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- Maja Vasiljevic (1980), PhD sociologist and MA musicologist, Research Associate. Working at the Faculty of Philosoph... moreMaja Vasiljevic (1980), PhD sociologist and MA musicologist, Research Associate. Working at the Faculty of Philosophy in University of Belgrade, Department of History from 2011. As of 2003, active Music Critic and Broadcaster at the Radio Belgrade 2 and Expert consultant for history issues at the Department of Culture and Education Programme on National Radio Television of Serbia. She published papers on different topics: film music, SFRY, Cold War, Jewish community from Ottoman Empire to Holocaust, racism, gender and minority politics in occupied Belgrade in WWII, social movements, the Great War. Her PhD in sociology (2020) is focused on music and musicians in Belgrade during the WWII and relations between practices of music and discourse on biopolitics of Michel Foucault and studies of holocaust. From 2012 she is a secretary of scientific journal "Limes plus" for Social Sciences and Humanities, and from 2015 of journal "Acta historiae medicinae, stomatologiae, pharamaciae, veterinae". She is an active member and researcher in numerous institutions: New Balkans Institute (NBI), Centre for Popular Music Research and Scientific Society for History of Health Culture Belgrade. Her first book "Filmska muzika u SFRJ: Između politike i poetike" (Film music in SFRY: Between Politics and poetics) was published in 2016. Recently, she is also interested in writing of film scripts, and documentaries.edit
Few months ago monograph 'Jewish musicians in Belgrade: From Balfour declaration to Holocaust' (Jevrejski muzičari u Beogradu: Od Balfurove deklaracije do Holokausta) by Maja Vasiljevic was published on Serbian at the Belgrade publishing... more
Few months ago monograph 'Jewish musicians in Belgrade: From Balfour declaration to Holocaust' (Jevrejski muzičari u Beogradu: Od Balfurove deklaracije do Holokausta) by Maja Vasiljevic was published on Serbian at the Belgrade publishing house "Hera edu" and Institute of Musicology SASA, funded by Union of Serbian Jewish Municipalities in Serbia and Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia). Now, process of translation and preparation of English (2nd version) started! This book is focused on the Jewish musicians that made public music appearance from the end of 1918 to occupied Belgrade in the WWII. More then two hundred musicians were followed, and many of them are unknown until now as they perished during Holocaust. Beside classical and popular musicians/ensembles, cantors and choirs in the Belgrade and Zemun synagogues were singled out. Author approached to Jewish musicians with appreciation of their identity struggles between Jewish (Zionist) and Belgrade/Yugoslav/ethnic origin, but also with mapping history of Belgrade Jewry and urban cultural history. In line with that, hosting of renowned Jewish musicians, mostly pianist and violinists, but also Jewish theatre "Habima" and choirs from the region or Eastern and Central Europe were followed in this book. Results of research for this study are also Appendix with numerous concert tables for readers who are interested in individual Jewish musician or ensemble performance. Beside author Maja Vasiljevic, her colleagues are part of this publishing process: Ivana Vesic musicologist and sociologist, as editor of edition; Haris Dajč historian, as reviewer; Milanović Biljana musicologist, as reviewer; Rade Ristanovic historian, as reviewer
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У оквиру ове књиге издваја се неколико тематских целина. Прва од њих односи се на почетне деценије деловања радија у Србији: Ивана Весић разматра „просветитељску” улогу радија између два светска рата; Мирјана Николић и Маја Васиљевић баве... more
У оквиру ове књиге издваја се неколико тематских целина. Прва од њих односи се на почетне деценије деловања радија у Србији: Ивана Весић разматра „просветитељску” улогу радија између два светска рата; Мирјана Николић и Маја Васиљевић баве се делатношћу београдске радио станице у условима немачке окупације током Другог светског рата, док је Даринка Симић Митровић сагледала допринос Радио Београда промоцији, пласману и очувању српске уметничке музике у деценијама после Другог светског рата, али и начинила паралелу са данашњим тренутком, у којем је, нажалост, овај сегмент делатности радија прилично занемарен.
Следећу тематску област представља осврт на иновације које је српској уметничкој музици донео Радио Београд, посебно на плану електронске музике и радиофоније. Владан Радовановић пише о Електронском студију Радио Београда, чији је био оснивач и дугогодишњи руководилац; Марија Ћирић доноси пресек развоја и стваралачких домета српске радиофонске уметности, док се Ана Котевска надовезује на њено излагање, али се фокусира на радиофонску поетику једне истакнуте уметнице, Иване Стефановић.
У делу књиге који се бави програмским концепцијама, Снежана Николајевић пише о садејству музике и текста у музичким емисијама Радио Београда. Два рада посвећена су различитим сегментима делатности Трећег програма Радио Београда: Ивана Медић разматра циклус концерата Музичка модерна, који је током две деценије српској јавности представљао најзначајније тенденције савремене уметничке музике у свету, док се Ирина Максимовић и Растко Јаковљевић осврћу на, у много чему пионирску, делатност етномузиколога Драгослава Девића, који је уређивао циклус емисија посвећен музици са различитих меридијана. С друге стране, Весна Ивков анализира на који начин су редакције програма народне музике на Радио Новом Саду, током више деценија, одговарале на културне потребе слушалаца у мултикултуралној средини каква је Војводина.
Најопсежнији сегмент књиге посвећен је анализи делатности различитих ансамбала Радио-телевизије Србије. Ову тематску област отвара есејистички рад Слободана Пајића (Slobodan Dan Paich), позоришног редитеља који је највећи део живота провео у иностранству. Као један од малобројних данас живих чланова прве поставе Дечјег хора Радио Београда, Пајић евоцира успомене из тог доба, анализира методе примењиване у раду са децом, али се и наслања на скорашња истраживања из области когнитивне психологије, те указује на који начин данас, у свом професионалном раду, примењује искуства која је стекао још као дечак. Јелена Јанковић-Бегуш је, на основу обимне архивске грађе, истражила допринос ансамбала Музичке продукције Радио-телевизије Србије фестивалу БЕМУС, од његовог оснивања до данас. Марија Маглов даје исцрпан преглед активности Радио Београда и, посебно, дискографске куће ПГП РТС на промоцији озбиљне, односно, уметничке музике. Најзад, Срђан Тепарић се бави делатношћу Хора РТС од почетка новог миленијума, која се одвија у веома неповољним финансијским и организационим околностима, те покушава да сагледа начине за излазак овог ансамбла из вишегодишње кризе.
Завршна разматрања посвећена су улози радија у XXI веку. Ивана Ерцеговац, на основу података сакупљених путем квантитативног истраживања, сагледава радио као интегрисани део интернета и заступа оптимистичан став да ће радио „преживети” најновију технолошку револуцију. С друге стране, Марија Каран се бави профилисањем радијског аудиторијума у данашње време, са посебним освртом на различите начине форматирања радијских емисија, али и на функцију музичког уредника која, упркос компјутеризацији, није изгубила на значају.
Следећу тематску област представља осврт на иновације које је српској уметничкој музици донео Радио Београд, посебно на плану електронске музике и радиофоније. Владан Радовановић пише о Електронском студију Радио Београда, чији је био оснивач и дугогодишњи руководилац; Марија Ћирић доноси пресек развоја и стваралачких домета српске радиофонске уметности, док се Ана Котевска надовезује на њено излагање, али се фокусира на радиофонску поетику једне истакнуте уметнице, Иване Стефановић.
