Marta Verginella
Encyclopedia
Marta Verginella is a Slovenia
n-Italian
historian
from Trieste
, and one of the most prominent contemporary Slovene historians.
, Italy, where she attended Slovene language schools. In 1984, she graduated from history at the University of Trieste
under the supervision of the renowned social anthropologist and femminist historian Luisa Accati
. For five years she worked as a high school teacher in Slovene language schools in Trieste and Gorizia
. In 1995, she obtained her PhD at the University of Ljubljana
under the supervision of Peter Vodopivec
, with a thesis on the changing attitudes towards death in the 19th century rural peripheries of Trieste.
She continued her studies at the University of Klagenfurt
and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
in Paris
. Since 1996, she has taught theory of historiography and social history of 19th century Europe at the University of Ljubljana. She has been visiting professor at several universities in Italy, as well as at the University of Valencia in Spain
, and the University of Primorska
in Koper, Slovenia.
She has written on a variety of topics, including social and demographic history, history of historiography, cultural history of 19th and 20th century, women studies, and the history of the Slovene minority in Italy. She rose to prominence with her studies on the relationship between the urban and rural societies in Habsburg Istria
. Together with Alenka Puhar
, she is considered a pioneer in the history of family relations in the Slovene Lands
and in the wider northern Adriatic region. Particularly outstanding are also her microhistory
studies on the daily life during World War II
. In the last decade, she has also written extensively on history of intellectuals in the border area between Slovenia and Italy. He essay about the issue, entitled The Border of the Others ("Il confine degli altri") became a best-seller in Italy in 2008.
She currently resides in Trieste.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n-Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
from Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, and one of the most prominent contemporary Slovene historians.
Biography
She was born in TriesteTrieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, Italy, where she attended Slovene language schools. In 1984, she graduated from history at the University of Trieste
University of Trieste
The University of Trieste is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. The university consists of 12 faculties, boasts a wide and almost complete range of university courses and currently has about 23,000 students enrolled and 1,000 professors...
under the supervision of the renowned social anthropologist and femminist historian Luisa Accati
Luisa Accati
Luisa Accati Levi is an Italian historian, anthropologist and feminist public intellectual. She currently teaches ethnology and modern history at the University of Trieste....
. For five years she worked as a high school teacher in Slovene language schools in Trieste and Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
. In 1995, she obtained her PhD at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
under the supervision of Peter Vodopivec
Peter Vodopivec
Peter Vodopivec is a Slovenian historian and public intellectual.He was born in a Slovene family in Belgrade, Serbia, then capital of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He studied history at the University of Ljubljana...
, with a thesis on the changing attitudes towards death in the 19th century rural peripheries of Trieste.
She continued her studies at the University of Klagenfurt
University of Klagenfurt
The University of Klagenfurt was founded in 1960 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It began as a College of Educational Studies . Since October 2004 the official German name is Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in order to stress the intercultural connections between the Alpine regions and the Adriatic Sea...
and the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
The École des hautes études en sciences sociales is a leading French institution for research and higher education, a Grand Établissement. Its mission is research and research training in the social sciences, including the relationship these latter maintain with the natural and life sciences...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Since 1996, she has taught theory of historiography and social history of 19th century Europe at the University of Ljubljana. She has been visiting professor at several universities in Italy, as well as at the University of Valencia in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and the University of Primorska
University of Primorska
University of Primorska is the third university in Slovenia. It is located in Koper, Izola, and Portorož and is named for the Slovenian Littoral region , where it is located.-History:The very first efforts to found a university in the Littoral were made almost one hundred years ago,...
in Koper, Slovenia.
She has written on a variety of topics, including social and demographic history, history of historiography, cultural history of 19th and 20th century, women studies, and the history of the Slovene minority in Italy. She rose to prominence with her studies on the relationship between the urban and rural societies in Habsburg Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
. Together with Alenka Puhar
Alenka Puhar
Alenka Puhar is a Slovenian journalist, author, translator, and historian. She is known for her columns in the Slovenian journal Delo, for her writings on the dissident movements in Socialist Slovenia and Yugoslavia, as well as for her book "The Primary Text of Life" , a combination of...
, she is considered a pioneer in the history of family relations in the Slovene Lands
Slovene Lands
Slovene Lands or Slovenian Lands is the historical denomination for the whole of the Slovene-inhabited territories in Central Europe. It more or less corresponds to modern Slovenia and the adjacent territories in Italy, Austria and Hungary in which autochthonous Slovene minorities live.-...
and in the wider northern Adriatic region. Particularly outstanding are also her microhistory
Microhistory
Microhistory is the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research...
studies on the daily life during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In the last decade, she has also written extensively on history of intellectuals in the border area between Slovenia and Italy. He essay about the issue, entitled The Border of the Others ("Il confine degli altri") became a best-seller in Italy in 2008.
She currently resides in Trieste.
In Italian
- Città e campagna nel tramonto asburgico ("City and Countriside in the Late Habsburg Empire"). Turin, 1990.
- L'altra resistenza: la guerra di liberazione a Trieste e nella Venezia Giulia ("The Other Resistance: the Liberation Fight in Trieste and the Julian MarchJulian MarchThe Julian March is a former political region of southeastern Europe on what are now the borders between Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy...
"), co-authored with Jože PirjevecJože PirjevecJože Pirjevec is a Slovene historian from Italy. He is one of the most prominent diplomatic historians of the west Balkans region, and member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts....
and Roberto Spazzali. Trieste, 1995. - Fra invenzione della tradizione e ri-scrittura del passato: las storiografia slovena degli anni Novanta ("Between Invention of Tradition and the Re-Writing of the Past: Slovenian Historiography in the 1990s"), editor. Trieste, 1999.
- Sloveni a Trieste tra Sette e Ottocento: da comunità etnica a minoranza nazionale ("The Slovenes in Trieste between the 18th and 19th Century: from Ethnic Community to National Minority"). Trieste, 2001.
- Il confine degli altri: la questione giuliana e la memoria slovena ("The Border of the Others. The Julian March Question and the Slovene Remembrance"). Rome, 2008.
In Slovene
- Družina v Dolini pri Trstu v 19. stoletju ("Family Life in the Village of Dolina near Trieste in the 19th Century"). Ljubljana, 1990.
- Ekonomija odrešenja in preživetja : odnos do življenja in smrti na tržaškem podeželju ("The Economy of Redemption and Survival: the Attitude towards Life and Death in the Trieste Countryside"). Koper, 1996.
- Suha pašta, pesek in bombe: vojni dnevnik Bruna Trampuža ("Dried Pasta, Sand and Bombs: War Journal of Bruno Trampuž"). Koper, 2004.
- Ženska obrobja: vpis žensk v zgodovino Slovencev ("Women's Peripheries: the Inscription of Women in the Slovene History"). Ljubljana, 2006.
- Primorski upor fašizmu: 1920-1941 ("The Anti-Fascist Resistance in the Slovenian LittoralSlovenian LittoralThe Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....
, 1920-1941"), co-authored with Milica Kacin WohinzMilica Kacin WohinzMilica Kacin Wohinz is a Slovenian historian, renowned for her seminal study on the history of the Slovenes in the Julian March during the Italian administration between 1918 and 1943....
. Ljubljana, 2008.