Nostalgia in Flux
Some ex-Yugoslavs switch between different kinds of nostalgia, depending on context. The fluctuations of yugonostalgia highlight Yugoslavia as an enduring social and moral category.
Podcast
Sarajevo, USA
One in three Bosnians live outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina, most of whom are dispersed around Europe. Though only about 10% live in the U.S., the country is home to the biggest Bosnian city abroad.
Essay
Rockin’ Sarajevo
When the season’s first snow falls in Sarajevo, locals of a certain age recall the Olympics in 1984, when after a dry winter they worried whether the Games would even take place…
Podcast
The Jews of Sarajevo*
Jews have been part of Sarajevo’s human tapestry since the 16th century, only to be “discovered” by the rest of the world during the Bosnian War. This is their story.
Podcast
Burek in Space*
Burek is a pastry dish comprising thin layers of dough and a variety of fillings—a quintessential Balkan breakfast staple, late night snack, or anytime-anywhere fast-food delight, really. Burek is also a metaphor that varies across the former Yugoslav lands. Burek is food is life is culture is politics is burek.
Podcast
Bosnian Ice Hockey
Not only does hockey have a tradition in the former Yugoslavia, in one unexpected part of the disappeared country the beautiful game is on the up and up.
Podcast
Remembering Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics
The Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics AKA XIV Olympic Winter Games AKA Sarajevo 1984 were Yugoslavia’s proudest moment in the final years of its existence.
Podcast
The Specter of Dayton
Yugoslavia continues to disintegrate. There’s Kosovo, there’s lingering territorial and financial disputes among successor countries…and there’s Republika Srpska. Many are worried at the prospect of partition and conflict. How did we get here? How did Dayton’s gendered nature impact Bosnia and Herzegovina in its 26 years? What are the broader international and geopolitical implications of the current crisis? And how can the Dayton problem be solved?
Podcast
Two Schools Under One Roof
Fifty-six schools in 28 Bosnian towns and cities operate under a two-schools-under-one-roof system. Why do segregated schools exist in Bosnia and Herzegovina? And how can the problem be resolved, if at all?
Podcast
The Great Bosnian Emigration
Bosnians are leaving their country in droves. Why? And what can be done about it?
Podcast
Remembering 29 November, Dan Republike (Republic Day)
Every last Saturday in November, several thousand people from all across former Yugoslavia gather in Jajce for Days of AVNOJ, an official celebration of Yugoslavia’s founding, and the former holiday Day of the Republic.
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Podcast
Peace and Division in BiH: 25 Years of Dayton (Podcast Episode 18)
What has Dayton wrought and where do we go from here? Bosnian policy analysts and activists Gorana Mlinarević and Nela Porobić Isaković bring a feminist perspective to discuss the legacy of the Dayton Peace Accords after 25 years of implementation.
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Podcast
Elma Hodžić: “Das Ist Museum”
Elma Hodžić, curator at the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, discusses the museum’s memory-making activities and Bosnian post-war identity.