У делу књиге који се бави програмским концепцијама, Снежана Николајевић пише о садејству музике и текста у музичким емисијама Радио Београда. Два рада посвећена су различитим сегментима делатности Трећег програма Радио Београда: Ивана Медић разматра циклус концерата Музичка модерна, који је током две деценије српској јавности представљао најзначајније тенденције савремене уметничке музике у свету, док се Ирина Максимовић и Растко Јаковљевић осврћу на, у много чему пионирску, делатност етномузиколога Драгослава Девића, који је уређивао циклус емисија посвећен музици са различитих меридијана. С друге стране, Весна Ивков анализира на који начин су редакције програма народне музике на Радио Новом Саду, током више деценија, одговарале на културне потребе слушалаца у мултикултуралној средини каква је Војводина.
Најопсежнији сегмент књиге посвећен је анализи делатности различитих ансамбала Радио-телевизије Србије. Ову тематску област отвара есејистички рад Слободана Пајића (Slobodan Dan Paich), позоришног редитеља који је највећи део живота провео у иностранству. Као један од малобројних данас живих чланова прве поставе Дечјег хора Радио Београда, Пајић евоцира успомене из тог доба, анализира методе примењиване у раду са децом, али се и наслања на скорашња истраживања из области когнитивне психологије, те указује на који начин данас, у свом професионалном раду, примењује искуства која је стекао још као дечак. Јелена Јанковић-Бегуш је, на основу обимне архивске грађе, истражила допринос ансамбала Музичке продукције Радио-телевизије Србије фестивалу БЕМУС, од његовог оснивања до данас. Марија Маглов даје исцрпан преглед активности Радио Београда и, посебно, дискографске куће ПГП РТС на промоцији озбиљне, односно, уметничке музике. Најзад, Срђан Тепарић се бави делатношћу Хора РТС од почетка новог миленијума, која се одвија у веома неповољним финансијским и организационим околностима, те покушава да сагледа начине за излазак овог ансамбла из вишегодишње кризе.
Завршна разматрања посвећена су улози радија у XXI веку. Ивана Ерцеговац, на основу података сакупљених путем квантитативног истраживања, сагледава радио као интегрисани део интернета и заступа оптимистичан став да ће радио „преживети” најновију технолошку револуцију. С друге стране, Марија Каран се бави профилисањем радијског аудиторијума у данашње време, са посебним освртом на различите начине форматирања радијских емисија, али и на функцију музичког уредника која, упркос компјутеризацији, није изгубила на значају.
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This paper was primarily based on correspondence of Marco Foscari IV, member of respectable patrician family who served from 1789 to 1792 as Captain Raspa of a small fortress in Istria. His correspondence with close friends discloses... more
This paper was primarily based on correspondence of Marco Foscari IV, member of respectable patrician family who served from 1789 to 1792 as Captain Raspa of a small fortress in Istria. His correspondence with close friends discloses opportunities in Venice, as well as events related to its nightlife in which the theatre, along with opera, played the dominant role. Its focus is research on influence of French Revolution on Venetian theatre and opera. In search for micro level of analysis, authors put their focus on local perspective on French-Italian relations, and their influence on opera. Therefore, authors singled out one interesting event which sparked great public attention in Venice – debates and process of the construction of a new theatre in the San Fantino, sestiere de San Marco, theatre La Fenice. At the time of prohibition of the public and private gatherings, in early 1790s, in this paper authors analysed position of opera.
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This chapter is focused on the encounter of nationalism and populism or precisely right-wing populism in the political life of Croatia in the 21st century. In this analysis, we first rely on the results of our content analysis and... more
This chapter is focused on the encounter of nationalism and populism or precisely right-wing populism in the political life of Croatia in the 21st century. In this analysis, we first rely on the results of our content analysis and critical discourse analysis of Croatian parties’/movements’ discourses from the fall of the Berlin wall to the 21st century, which we compare with the later period (2000–2020). Based on a critical assessment of neglecting right-wing populism in the recent research of Croatian social scientists who use the method of content analysis and focus only on election periods, we will re-examine and fulfil their analysis with a historical insight of the political narrative that deals with nationalism. In this chapter, special attention will be put on the Homeland Movement/HM (Domovinski pokret) and the initiative ‘On the Behalf of the Family’/OBF (U ime obitelji).
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POPREBEL Working Paper no. 4 Political populism from the fringe to the mainstream: A conceptual framework. Authors: Milivoj Bešlin, Haris Dajč, Piret Ehin, Sean Hanley, Nataša Jovanović Ajzenhamer, Jan Kubik, Andrey Makarychev, Richard... more
POPREBEL Working Paper no. 4
Political populism from the fringe to the mainstream: A conceptual framework.
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Milivoj Bešlin, Haris Dajč, Piret Ehin, Sean Hanley, Nataša Jovanović Ajzenhamer, Jan Kubik, Andrey Makarychev, Richard Mole, Nikola Pantelić, Mladen Radulović, Natasza Styczyńska, Liisa Talving, Maja Vasiljević
POPREBEL Working Paper series editors: Jan Kubik and Richard Mole
Political populism from the fringe to the mainstream: A conceptual framework.
Authors:
Milivoj Bešlin, Haris Dajč, Piret Ehin, Sean Hanley, Nataša Jovanović Ajzenhamer, Jan Kubik, Andrey Makarychev, Richard Mole, Nikola Pantelić, Mladen Radulović, Natasza Styczyńska, Liisa Talving, Maja Vasiljević
POPREBEL Working Paper series editors: Jan Kubik and Richard Mole
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This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web... more
This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web of Jewish legislation at the crossroads of the Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. Schlesinger was singled out as one of the most prominent Jews in the Principality of Serbia. His status was far more favorable than that of Jews of other professions, especially merchants. The attitude of the Serbian government towards Jews during most of the nineteenth century can be divided into two periods. During the first period, until the early 1840s, Jews were free to work, travel, and settle, while during the second period, which lasted until the Serbians achieved independence in 1878, Serbia had anti-Semitic laws that suppressed Jewish rights to work, travel, and settle. The anti-Jewish laws were so strict that the Alliance Israélite Universelle had to write to the...
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Working Paper No. 11 as a part of the project Horizon 2020: POPREBEL Working Paper series POPREBEL (Populist rebellion against modernity in 21st-century Eastern Europe: neo-traditionalism and neo-feudalism) is a large Horizon 2020-funded... more
Working Paper No. 11 as a part of the project Horizon 2020: POPREBEL Working Paper series POPREBEL (Populist rebellion against modernity in 21st-century Eastern Europe: neo-traditionalism and neo-feudalism) is a large Horizon 2020-funded research project on the rise of populism in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of the project is to describe the phenomenon, create a typology of its various manifestations, reconstruct trajectories of its growth and decline, investigate its causes,interpret its meanings, diagnose its consequences and propose policy solutions. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 822682. The POPREBEL consortium comprises six universities – UCL (co-ordinating institution), University of Belgrade, Charles University, Corvinus University of Budapest, Jagiellonian University and University of Tartu – and Edgeryders, a social enterprise.
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From a sociological and historical perspective, by looking through "pericentric glasses", with awareness that during the Cold War, in addition to East and West, North and South existed too, the author explores the connections of... more
From a sociological and historical perspective, by looking through "pericentric glasses", with awareness that during the Cold War, in addition to East and West, North and South existed too, the author explores the connections of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the Republic of Finland. Complex geopolitics of the Cold War influenced the establishment of the position of the countries mentioned in this paper in the international community but it also allowed them to be relatively autonomous in their actions. It also provided them the potential to be catalysts and even mediators of certain ideas that will result in changes at the global level. Th is paper will highlight key points of gathering between the two countries, which are political and cultural cooperation, which were complementary to each other. Th e cooperation between the two countries will be presented as a result of a related political approach, namely, the principle of pacifism which both count...
