Andreja Vezovnik
Biographic Data
| ID | 184088 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreja Vezovnik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreja |
| FAMILY NAME | Vezovnik |
| SIGNATURE | VEZOVNIK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5157-2365 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Introduction
Food draws deserved attention as an important object of analysis across multiple disciplines, including cultural studies. Representations of food are ubiquitous in popular culture, including dedica
Ecomodernism, cultured meat and the search for the 'Middle landscape
Leo Marx’s seminal work, Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America, continues to offer invaluable insights into the evolving relationship between technology and nature, particularly in contemporary debates surrounding food production. This paper examines the relevance of Marx’s concepts to the discourse on cultured meat, a burgeoning biotechnological innovation in the food sector. By drawing on Marx’s analysis of the ten…
Humans and Farm Animals in Documentary Film Narratives
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of Romantic notions in understanding contemporary human–animal relations. I examined how three documentaries dealing with the problem of farm-animal exploitation construct the relationship between farmers and meat producers on the one hand and farm animals on the other. Using the method of multimodal critical discourse analysis, I examined audiovisual and linguistic levels of documentaries. I argu…
Romantic Narratives on Nature and Environment in Meat-Focused Food Documentaries
The article looks at the discourses of five selected Western food documentaries released in the last decade that deal with meat production and animal agriculture and their impact on the environment, animal welfare, and nature. The article finds that the documentaries employ discourses about nature that involve highly romanticized notions of nature, the environment, and animals that nostalgically harken back to the pre-modern, pastoral, artisanal,…
Symbolic photographs” as floating and empty signifiers
The article discusses the use of “symbolic photographs” – images in news reporting which have no direct connection to reported events – in news reporting. Such images deviate not only from the self-professed journalistic norm of factual reporting but also fundamentally challenge the act of civic eyewitnessing constitutive for visual journalism. Concepts of floating and empty signifiers from Discourse Theory are applied to “symbolic photographs” t…
Good food for the future
Subjectless images
This article explores how migrants were visually presented during the so-called migration crisis in southeast Europe in the fall of 2015. It considers photographs from two public broadcasters’ news portals: Slovenia's rtvslo.si and Croatia's hrt.hr. The focus is on a specific category of images we label subjectless images; that is, images visually representing migrants and migration that avoid showing migrants as subjects. In these images, subjec…
Securitizing Migration in Slovenia
The aim of the article is to analyze the securitization discourse that emerged in Slovenian TV news during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. The article first describes the specificities of the migrant situation in Slovenia and provides a legal and policy frame. The article then focuses on theoretical premises by introducing notions of securitization and discourse. This is followed by an analysis of Slovenian TV news. The analysis shows how t…
Otherness and Victimhood in the Tabloid Press
By using critical discourse analysis, the article focuses mainly on ways in which migrants are constructed through language in the most widely-read Slovenian tabloid newspaper, Slovenske novice (Slovenian News). The article begins with a definition of tabloid discourse and continues with an empirical exploration of how migrants are constructed as “the other” and Slovenians as victims. The empirical material covers the period from 20 August 2015 t…
Introduction to the Thematic Section
.
