator of the first part was Marina Lukšič-Hacin, PhD.

In the second part o f the conference, the researchers of the project group have presented together with the external co-operators the project and their partial researches.

Cooperating in the second part were: Dean Ceglar, M.A. (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Milena Domjan (Ministrstvo za kulturo RS, Ljubljana), Marjan Drnovšek, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Irena Gantar Godina, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Daša Hribar, M.A. (Slovenski etnografski muzej), Viktorija Kante (Muzej Miklova hiša, Ribnica), Marina Lukšič-Hacin, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Irena Milanič (Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani), Mirjam Milharčič-Hladnik, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Jernej Mlekuž, M.A. (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU), Leopoldina Plut Pregelj (Washington D.C., U.S.A.), Barbara Verlič-Christensen, PhD (Fakulteta za družbene vede), Zvone Žigon, PhD (Inštitut za slovensko izseljenstvo ZRC SAZU). The moderator of the second part was Mirjam Milharčič-Hladnik.