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In the context of this year's centenary of World War I, the focus of this text is the music activities of the Serbian army in North Africa (1916-1918), where they recuperated from their retreat across the mountains of Albania. This... more
In the context of this year's centenary of World War I, the focus of this text is the music activities of the Serbian army in North Africa (1916-1918), where they recuperated from their retreat across the mountains of Albania. This paper is a result of an extensive archival research of the National Library of Serbia's collections and periodicals published during the Great War in North Africa. The daily news bulletin Napred/En avant published during the war in Africa deserves special attention, along with the personal archives of conductor and Serbian army captain Dragutin F. Pokorni (1868-1956). The paper sheds light on the work of a Serbian military orchestra, officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (BCD, in Serbian: Muzika Konjičke divizije) and their leader Pokorni, hitherto little known in Serbian musicology. More importantly, the paper critiques official Serbian historiography and its primary concern with glorifying the 'heroism' and sacrifice of Serb...
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The subject of this article is the encounter of race, racism, and psychiatry in the philosophy discourse of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Although he is admired for development of the concept of power relations, and... more
The subject of this article is the encounter of race, racism, and psychiatry in the philosophy discourse of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Although he is admired for development of the concept of power relations, and nontraditional approach to history and philosophy, in this article focus will be on Foucault as an intellectual who was also trained and had affinity in psychology and psychiatry. In this respect, the novelty of his approach to historical roots of psychiatry and its social importance in modern times will be accessed, as well as relations between racism and psychiatry. With this article, Foucault will be presented not only as a philosopher of anti-psychiatry, but also as a representative of critical discourse of power that psychiatry has on racism and modern society. In that respect, his discourse on relations between race and psychiatry will be accessed as suitable for application in humanities, social and medical sciences.
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In the context of centenary of World War I, the focus of this text are results and strategy of cultural diplomacy which were conducted by a leader of the Serbian military band officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (Muzika... more
In the context of centenary of World War I, the focus of this text are results and strategy of cultural diplomacy which were conducted by a leader of the Serbian military band officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (Muzika Konjicke divizije). The stage for these activities was in North Africa (1916-1918), where part of the Serbian army recuperated from retreat across the mountains of Albania. This paper is a result of an extensive archival research of the National Library of Serbia's collections and periodicals published during the Great War in North Africa. The article also sheds light on the work of a musician, Dragutin F. Pokomi. This paper also highlights key points in the fruitful encounter between Serbian military musicians and the multi-layered cultures of the Maghreb countries and examines the importance of the BCD's promotion of Serbian culture overseas, as a type of cultural diplomacy.
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In the context of this year’s centenary of World War I, the focus of this text is the music activities of the Serbian army in North Africa (1916−1918), where they recuperated from their retreat across the mountains of Albania. This paper... more
In the context of this year’s centenary of World War I, the focus of this text is the music activities of the Serbian army in North Africa (1916−1918), where they recuperated from their retreat across the mountains of Albania. This paper is a result of an extensive archival research of the National Library of Serbia’s collections and periodicals published during the Great War in North Africa. The daily news bulletin Napred/En avant published during the war in Africa deserves special attention, along with the personal archives of conductor and Serbian army captain Dragutin F. Pokorni (1868−1956). The paper sheds light on the work of a Serbian military orchestra, officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (BCD, in Serbian: Muzika Konjičke divizije) and their leader Pokorni, hitherto little known in Serbian musicology. More importantly, the paper critiques official Serbian historiography and its primary concern with glorifying the ‘heroism’ and sacrifice of Serbian soldiers, whilst keeping silent on the ‘quiet African episodes’ in the activities of the Serbian army from January 1916 to December 1918. This paper also highlights key points in the fruitful encounter between Serbian military musicians and the multi-layered cultures of the Maghreb and examines the importance of the BCD’s promotion of Serbian culture overseas as a type of cultural diplomacy. By placing the activities of this Serbian military orchestra in the broader context of Serbian cultural diplomacy in the Great War, this paper offers an answer to the current debates in the humanities regarding new approaches to, and interpretations of, this year’s global anniversary, mentioned above.
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"POPULAR MUSIC AS AN ANTICIPATION, “FRAMING” AND CONSTRUCTION OF GENERATIONAL MEMORY OF THE 1968 STUDENTS’ PROTEST IN YUGOSLAVIA (Summary) By focusing on the role of music within a certain political event – in this case, the students’... more
"POPULAR MUSIC AS AN ANTICIPATION, “FRAMING” AND
CONSTRUCTION OF GENERATIONAL MEMORY OF THE 1968
STUDENTS’ PROTEST IN YUGOSLAVIA
(Summary)
By focusing on the role of music within a certain political event – in this case, the students’ protests in Yugoslavia in June 1968 – I connect the sociology of music with the sociology of social movements as defined by American writers Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison. Moreover, I suggest further research based
on the sociology of generations. I insist on the cultural basis of social movements, as argued by these Yale-educated sociologists. Contrary to the typically onesided or negative evaluation on the consequences of the 1968 protests on the further development of Yugoslav society, I discuss the importance of this crucial
year on the history of Yugoslav rock music and the students’ lifestyle. I argue that the entertainment institutions in Yugoslavia, including rock’n’roll, pop and jazz music, as well as the amateur folklore societies, were crucial for the selfidentification of the protagonists of the 1960s student protests, and not only the students’ political choices. Music anticipated and accompanied the 1968protests, and later helped in constructing the memories on these protests. Music is singled out as the object of study based on the analysis of a vast body of archival material and the participants’ testimonies, in which the music could be observed as the only constant parameter in the process of constructing collective memory to the 1960s in Yugoslavia and the 1968 events. I discuss music in the context of social movements for the sake of analyzing the multiplicity of music’s meanings for various social groups. Music is seen outside of institutional frameworks. Bearing in mind the lack of literature that deals comprehensively with the lifestyle of the youth at that time, including their musical preferences, I used various secondary sources."
CONSTRUCTION OF GENERATIONAL MEMORY OF THE 1968
STUDENTS’ PROTEST IN YUGOSLAVIA
(Summary)
By focusing on the role of music within a certain political event – in this case, the students’ protests in Yugoslavia in June 1968 – I connect the sociology of music with the sociology of social movements as defined by American writers Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison. Moreover, I suggest further research based
on the sociology of generations. I insist on the cultural basis of social movements, as argued by these Yale-educated sociologists. Contrary to the typically onesided or negative evaluation on the consequences of the 1968 protests on the further development of Yugoslav society, I discuss the importance of this crucial
year on the history of Yugoslav rock music and the students’ lifestyle. I argue that the entertainment institutions in Yugoslavia, including rock’n’roll, pop and jazz music, as well as the amateur folklore societies, were crucial for the selfidentification of the protagonists of the 1960s student protests, and not only the students’ political choices. Music anticipated and accompanied the 1968protests, and later helped in constructing the memories on these protests. Music is singled out as the object of study based on the analysis of a vast body of archival material and the participants’ testimonies, in which the music could be observed as the only constant parameter in the process of constructing collective memory to the 1960s in Yugoslavia and the 1968 events. I discuss music in the context of social movements for the sake of analyzing the multiplicity of music’s meanings for various social groups. Music is seen outside of institutional frameworks. Bearing in mind the lack of literature that deals comprehensively with the lifestyle of the youth at that time, including their musical preferences, I used various secondary sources."