Slovenia's Socialist Superwoman
This article explores how the Slovenian women's lifestyle magazine Naša žena ( Our Woman) helped the Yugoslavian socialist project construct and shape the ideal socialist woman, and argues that she became the crucial ally in implementing socialist ideas in the everyday lives of Slovenians. The article shows how texts on food preparation and consumption, as well as those touching on household management and family care, published in Naša žena from…
Introduction
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Balkan Immigrant Workers as Slovenian Victimized Heroes
This article sheds light on recent discursive shifts in representations of the "Balkan" in the Slovenian press. I focus on the strategies that the media, and the left-wing press in particular, uses to construct the identities of immigrant workers in Slovenia. I use critical discourse analysis to show how the media has recently attempted to avoid Balkanism and tried to create a more inclusive, democratic rhetoric on these workers and how they beco…
Representational Discourses on the Erased of Slovenia
In 1992, the Slovenian Ministry of Interior Affairs deprived 25,000 ex-Yugoslavians of their citizenship. This symbolic act of violence is the most severe symptom of the Slovenian transition towards democracy. Since 1995 this group of erased citizens is known as the Erased of Slovenia. This contribution is a critical analysis of political discourses on the issue of the Erased that appeared in the Slovenian printed press between 1995 and 2008. The…
Representational Discourses on the Erased of Slovenia
In 1992, the Slovenian Ministry of Interior Affairs deprived 25,000 ex-Yugoslavians of their citizenship. This symbolic act of violence is the most severe symptom of the Slovenian transition towards democracy. Since 1995 this group of erased citizens is known as the Erased of Slovenia. This contribution is a critical analysis of political discourses on the issue of the Erased that appeared in the Slovenian printed press between 1995 and 2008. The…
Securitizing Migration in Slovenia
The aim of the article is to analyze the securitization discourse that emerged in Slovenian TV news during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. The article first describes the specificities of the migrant situation in Slovenia and provides a legal and policy frame. The article then focuses on theoretical premises by introducing notions of securitization and discourse. This is followed by an analysis of Slovenian TV news. The analysis shows how t…
Otherness and Victimhood in the Tabloid Press
By using critical discourse analysis, the article focuses mainly on ways in which migrants are constructed through language in the most widely-read Slovenian tabloid newspaper, Slovenske novice (Slovenian News). The article begins with a definition of tabloid discourse and continues with an empirical exploration of how migrants are constructed as “the other” and Slovenians as victims. The empirical material covers the period from 20 August 2015 t…
Symbolic photographs” as floating and empty signifiers
The article discusses the use of “symbolic photographs” – images in news reporting which have no direct connection to reported events – in news reporting. Such images deviate not only from the self-professed journalistic norm of factual reporting but also fundamentally challenge the act of civic eyewitnessing constitutive for visual journalism. Concepts of floating and empty signifiers from Discourse Theory are applied to “symbolic photographs” t…
Subjectless images
This article explores how migrants were visually presented during the so-called migration crisis in southeast Europe in the fall of 2015. It considers photographs from two public broadcasters’ news portals: Slovenia's rtvslo.si and Croatia's hrt.hr. The focus is on a specific category of images we label subjectless images; that is, images visually representing migrants and migration that avoid showing migrants as subjects. In these images, subjec…
Ecomodernism, cultured meat and the search for the 'Middle landscape
Leo Marx’s seminal work, Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America, continues to offer invaluable insights into the evolving relationship between technology and nature, particularly in contemporary debates surrounding food production. This paper examines the relevance of Marx’s concepts to the discourse on cultured meat, a burgeoning biotechnological innovation in the food sector. By drawing on Marx’s analysis of the ten…
Humans and Farm Animals in Documentary Film Narratives
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of Romantic notions in understanding contemporary human–animal relations. I examined how three documentaries dealing with the problem of farm-animal exploitation construct the relationship between farmers and meat producers on the one hand and farm animals on the other. Using the method of multimodal critical discourse analysis, I examined audiovisual and linguistic levels of documentaries. I argu…
Romantic Narratives on Nature and Environment in Meat-Focused Food Documentaries
The article looks at the discourses of five selected Western food documentaries released in the last decade that deal with meat production and animal agriculture and their impact on the environment, animal welfare, and nature. The article finds that the documentaries employ discourses about nature that involve highly romanticized notions of nature, the environment, and animals that nostalgically harken back to the pre-modern, pastoral, artisanal,…
Representational Discourses on the Erased of Slovenia
In 1992, the Slovenian Ministry of Interior Affairs deprived 25,000 ex-Yugoslavians of their citizenship. This symbolic act of violence is the most severe symptom of the Slovenian transition towards democracy. Since 1995 this group of erased citizens is known as the Erased of Slovenia. This contribution is a critical analysis of political discourses on the issue of the Erased that appeared in the Slovenian printed press between 1995 and 2008. The…
Introduction
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Balkan Immigrant Workers as Slovenian Victimized Heroes
This article sheds light on recent discursive shifts in representations of the "Balkan" in the Slovenian press. I focus on the strategies that the media, and the left-wing press in particular, uses to construct the identities of immigrant workers in Slovenia. I use critical discourse analysis to show how the media has recently attempted to avoid Balkanism and tried to create a more inclusive, democratic rhetoric on these workers and how they beco…
Otherness and Victimhood in the Tabloid Press
By using critical discourse analysis, the article focuses mainly on ways in which migrants are constructed through language in the most widely-read Slovenian tabloid newspaper, Slovenske novice (Slovenian News). The article begins with a definition of tabloid discourse and continues with an empirical exploration of how migrants are constructed as “the other” and Slovenians as victims. The empirical material covers the period from 20 August 2015 t…
Introduction to the Thematic Section
.
