20.500.12556/RUL-187290 Mežica, nekdanja rudarska kolonija Angležev? Kolonialna izkušnja Mežice v kolektivnem spominu krajanov kot primer balkanizma na Slovenskem magistrsko delo Mežica: a former British mining colony? The colonial experience of Mežica in the collective memory of locals as an example of Balkanism in Slovenia Dolgo tradicijo rudarstva v Mežici je v obdobju med letoma 1921 in 1939 zaznamovalo angleško podjetje The Central European Mines Ltd., ki je odkupilo mežiški rudnik in s tem postalo gospodarska sila v kraju. V tem obdobju so se angleški upravniki rudnika preselili v Mežico in s poseganjem v lokalno politiko zagotovili nemoteno obratovanje rudnika ter izvažanje surovin in kapitala. Nekateri krajani, med njimi tudi učitelj in etnolog Vinko Möderndorfer, so bili politično angažirani in so branili interese domačinov ter posledično oteževali delo rudniškim kapitalistom. V magistrskem delu obravnavam Mežico kot rudarsko kolonijo Angležev na podlagi teorij kolonializma, orientalizma, balkanizma in kolektivnega spomina, analize sekundarne literature in izvedbe dveh polstrukturiranih intervjujev s krajani, ki hranijo spomine na Angleže, priseljene v Mežico v prvi polovici 20. stoletja. Na podlagi ugotovitev magistrskega dela sem utemeljila, zakaj se lahko Mežico obravnava kot nekdanjo rudarsko kolonijo, z določeno mero odstopanja pri definiciji kolonializma in interpretiranju Mežice v kontekstu balkanizma. Prav tako sem skozi delo prepoznala potrebo po nadaljnjem raziskovanju teh odstopanj na primerih drugih nekdanjih “rudarskih kolonij” na Balkanu. The centuries-old tradition of mining in Mežica was significantly shaped during the period between 1921 and 1939 by the British company The Central European Mines Ltd., which obtained ownership of Mežica mine and thereby became a major economic force in its town. During this period, the British managers of the mine moved to Mežica and, through their involvement in local politics, ensured that mining as well as export of raw materials and capital was uninterrupted. The political engagement of certain local residents, including the teacher and ethnologist Vinko Möderndorfer, defended the interests of the local population and made the work of the mining capitalists more difficult. My master’s thesis examines Mežica as a British mining colony on the basis of theories of Colonialism, Orientalism, Balkanism, and Collective memory, as well as secondary literature and two semi-structured interviews conducted with local residents, whose memories contribute to the understanding of the British migrants in Mežica during the first half of the twentieth century. The findings of the thesis support the interpretation of Mežica as a former mining colony with a certain degree of deviation from the classical definition of colonialism and by interpreting Mežica within the context of Balkanism. Furthermore, the thesis identifies a need for further research into such deviations through the study of other former “mining colonies” in the Balkans. Mežica rudarstvo kolonializem balkanizem kolektivni spomin Mežica mining colonialism Balkanism collective memory true true false V. Plemen Slovenski jezik Angleški jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2026-09-10 07:30:42 2026-09-10 07:30:49 2026-09-11 11:08:08 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Ljubljana 0 Ljubljana 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (77 str.)) 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 325:622(497.4Mežica)(043.2) 207494 290788867 29943.pdf 29943.pdf 1 E707FC294692C783A7E0819BFB04746D f0cfa8a2fd9bd544287c241f883210bcbb003d648bdd21560b209ee2222d52b3 c1b4084c-acd8-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=246840 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0