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Round table and this publication are part of the international bilateral cooperation between Serbia and Portugal 2018-2019, with project title The Small Powers, International Dynamics and Internal Politics: Portugal and Serbia... more
Round table and this publication are part of the international bilateral cooperation between Serbia and Portugal 2018-2019, with project title The Small Powers, International Dynamics and Internal Politics: Portugal and Serbia (1878-1926/1929). A Parallel Study No. 451-03-1924/2016-09/9) funded by Ministry for Science, Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and The Foundation for Science and Technology, Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Portugal
Book of abstracts from the international conference held in 2014.
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This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web... more
This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web of Jewish legislation at the crossroads of the Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. Schlesinger was singled out as one of the most prominent Jews in the Principality of Serbia. His status was far more favorable than that of Jews of other professions, especially merchants. The attitude of the Serbian government towards Jews during most of the nineteenth century can be divided into two periods. During the first period, until the early 1840s, Jews were free to work, travel, and settle, while during the second period, which lasted until the Serbians achieved independence in 1878, Serbia had anti-Semitic laws that suppressed Jewish rights to work, travel, and settle. The anti-Jewish laws were so strict that the Alliance Israélite Universelle had to write to the major European forces during the talks leading to the Treaty of Berlin to inform them of the situation in Serbia; the anti-Semitic laws were abolished almost a decade later. The change of policy towards Jews in the 1840s was due to the economic interests of a part of the Serbian merchant elite, which was also very involved in trade and commerce. In the long period after the introduction of the first anti-Semitic laws, the majority of the Serbian government became very hostile towards the Jews. Jewish merchants were not supposed to work and live outside of their neighborhood in Belgrade. According to Schlesinger himself, Jewish musicians enjoyed a different social status as members of a rare profession. In this article, the authors also focus on the problem of music migration from northern parts of the Habsburg Empire both to its south and to the newly (in 1867) established independent Principality of Serbia. The authors’ approach is based not only on an intersection of military and political history but also on a sociological perspective on migration and the issues of minorities which deepens the musicological approach to the issue of “Jewishness” and music.
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What did popular song mean to people across the world during the First World War? For the first time, song repertoires and musical industries from countries on both sides in the Great War as well as from neutral countries are analysed in... more
What did popular song mean to people across the world during the First World War? For the first time, song repertoires and musical industries from countries on both sides in the Great War as well as from neutral countries are analysed in one exciting volume. Experts from around the world, and with very different approaches, bring to life the entertainment of a century ago, to show the role it played in the lives of our ancestors. The reader will meet the penniless lyricist, the theatre chain owner, the cross-dressing singer, fado composer, stage Scotsman or rhyming soldier, whether they come from Serbia, Britain, the USA, Germany, France, Portugal or elsewhere, in this fascinating exploration of showbiz before the generalization of the gramophone. Singing was a vector for patriotic support for the war, and sometimes for anti-war activism, but it was much more than that, and expressed and constructed debates, anxieties, social identities and changes in gender roles. This work, accompanied by many links to online recordings, will allow the reader to glimpse the complex role of popular song in people’s lives in a period of total war.
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Populism in Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Europe has been framed through theoretical ideas and expectations based on West European experience. However, the region's experience of populist politics has diverged from that of... more
Populism in Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Europe has been framed through theoretical ideas and expectations based on West European experience. However, the region's experience of populist politics has diverged from that of Western Europe in important ways. In older West European democracies, the most typical vehicle for populism are, for the moment, new or previously marginal illiberal challenger parties which confront an essentially liberal, non-populist mainstream. In Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Europe, it is the "mainstream" which is or has become populist. Therefore, it is important to elaborate which of these universal indicators of populism can be applied to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Western Balkans, and what kind of particularities will crystallize as a consequence of the socialist background. The main aim of the conference is to gather scholars that are researching different aspects and manifestations of populism in...
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The Principality and later Kingdom of Serbia with its less pronounced class differences, with a thin layer of urban population and the dominance of rural population, was the perfect target for the military musicians that were coming from... more
The Principality and later Kingdom of Serbia with its less pronounced class differences, with a thin layer of urban population and the dominance of rural population, was the perfect target for the military musicians that were coming from the Habsburg Empire. “Foreigners” as military musicians would progress into higher strata. Czech musicians were the most important and most numerous among the newcomers in Serbia and the role of Josif Schlesinger as the first important musician is essential for understanding their importance and influence. The educational and modernization process could be followed by the growth in the number of professional military musicians.
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This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web... more
This article explores the status of Josif Schlesinger (1794–1870), the first Serbian composer and professional musician in the court of Prince Miloš Obrenović (1780–1860), in the complex process of constructing Jewish identity in the web of Jewish legislation at the crossroads of the Ottoman and Habsburg Empires. Schlesinger was singled out as one of the most prominent Jews in the Principality of Serbia. His status was far more favorable than that of Jews of other professions, especially merchants. The attitude of the Serbian government towards Jews during most of the nineteenth century can be divided into two periods. During the first period, until the early 1840s, Jews were free to work, travel, and settle, while during the second period, which lasted until the Serbians achieved independence in 1878, Serbia had anti-Semitic laws that suppressed Jewish rights to work, travel, and settle. The anti-Jewish laws were so strict that the Alliance Israélite Universelle had to write to the major European forces during the talks leading to the Treaty of Berlin to inform them of the situation in Serbia; the anti-Semitic laws were abolished almost a decade later. The change of policy towards Jews in the 1840s was due to the economic interests of a part of the Serbian merchant elite, which was also very involved in trade and commerce. In the long period after the introduction of the first anti-Semitic laws, the majority of the Serbian government became very hostile towards the Jews. Jewish merchants were not supposed to work and live outside of their neighborhood in Belgrade. According to Schlesinger himself, Jewish musicians enjoyed a different social status as members of a rare profession. In this article, the authors also focus on the problem of music migration from northern parts of the Habsburg Empire both to its south and to the newly (in 1867) established independent Principality of Serbia. The authors’ approach is based not only on an intersection of military and political history but also on a sociological perspective on migration and the issues of minorities which deepens the musicological approach to the issue of “Jewishness” and music.
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The Principality and later Kingdom of Serbia with its less pronounced class differences, with a thin layer of urban population and the dominance of rural population, was the perfect target for the military musicians that were coming from... more
The Principality and later Kingdom of Serbia with its less pronounced class differences, with a thin layer of urban population and the dominance of rural population, was the perfect target for the military musicians that were coming from the Habsburg Empire. " Foreigners " as military musicians would progress into higher strata. Czech musicians were the most important and most numerous among the newcomers in Serbia and the role of Josif Schlesinger as the first important musician is essential for understanding their importance and influence. The educational and modernization process could be followed by the growth in the number of professional military musicians.
