“Tea party” with Branimir Janković: Yugoslavia as a taboo

Despite the crucial impact of the wars during the 1990s, there are numerous deeper reasons that have shaped the specific experiences of the single countries when talking about Yugoslavia and its legacy. This will be the topic of the lecture “The (Im)possibility of Speaking about Yugoslavia: The Croatian Case” by Branimir Janković. In Slovenia, partisan songs have been declared part of the cultural heritage, in Serbia there is a Museum of Yugoslavia, while in Croatia many people are asking for a ban of the red star and the Yugoslav flag. How to explain such differences in the countries that emerged … Continue reading “Tea party” with Branimir Janković: Yugoslavia as a taboo