Welcome to the website of my postdoctoral research project. I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself, the scholar behind the work.

I’m David Hazemali and I work as a Research Associate in the Department of History at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Arts, where I earned my PhD in December 2023. My research lies at the crossroads of military history, migration studies, and ethnic studies, with recent ventures into linguistics, scientometrics, economics, and the innovative use of conversational AI within the humanities.

ORCID: 0000-0001-9776-8224

Scopus Author ID: 57200184398

WoS Research ID: AAB-6723-2020

Currently, my primary focus is this postdoctoral project investigating the experiences of South Slavs from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire living in the United States during World War I. I am particularly interested in how these communities navigated issues of identity, loyalty, and belonging during a tumultuous time.

 

I am also active in other projects and research output-focused groups. By engaging with multidisciplinary teams, I strive to build bridges across academic fields and contribute to a richer, more nuanced understanding of history. As a historian, I believe my role goes beyond recounting the past; I aim to illuminate the processes through which societies make important decisions, creating space for reflection and critical dialogue both within academia and the wider community.

Looking ahead, I am committed to sharing my research with broader audiences and continuing to explore the dynamic intersections between the Slovenian ethnic territory and the United States. I see great potential here, not only for advancing historical scholarship but also for fostering deeper cultural and academic connections between these two regions in the 21st century.

For those interested in my scholarly work, including publications related to this project and other research, please visit my profiles on ResearchGate, Google Scholar and Academia.edu. Feel free to connect with me through the links above.

 

Hazemali, David. “Safeguarding Liberty? Repressive Measures against Enemy Aliens and Community Resilience in WWI United States: The Slovenian-American Experience.” Annales: Anali za Istrske in Mediteranske Študije. Series Historia et Sociologia, vol. 33, no. 3, 2023, pp. 489–502. https://doi.org/10.19233/ASHS.2023.24

Hazemali, David, and Tomaž Onič. “‘Canning the Kaiser’ in Words and Images: Case Studies of Patriotic American Propaganda from WWI.” ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries, vol. 20, no. 2, 2023, pp. 49–63. https://doi.org/10.4312/elope.20.2.49-63

Hazemali, David, and Mateja Matjašič Friš. “‘Naši simpatizerji Avstrije so bili utišani kot z nabojem’: Položaj slovenske skupnosti v Združenih državah Amerike v času prve svetovne vojne.” Acta Histriae, vol. 26, no. 3, 2018, pp. 899–922. https://doi.org/10.19233/AH.2018.37

Klemenčič, Matjaž, David Hazemali, and Matevž Hrženjak. “Slovenska župnija Presvetega Srca Jezusovega v Barbertonu, Ohio, skozi zgodovino = The History of the Slovene Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Barberton, Ohio.” Bogoslovni Vestnik: Glasilo Teološke Fakultete v Ljubljani, vol. 79, no. 2, 2019, pp. 505–520. https://doi.org/10.34291/BV2019/02/Klemencic

The project employs various interdisciplinary methods from the humanities and social sciences, with a focus on migration and cultural studies, and historiography. It adopts a case study approach for each of the three ethnic groups, a comparative approach to contrast them with each other and with the German-American community, and a mixed-methods approach to combine qualitative and quantitative data.