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U radu se prati diskurzivni put jednog od dominantnih, a opet zaboravljenih pojmova u istoriji ideja – to je pojam „degeneracije“. Bogatstvo primene i različitih osvetlja-vanja datog pojma, a opet njegovo diskurzivno raspršivanje i... more
U radu se prati diskurzivni put jednog od dominantnih, a opet zaboravljenih pojmova u istoriji ideja – to je pojam „degeneracije“. Bogatstvo primene i različitih osvetlja-vanja datog pojma, a opet njegovo diskurzivno raspršivanje i zamagljivanje sagledava seod sredine XIX do prvih decenija XX veka. Pojam koji je bio gotovo nezaobilazan u studija-ma mislilaca najrazličitijih profila od sredine XIX veka, uspešno je uključen iz medicinske terminologije Francuske, Italije, Velike Britanije u diskurs o umetnosti modernih evropskih društava. Fokusiranjem na oblast muzike, dati koncept je postao trajno vezan za mišljenjeo relacijama muzike i društva na nemačkom govornom području. U složenom diskurziv-nom razvoju datog pojma, autorka je nužno pravila izbore te je posebna pažnja posvećenaaustrougarskom psihologu Maksu Nordauu koji je preneo koncept „degeneracije“ iz me-dicine u sferu umetnosti (i muzike). Rasprava „degeneracije muzike“ vođena je hronološki, počev od Drugog rajha u kome je delovao jedan od najkontroverznijih kompozitora, Ri-hard Vagner) teoretičar „degeneracije“ i njenog prevazilaženja putem „regeneracije“, a opet smatran „degenerisanim“. Na datom primeru razotkriva se složenost sa kojom se suočavamo kad proučavamo koncept „degeneracije muzike“. Sagledavanje se zaokružuje osvrtomna život „degenerisanih“ muzičara/muzike u vreme Vajmarske republike, odnosno, njiho-vog tumačenja u Trećem rajhu
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ABSTRACT This paper was primarily based on correspondence of Marco Foscari IV, member of respectable patrician family who served from 1789 to 1792 as Captain Raspa of a small fortress in Istria. His correspondence with close friends... more
ABSTRACT This paper was primarily based on correspondence of Marco Foscari IV, member of respectable patrician family who served from 1789 to 1792 as Captain Raspa of a small fortress in Istria. His correspondence with close friends discloses opportunities in Venice, as well as events related to its nightlife in which the theatre, along with opera, played the dominant role. Its focus is research on influence of French Revolution on Venetian theatre and opera. In search for micro level of analysis, authors put their focus on local perspective on French-Italian relations, and their influence on opera. Therefore, authors singled out one interesting event which sparked great public attention in Venice-debates and process of the construction of a new theatre in the San Fantino, sestiere de San Marco, theatre La Fenice. At the time of prohibition of the public and private gatherings, in early 1790s, in this paper authors analysed position of opera.
Keywords: Venice, theatre, opera, French Revolution, La Fenice
Keywords: Venice, theatre, opera, French Revolution, La Fenice
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In the context of centenary of World War I, the focus of this text are results and strategy of cultural diplomacy which were conducted by a leader of the Serbian military band officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (Muzika... more
In the context of centenary of World War I, the focus of this text are results and strategy of cultural diplomacy which were conducted by a leader of the Serbian military band officially called the Band of the Cavalry Division (Muzika Konjicke divizije). The stage for these activities was in North Africa (1916-1918), where part of the Serbian army recuperated from retreat across the mountains of Albania. This paper is a result of an extensive archival research of the National Library of Serbia's collections and periodicals published during the Great War in North Africa. The article also sheds light on the work of a musician, Dragutin F. Pokomi. This paper also highlights key points in the fruitful encounter between Serbian military musicians and the multi-layered cultures of the Maghreb countries and examines the importance of the BCD's promotion of Serbian culture overseas, as a type of cultural diplomacy.
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The paper presents the work of National Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Serbia from its establishing in 1948 to 1955. The author deals with complex issues of setting up this Serbian national folk ensemble in Socialist Federal... more
The paper presents the work of National Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Serbia from its establishing in 1948 to 1955. The author deals with complex issues of setting up this Serbian national folk ensemble in Socialist Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia (SFRY), in controversial period during which Agitprop and Informbiro influenced all spheres of culture. In this paper author explains the “use” of folk music in the context of extensive social changes and revival. Since successful tours abroad marked the founding days of this ensemble, reception and reputation-building are accessed first. The author analysis the sounding concept of work of Ensemble “Kolo” and outlines its position in the existing network of like Yugoslav amateur ensembles. Main problems identified and examined are “authenticity” (izvornost), pedagogy in SFRY, folk dance relations towards high art and ballet practice in SFRY and role of folk dance ensembles in construction of the SFRY image in the first phase of the Cold war. The author consults archive collections from the Archive of Yugoslavia, periodicals and historical essays on politics, culture and ideology of SFRY.
Keywords: Ensemble of folk Dances and Songs of Serbia, Ensemble „Kolo“, folklore, folk ensembles, SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia, Agitprop, music institutions, tours, cultural cooperation, Cold War
of Yugoslavia (SFRY), in controversial period during which Agitprop and Informbiro influenced all spheres of culture. In this paper author explains the “use” of folk music in the context of extensive social changes and revival. Since successful tours abroad marked the founding days of this ensemble, reception and reputation-building are accessed first. The author analysis the sounding concept of work of Ensemble “Kolo” and outlines its position in the existing network of like Yugoslav amateur ensembles. Main problems identified and examined are “authenticity” (izvornost), pedagogy in SFRY, folk dance relations towards high art and ballet practice in SFRY and role of folk dance ensembles in construction of the SFRY image in the first phase of the Cold war. The author consults archive collections from the Archive of Yugoslavia, periodicals and historical essays on politics, culture and ideology of SFRY.
Keywords: Ensemble of folk Dances and Songs of Serbia, Ensemble „Kolo“, folklore, folk ensembles, SFR Yugoslavia, Serbia, Agitprop, music institutions, tours, cultural cooperation, Cold War
Research Interests: Ethnomusicology, Cold War and Culture, Folk Music, Cold War International Relations, Folk Appropriation in Art and Popular Music, and 6 moreDance competitions, stylistic reproductions, Argentine folkloric dances, Српска историја (Serbian History), SFRJ, Cultural Cooperation, Folklore Ensembles, and Etnokoreologija
From a sociological and historical perspective, by looking through “pericentric glasses”, with awareness that during the Cold War, in addition to East and West, North and South existed too, the author explores the connections of Socialist... more
From a sociological and historical perspective, by looking through “pericentric glasses”, with awareness that during the Cold War, in addition to East and West, North and South existed too, the author explores the connections of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the Republic of Finland. Complex geopolitics of the Cold War influenced the establishment of the position of the countries mentioned in this paper in the international community but it also allowed them to be relatively autonomous in their actions. It also provided them the potential to be catalysts and even mediators of certain ideas that will result in changes at the global level. Th is paper will highlight key points of gathering between the two countries, which are political and cultural cooperation, which were complementary to each other. Th e cooperation between the two countries will be presented as a result of a related political approach, namely, the principle of pacifism which both countries had supported, opposing at the same time the “arms race” and nuclear experiments. Th e conclusions are illustrated with tangible political projects of the two countries, especially their close cooperation in significant political bodies: the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). Inspired by common policy objectives of the two authoritarian presidents, Urho Kekkonen and Josip Broz Tito, cultural ideologues of SFRY Education Ministry Secretariat for Foreign Affairs and of Finish Education Ministry’s International Cooperation Department have focused on the bilateral dialogue mainly in the field of visual and fine arts, and also in literature and music."
