Irena Veljanova
Biographic Data
| ID | 6599863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irena Veljanova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irena |
| FAMILY NAME | Veljanova |
| SIGNATURE | VELJANOVA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7341-9748 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Online Gaming and Emancipation
This article seeks to understand whether playing online video games can potentially emancipate people with physical disabilities (PwPD). As the principal author (Hastas), my personal experience is that the confidence I have gained through online gaming transcended into the offline world and has made a difference in my life. It is important to understand how this potential emancipation is experienced in the online and offline worlds and how one wo…
I partied my way to [my] Hungary’
The Balassi Institute is Hungary’s cultural diplomacy organisation. The Institute’s 10-month ‘Balassi program’ invites Hungarians from the diaspora to participate in a culturally immersive and educational experience in Hungary. This paper draws on interviews with 17 Hungarian-Australians who attended the programme between 2001 and 2018. Bourdieu’s Habitus, capital and ‘field of possibles’ are used to analyse their experiences of belonging during …
Constructing Hungarian ‘good-will ambassadors’
The Balassi Institute is the main cultural institution responsible for facilitating Hungary’s cultural diplomacy goals in promoting Hungarian national culture and relationship-building with its diaspora communities abroad. This paper argues that the Balassi Institute’s Hungarian Culture & Language Studies program operates as a resource of soft power in collaboration with Hungarian communities abroad to strategically shape second, third and fourth…
Constructing Hungarian ‘good-will ambassadors’
The Balassi Institute is the main cultural institution responsible for facilitating Hungary’s cultural diplomacy goals in promoting Hungarian national culture and relationship-building with its diaspora communities abroad. This paper argues that the Balassi Institute’s Hungarian Culture & Language Studies program operates as a resource of soft power in collaboration with Hungarian communities abroad to strategically shape second, third and fourth…
Constructing Hungarian ‘good-will ambassadors’
The Balassi Institute is the main cultural institution responsible for facilitating Hungary’s cultural diplomacy goals in promoting Hungarian national culture and relationship-building with its diaspora communities abroad. This paper argues that the Balassi Institute’s Hungarian Culture & Language Studies program operates as a resource of soft power in collaboration with Hungarian communities abroad to strategically shape second, third and fourth…
I partied my way to [my] Hungary’
The Balassi Institute is Hungary’s cultural diplomacy organisation. The Institute’s 10-month ‘Balassi program’ invites Hungarians from the diaspora to participate in a culturally immersive and educational experience in Hungary. This paper draws on interviews with 17 Hungarian-Australians who attended the programme between 2001 and 2018. Bourdieu’s Habitus, capital and ‘field of possibles’ are used to analyse their experiences of belonging during …
Online Gaming and Emancipation
This article seeks to understand whether playing online video games can potentially emancipate people with physical disabilities (PwPD). As the principal author (Hastas), my personal experience is that the confidence I have gained through online gaming transcended into the offline world and has made a difference in my life. It is important to understand how this potential emancipation is experienced in the online and offline worlds and how one wo…
Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Diaspora (1 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (1 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (1 works) · Economic history (1 works)