Slovenia's Socialist Superwoman
This article explores how the Slovenian women's lifestyle magazine Naša žena ( Our Woman) helped the Yugoslavian socialist project construct and shape the ideal socialist woman, and argues that she became the crucial ally in implementing socialist ideas in the everyday lives of Slovenians. The article shows how texts on food preparation and consumption, as well as those touching on household management and family care, published in Naša žena from…
Subjectless images
This article explores how migrants were visually presented during the so-called migration crisis in southeast Europe in the fall of 2015. It considers photographs from two public broadcasters’ news portals: Slovenia's rtvslo.si and Croatia's hrt.hr. The focus is on a specific category of images we label subjectless images; that is, images visually representing migrants and migration that avoid showing migrants as subjects. In these images, subjec…
Securitizing Migration in Slovenia
The aim of the article is to analyze the securitization discourse that emerged in Slovenian TV news during the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. The article first describes the specificities of the migrant situation in Slovenia and provides a legal and policy frame. The article then focuses on theoretical premises by introducing notions of securitization and discourse. This is followed by an analysis of Slovenian TV news. The analysis shows how t…
Good food for the future
Symbolic photographs” as floating and empty signifiers
The article discusses the use of “symbolic photographs” – images in news reporting which have no direct connection to reported events – in news reporting. Such images deviate not only from the self-professed journalistic norm of factual reporting but also fundamentally challenge the act of civic eyewitnessing constitutive for visual journalism. Concepts of floating and empty signifiers from Discourse Theory are applied to “symbolic photographs” t…
Romantic Narratives on Nature and Environment in Meat-Focused Food Documentaries
The article looks at the discourses of five selected Western food documentaries released in the last decade that deal with meat production and animal agriculture and their impact on the environment, animal welfare, and nature. The article finds that the documentaries employ discourses about nature that involve highly romanticized notions of nature, the environment, and animals that nostalgically harken back to the pre-modern, pastoral, artisanal,…
Humans and Farm Animals in Documentary Film Narratives
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of Romantic notions in understanding contemporary human–animal relations. I examined how three documentaries dealing with the problem of farm-animal exploitation construct the relationship between farmers and meat producers on the one hand and farm animals on the other. Using the method of multimodal critical discourse analysis, I examined audiovisual and linguistic levels of documentaries. I argu…
Introduction
Food draws deserved attention as an important object of analysis across multiple disciplines, including cultural studies. Representations of food are ubiquitous in popular culture, including dedica
Ecomodernism, cultured meat and the search for the 'Middle landscape
Leo Marx’s seminal work, Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America, continues to offer invaluable insights into the evolving relationship between technology and nature, particularly in contemporary debates surrounding food production. This paper examines the relevance of Marx’s concepts to the discourse on cultured meat, a burgeoning biotechnological innovation in the food sector. By drawing on Marx’s analysis of the ten…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Media studies (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Art (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works)