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IN THE NET OF DISCIPLINARY AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS: MUSICIANS IN BELGRADE 1941−1944 The subject of this doctoral dissertation is the status of musicians in Belgrade during the German occupation in World War II. The theoretical... more
IN THE NET OF DISCIPLINARY AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS:
MUSICIANS IN BELGRADE 1941−1944
The subject of this doctoral dissertation is the status of musicians in Belgrade during the German occupation in World War II. The theoretical framework of the research is based on Michel Foucault's historical relational biopolitics, which has proven to be suitable to assess the status of musicians in a particular crisis of "social state" and based on the example of actual practices and knowledge. The dissertation applies biopolitical strategies at two operational levels, which, like Foucault's disciplinary (micro) and regulatory mechanisms (macro), are pervasive. Firstly, biopolitics is applied to the analysis of concrete knowledge and practices which are the basis for a hypothetical framework for the future regulation of society. In this regard, we argue that biological and racial criteria are dominant in the organization of all aspects of the society in occupied Belgrade. Therefore we followed two interpretations of biopolitics - German and Serbian. Their encounters or differences, and their influence on the profession of musicians during the occupation period, as well as possible hypothetical ideas of the role of musicians in the future society, were viewed as a part of the general population's biopolitics. At the same time, we analyzed seemingly thin boundaries between the Nazi biopolitics in the homeland and in occupied Belgrade as well as those between the Serbian biopolitics and the exemplary Nazi biopolitics. In this regard, we argue that, against Nazi biopolitics based on doctrinal racial theory, a clear hierarchy of nations and cultures in the future New Europe, the Serbian version of biopolitical regulation of society was focused on preserving the collective entity represented through the concepts of "rural dystopias", framed by ideas of cooperative caste-like society system, restoration of the Middle Ages, the Saint Sava cult, ruralization and patriarchy. Although Serbian biopolitics was inferior to Nazi, viewed as different biopolitical programs, we conclude that both biopolitical versions showed insufficiently refined regulation, and dominance of disciplinary measures that led to the self-destruction of both ideals, of Aryan and of Serbian collective entities. Secondly, we analyzed actual encounters of disciplinary practices and knowledge in occupied Belgrade, by certain power centres and interests, and influence of these encounters on the position of musicians employed at four major institutions: the Serbian National Theater, the Kolarac Foundation with the Kolarac National University, the State Music Academy with Secondary Music School and Soldier’s Radio Belgrade (Soldatensender Belgrad). By applying biopolitical perspective, we conclude that the excommunicated and the ineligible musicians constituted an equal half, the Other without whom it was impossible to define "what is disciplined and what is it that remains." In addition to the analytical goal of this dissertation, which is to determine boundaries between different versions of biopolitics - Nazi and Serbian, and their related visions of future societies which influenced the status of musicians, this dissertation also pursued an interpretative-theoretical goal: pointing out adequate social classification of musicians that would fulfill sociological criteria and would be applicable to the analysis of the position of musicians in the occupied metropolises during WWII. In this regard, interpretative theoretical approach resulted in classification of musicians in occupied Belgrade into five basic groups: 1) ineligible musicians such as Jews, Communists, Roma, and to some extent Freemasons 2) “opportunists” as the largest group of educated musicians in German-speaking areas or prominent music professionals, 3) foreign musicians, 4) eligible musicians, and 5) neutral musicians who remained largely inactive during this period. The failure of Nazi biopolitics in the sphere of music is evident through the dominance of "opportunist" musicians and abscence of ideals of "Nazi Aryan music" as well as of a clear criteria of "eligibility". Finally, the main premise on which this dissertation is based is that there is no autonomously German or Serbian history of occupation of Belgrade, and that both the position of musicians and the attitude towards musical practices were created in line with coinciding of the aforementioned. The sociological segmentation of the musicians in this dissertation is presented as an example how clusters in the society of the Third Reich and other metropoles under the Nazis, not only in occupied Belgrade, can be further compared.
Keywords: musicians, Belgrade, WWII, Michel Foucault, disciplinary mechanism, regulatory mechanism, biopolitics, Jews, Roma people, opportunists
MUSICIANS IN BELGRADE 1941−1944
The subject of this doctoral dissertation is the status of musicians in Belgrade during the German occupation in World War II. The theoretical framework of the research is based on Michel Foucault's historical relational biopolitics, which has proven to be suitable to assess the status of musicians in a particular crisis of "social state" and based on the example of actual practices and knowledge. The dissertation applies biopolitical strategies at two operational levels, which, like Foucault's disciplinary (micro) and regulatory mechanisms (macro), are pervasive. Firstly, biopolitics is applied to the analysis of concrete knowledge and practices which are the basis for a hypothetical framework for the future regulation of society. In this regard, we argue that biological and racial criteria are dominant in the organization of all aspects of the society in occupied Belgrade. Therefore we followed two interpretations of biopolitics - German and Serbian. Their encounters or differences, and their influence on the profession of musicians during the occupation period, as well as possible hypothetical ideas of the role of musicians in the future society, were viewed as a part of the general population's biopolitics. At the same time, we analyzed seemingly thin boundaries between the Nazi biopolitics in the homeland and in occupied Belgrade as well as those between the Serbian biopolitics and the exemplary Nazi biopolitics. In this regard, we argue that, against Nazi biopolitics based on doctrinal racial theory, a clear hierarchy of nations and cultures in the future New Europe, the Serbian version of biopolitical regulation of society was focused on preserving the collective entity represented through the concepts of "rural dystopias", framed by ideas of cooperative caste-like society system, restoration of the Middle Ages, the Saint Sava cult, ruralization and patriarchy. Although Serbian biopolitics was inferior to Nazi, viewed as different biopolitical programs, we conclude that both biopolitical versions showed insufficiently refined regulation, and dominance of disciplinary measures that led to the self-destruction of both ideals, of Aryan and of Serbian collective entities. Secondly, we analyzed actual encounters of disciplinary practices and knowledge in occupied Belgrade, by certain power centres and interests, and influence of these encounters on the position of musicians employed at four major institutions: the Serbian National Theater, the Kolarac Foundation with the Kolarac National University, the State Music Academy with Secondary Music School and Soldier’s Radio Belgrade (Soldatensender Belgrad). By applying biopolitical perspective, we conclude that the excommunicated and the ineligible musicians constituted an equal half, the Other without whom it was impossible to define "what is disciplined and what is it that remains." In addition to the analytical goal of this dissertation, which is to determine boundaries between different versions of biopolitics - Nazi and Serbian, and their related visions of future societies which influenced the status of musicians, this dissertation also pursued an interpretative-theoretical goal: pointing out adequate social classification of musicians that would fulfill sociological criteria and would be applicable to the analysis of the position of musicians in the occupied metropolises during WWII. In this regard, interpretative theoretical approach resulted in classification of musicians in occupied Belgrade into five basic groups: 1) ineligible musicians such as Jews, Communists, Roma, and to some extent Freemasons 2) “opportunists” as the largest group of educated musicians in German-speaking areas or prominent music professionals, 3) foreign musicians, 4) eligible musicians, and 5) neutral musicians who remained largely inactive during this period. The failure of Nazi biopolitics in the sphere of music is evident through the dominance of "opportunist" musicians and abscence of ideals of "Nazi Aryan music" as well as of a clear criteria of "eligibility". Finally, the main premise on which this dissertation is based is that there is no autonomously German or Serbian history of occupation of Belgrade, and that both the position of musicians and the attitude towards musical practices were created in line with coinciding of the aforementioned. The sociological segmentation of the musicians in this dissertation is presented as an example how clusters in the society of the Third Reich and other metropoles under the Nazis, not only in occupied Belgrade, can be further compared.
Keywords: musicians, Belgrade, WWII, Michel Foucault, disciplinary mechanism, regulatory mechanism, biopolitics, Jews, Roma people, opportunists
Research Interests: Sociology, Music, Radio, Jewish History, Michel Foucault, and 15 moreHolocaust Studies, History of Belgrade, Biopolitics, Musicians, Holocaust, Ballet, Muzikal Studies, Roma People, Jeffrey C. Alexander, Gypsy Studies, Russian and Soviet ballet, Beograd, ópera, history of the WWII, and Drugi Svetski Rat
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The subject of this article is the encounter of race, racism, and psychiatry in the philosophy discourse of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Although he is admired for development of the concept of power relations, and... more
The subject of this article is the encounter of race, racism, and psychiatry in the philosophy discourse of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. Although he is admired for development of the concept of power relations, and nontraditional approach to history and philosophy, in this article focus will be on Foucault as an intellectual who was also trained and had affinity in psychology and psychiatry. In this respect, the novelty of his approach to historical roots of psychiatry and its social importance in modern times will be accessed, as well as relations between racism and psychiatry. With this article, Foucault will be presented not only as a philosopher of anti-psychiatry, but also as a representative of critical discourse of power that psychiatry has on racism and modern society. In that respect, his discourse on relations between race and psychiatry will be accessed as suitable for application in humanities, social and medical sciences.
