Event Recording
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Event Details
- Date: Wednesday, 7 May 2025
- Start time: 19:00 CEST / 13:00 EDT (World Time Converter)
- Online event – Zoom
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About the Event
Mitja Velikonja, founder of graffitology, discusses political graffiti in the former Yugoslavia as a source of cultural memory of socialism and the former country.
The event will be recorded and archived.
About the Speaker
Mitja Velikonja is a Professor of Cultural Studies and Head of the Centre for Cultural and Religious Studies at University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Social Sciences. In addition to scores of articles, book chapters, and conference papers, he has authored the definitive book on one facet of Yugonostalgia, Titostalgia: A Study of Nostalgia for Josip Broz. He is also the author of RockʼnʼRetro: New Yugoslavism in Contemporary Slovenian Popular Music (Sophia, 2013) and Post-Socialist Political Graffiti in the Balkans and Central Europe (Routledge, 2020).
Pre-Event Media
- “Mitja from the Russian Blocks and the Deficit of Yugoslavia,” Remembering Yugoslavia podcast, Episode #30
Members Area
“Post-Yugoslav Graffiti” is discounted to members of Yugoblok. Member pricing: $5 for legacy free members (formerly YUGO) / FREE for supporting members (formerly HERO). Discounts will be applied automatically at checkout (you must be logged in). Log in or join Yugoblok to get your discounted tickets.