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Research Interests: Jewish Studies, Jewish Mysticism, Collaboration, Jewish History, Croatian History, and 15 moreSerbian history, Second World War, Holocaust Studies, National Socialism, Nazism, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Serbia, Croatia, Victims, Historical Revisionism, Memorialisation, Concentration Camps, Memorials, NDH (History), and Jasenovac
The journal Acta Historiae is an open access (CC BY) external double-blind peer reviewed academic periodical; every manuscript is evaluated by two independent experts on the subject matter. The journal publishes original scientific... more
The journal Acta Historiae is an open access (CC BY) external double-blind peer reviewed academic periodical; every manuscript is evaluated by two independent experts on the subject matter. The journal publishes original scientific articles, review articles, short scientific articles, reviews and bibliographies from fields of history of medicine, medical deontology, history of mentality, private life, urban and rural everyday life and living conditions, structure of urban and rural settlements, history, demography, boundaries, as well as the history of architecture and urban planning in the context of history, culture and health care institutions.
The first issue of the journal was published in 1961 and for three decades it was one of the most modern, open and dynamic Yugoslavian journals. Since June 2016 the journal is included in ERIH PLUS.
Editor in chief is prof. dr Nikola Samardžić
http://actahistorica.com/xxxv2016/
The first issue of the journal was published in 1961 and for three decades it was one of the most modern, open and dynamic Yugoslavian journals. Since June 2016 the journal is included in ERIH PLUS.
Editor in chief is prof. dr Nikola Samardžić
http://actahistorica.com/xxxv2016/
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Nikola Samardžić NАTIONALIZATION, CONFISCATION AND RESTITUTION: Historical, Legal and Political Issues Restitution is not just a return to a previous state. We cannot revive the past, and that is not really a point. Restitution is a new... more
Nikola Samardžić NАTIONALIZATION, CONFISCATION AND RESTITUTION:
Historical, Legal and Political Issues Restitution is not just a return to a previous state. We cannot revive the past, and that is not really a point. Restitution is a new opportunity for our future, for everybody with the exception of corrupt pockets of society and state. Memory and attention are priority in the process, in relation to the pure material satisfaction of the damaged or descendants. Broadly socially based capitalism and transparent ownership structure should be the stronghold of our democratic future, the path that respects the wrongdoing victims in the past, assuming the wartime aggression and the Holocaust. I also suppose that descendants of the victims are not responsible for the actions of their ancestors. A very unique burden for Serbia and Yugoslavia is the Donauschwaben destiny. Such controversies may be oversimplified only with a presumption that a new totalitarian order performed the liberation from Nazism and Fascism,
with complex and long-term consequences related to the whole of the
Eastern Europe, which Yugoslavia was a special and particularly complicated case. Confiscation and nationalization have drastically altered the structure of ownership and general legal framework. Conflict with the previous political system involved a conflict with the wealthier urban and rural social circles. Already during the last months of enduring war a new ruling class has emerged entering into other’s villas, houses, flats, beds and slippers. New ruling class gradually assumed both social function and lifestyle of those defeated. Moreover, eventually was established a tacit consensus of winners and losers, as Yugoslavia was approaching Western influences and opening the borders, faced with the disastrous results of post-war transition and economic policy. From the late sixties intellectuals were increasingly challenging Tito’s regime
and value system, but only from the extreme left or nationalist platforms. Already during the seventies was permanently prevented eventual general Yugoslav consensus on democracy, the rule of law and transition to the capitalism. Confiscation and nationalization were significantly impeding modernization process, devastation of villages and ruralisation of the cities. Yugoslav and Serbian society was deprived of the dynamics, ethics, and driving force of capitalism. Gradual destruction of the private property culture, and state promoted, populist self-management kept the economic activity at the margins of profitability and market logic. Traditional urban classes were pauperized and intimidated.Post-war Sovietization and nationalism have transformed Serbia into failed state and futile economy. Despite all its controversies, restitution can be considered as an important reform process with deep and painful historical and ethical background: socialist revolution and Sovietization, the Holocaust and its relapse in nationalization and official hostility to Israel, on the other side of history the fate of the „Donauschwaben”, and, generally, crushing the backbones of modernization and democratization in both urban and rural development. Th at is why we decided to establish this permanent conference as the restitution process deserves the public and scientific attention and open, brave and transparent debate. I suppose that the priorities should be the ethic aspects of restitution, including the moral dilemmas, and all the benefits of our future economic, political and cultural development. Mutual rapprochement between the peoples originating from our former homeland should be implied. I am deeply convinced that the restitution should lead to a new moral consensus
that will be referred to all aspects and consequences of the Holocaust.
Negation of the idea of restitution, regardless of to whom it concerns, meaning individual nationality or national group, is implicit denial of the Holocaust, as post-war confiscation and nationalization concealed elements of deliberate and organized terror. But we need to discuss the collective reprisals against Donauschwaben. We need to recognize our own, Serbian victims. And we should be even more practical. Th ere is no democracy without the rule of law. And there is no capitalism without legally protected private property. There is no capitalism outside democratic world. Perhaps democracy is the best of all poor political systems. Maybe capitalism is the price we pay to human nature, driven predominantly by market constraints, and just exceptionally by entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic.
Historical, Legal and Political Issues Restitution is not just a return to a previous state. We cannot revive the past, and that is not really a point. Restitution is a new opportunity for our future, for everybody with the exception of corrupt pockets of society and state. Memory and attention are priority in the process, in relation to the pure material satisfaction of the damaged or descendants. Broadly socially based capitalism and transparent ownership structure should be the stronghold of our democratic future, the path that respects the wrongdoing victims in the past, assuming the wartime aggression and the Holocaust. I also suppose that descendants of the victims are not responsible for the actions of their ancestors. A very unique burden for Serbia and Yugoslavia is the Donauschwaben destiny. Such controversies may be oversimplified only with a presumption that a new totalitarian order performed the liberation from Nazism and Fascism,
with complex and long-term consequences related to the whole of the
Eastern Europe, which Yugoslavia was a special and particularly complicated case. Confiscation and nationalization have drastically altered the structure of ownership and general legal framework. Conflict with the previous political system involved a conflict with the wealthier urban and rural social circles. Already during the last months of enduring war a new ruling class has emerged entering into other’s villas, houses, flats, beds and slippers. New ruling class gradually assumed both social function and lifestyle of those defeated. Moreover, eventually was established a tacit consensus of winners and losers, as Yugoslavia was approaching Western influences and opening the borders, faced with the disastrous results of post-war transition and economic policy. From the late sixties intellectuals were increasingly challenging Tito’s regime
and value system, but only from the extreme left or nationalist platforms. Already during the seventies was permanently prevented eventual general Yugoslav consensus on democracy, the rule of law and transition to the capitalism. Confiscation and nationalization were significantly impeding modernization process, devastation of villages and ruralisation of the cities. Yugoslav and Serbian society was deprived of the dynamics, ethics, and driving force of capitalism. Gradual destruction of the private property culture, and state promoted, populist self-management kept the economic activity at the margins of profitability and market logic. Traditional urban classes were pauperized and intimidated.Post-war Sovietization and nationalism have transformed Serbia into failed state and futile economy. Despite all its controversies, restitution can be considered as an important reform process with deep and painful historical and ethical background: socialist revolution and Sovietization, the Holocaust and its relapse in nationalization and official hostility to Israel, on the other side of history the fate of the „Donauschwaben”, and, generally, crushing the backbones of modernization and democratization in both urban and rural development. Th at is why we decided to establish this permanent conference as the restitution process deserves the public and scientific attention and open, brave and transparent debate. I suppose that the priorities should be the ethic aspects of restitution, including the moral dilemmas, and all the benefits of our future economic, political and cultural development. Mutual rapprochement between the peoples originating from our former homeland should be implied. I am deeply convinced that the restitution should lead to a new moral consensus
that will be referred to all aspects and consequences of the Holocaust.
Negation of the idea of restitution, regardless of to whom it concerns, meaning individual nationality or national group, is implicit denial of the Holocaust, as post-war confiscation and nationalization concealed elements of deliberate and organized terror. But we need to discuss the collective reprisals against Donauschwaben. We need to recognize our own, Serbian victims. And we should be even more practical. Th ere is no democracy without the rule of law. And there is no capitalism without legally protected private property. There is no capitalism outside democratic world. Perhaps democracy is the best of all poor political systems. Maybe capitalism is the price we pay to human nature, driven predominantly by market constraints, and just exceptionally by entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic.
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Latest issue on eugenics The journal Acta Historiae is a double-blind peer reviewed academic periodical. It publishes original scientific articles, review articles, short scientific articles, reviews and bibliographies from fields of... more
Latest issue on eugenics
The journal Acta Historiae is a double-blind peer reviewed academic periodical. It publishes original scientific articles, review articles, short scientific articles, reviews and bibliographies from fields of history of medicine, medical deontology, history of mentality, private life, urban and rural everyday life and living conditions, structure of urban and rural settlements, history, demography, boundaries, as well as the history of architecture and urban planning in the context of history, culture and health care institutions.
The first issue of the journal was published in 1961 and for three decades it was one of the most modern, open and dynamic Yugoslavian journals.
The journal Acta Historiae is a double-blind peer reviewed academic periodical. It publishes original scientific articles, review articles, short scientific articles, reviews and bibliographies from fields of history of medicine, medical deontology, history of mentality, private life, urban and rural everyday life and living conditions, structure of urban and rural settlements, history, demography, boundaries, as well as the history of architecture and urban planning in the context of history, culture and health care institutions.
The first issue of the journal was published in 1961 and for three decades it was one of the most modern, open and dynamic Yugoslavian journals.
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Part I – Ethical and Property Dilemma 7 Nikola SAMARDŽIĆ: SEVERAL IDEAS ON HOLOCAUST AND RESTITUTION IN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: Serbian Ethical and Property Dilemma and the Legacy of Anti-Semitism 21 Dragan ALEKSIĆ: Th e Sale of Confi scated... more
Part I – Ethical and Property Dilemma
7 Nikola SAMARDŽIĆ: SEVERAL IDEAS ON HOLOCAUST
AND RESTITUTION IN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW:
Serbian Ethical and Property Dilemma and the Legacy
of Anti-Semitism
21 Dragan ALEKSIĆ: Th e Sale of Confi scated Jewish Immovable
Property in Serbia During World War II for Financing War
Damages to Germans
39 Adam J. SACKS: Wiedergutmachung and its Discontents
Part II – The Political Roles in the Restitution
51 Vesna ALEKSIĆ: THE POLITICAL ROLE OF FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION: Bankverein AG and Aryanization of Jewish
property in Serbia
65 Ljiljana DOBROVŠAK: Restitution of Jewish Property in
Croatia
89 Wesley A. FISHER: Further Observations on the Restitution
of Art, Judaica, and Other Cultural Property Plundered in
Serbia
Part III – THE LEGAL ASPECTS: Rehabilitation and Restitution
101 Kristen NELSON and Rajika L. SHAH: AN IMMOVABLE
PROPERTY RESTITUTION LEGISLATION DATABASE:
ESLI’s Initiative to Bring Present and Future Meaning to the
Terezin Declaration Commitments
113 Radovan LAZIĆ: An Overview of the Law on Rehabilitation
From the Point of View of Holocaust Victims and Other
Victims of Nazi Terror
123 Jovan KRSTIĆ: Restitution as Th e Legal Vacuum in the System
of Law
141 Goran ILIĆ: Th e Military Judiciary in Post-War Years
7 Nikola SAMARDŽIĆ: SEVERAL IDEAS ON HOLOCAUST
AND RESTITUTION IN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW:
Serbian Ethical and Property Dilemma and the Legacy
of Anti-Semitism
21 Dragan ALEKSIĆ: Th e Sale of Confi scated Jewish Immovable
Property in Serbia During World War II for Financing War
Damages to Germans
39 Adam J. SACKS: Wiedergutmachung and its Discontents
Part II – The Political Roles in the Restitution
51 Vesna ALEKSIĆ: THE POLITICAL ROLE OF FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION: Bankverein AG and Aryanization of Jewish
property in Serbia
65 Ljiljana DOBROVŠAK: Restitution of Jewish Property in
Croatia
89 Wesley A. FISHER: Further Observations on the Restitution
of Art, Judaica, and Other Cultural Property Plundered in
Serbia
Part III – THE LEGAL ASPECTS: Rehabilitation and Restitution
101 Kristen NELSON and Rajika L. SHAH: AN IMMOVABLE
PROPERTY RESTITUTION LEGISLATION DATABASE:
ESLI’s Initiative to Bring Present and Future Meaning to the
Terezin Declaration Commitments
113 Radovan LAZIĆ: An Overview of the Law on Rehabilitation
From the Point of View of Holocaust Victims and Other
Victims of Nazi Terror
123 Jovan KRSTIĆ: Restitution as Th e Legal Vacuum in the System
of Law
141 Goran ILIĆ: Th e Military Judiciary in Post-War Years
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An international conference entitled "The Right-Wing Parties and Intellectuals in Interwar South Eastern Europe: Between Conservatism and Fascism" was held in the Great Conference Hall of the Hotel Majestic in Belgrade on 7-8 April 2022.... more
An international conference entitled "The Right-Wing Parties and Intellectuals in Interwar South Eastern Europe: Between Conservatism and Fascism" was held in the Great Conference Hall of the Hotel Majestic in Belgrade on 7-8 April 2022. The conference was part of the ongoing project "The Serbian Right-Wing Parties and Intellectuals in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1934-1941" supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, PROMIS, Grant No. 6062708, SerbRightWing.
Over the two days 24 papers were presented both on-site and online via Zoom (three presenters were, unfortunately, unable to join us) divided into seven thematic panels. There was a nice mixture of both established and emerging scholars from the field coming from a number of countries. Professor António Costa Pinto from the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, delivered a keynote lecture “Building Dictatorships in the Era of Fascism. A Global View” on the second day of the conference.
The organizers, Dragan Bakić, Dušan Fundić and Rastko Lompar from the Institute for Balkan Studies SASA, would like to extend their thanks to all the participants. It is their intention to publish an edited volume consisting of the conference proceedings which will, hopefully, be out in print next year.
Over the two days 24 papers were presented both on-site and online via Zoom (three presenters were, unfortunately, unable to join us) divided into seven thematic panels. There was a nice mixture of both established and emerging scholars from the field coming from a number of countries. Professor António Costa Pinto from the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, delivered a keynote lecture “Building Dictatorships in the Era of Fascism. A Global View” on the second day of the conference.
The organizers, Dragan Bakić, Dušan Fundić and Rastko Lompar from the Institute for Balkan Studies SASA, would like to extend their thanks to all the participants. It is their intention to publish an edited volume consisting of the conference proceedings which will, hopefully, be out in print next year.