{"id":15301,"date":"2019-06-13T18:30:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2019-06-13T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T18:30:34","slug":"framing-the-nation-and-collective-identities-political-rituals-and-cultural-memory-of-the-twentieth-century-traumas-in-croatia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=15301","title":{"rendered":"Framing the Nation and Collective Identities: Political Rituals and Cultural Memory of the Twentieth-Century Traumas in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Na predstoje\u0107em ASEEES kongresu diskutirat \u0107e se i o novoobjavljenom zborniku \u201eFraming the Nation and Collective Identities: Political Rituals and Cultural Memory of the Twentieth-Century Traumas in Croatia\u201c koji su uredili Vjeran Pavlakovi\u0107 i Davor Paukovi\u0107 (Routledge, 2019, 246 str.)<\/p>\n

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2019 ASEEES<\/strong> Summer Convention (Zagreb, 14-16 June 2019)<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.aseees.org\/summer-convention\/program<\/a><\/p>\n

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Framing the Nation and Collective Identities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political Rituals and Cultural Memory of the Twentieth-Century Traumas in Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edited by Vjeran Pavlakovi\u0107, Davor Paukovi\u0107<\/p>\n

Routledge<\/p>\n

2019<\/p>\n

246 pages<\/p>\n

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Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book analyzes top-down and bottom-up strategies of framing the nation and collective identities through commemorative practices relating to events from the Second World War and the 1990s “Homeland War” in Croatia. With attention to media representations of commemorative events and opinion poll data, it draws on interviews and participant observation at commemorative events to focus on the speeches of political elites, together with the speeches of opposition politicians and other social actors (such as the Catholic Church, anti-fascist organizations and war veterans\u2019 and victims\u2019 organizations) who challenge official narratives. Offering innovative approaches to researching and analyzing commemorative practices in post-conflict societies, this examination of a nation\u2019s transition from a Yugoslav republic to an independent state \u2013 and now the newest member of the European Union \u2013 constitutes a unique case study for scholars of cultural memory and identity politics interested in the production and representation of national identities in official narratives.<\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Framing the Nation: An Introduction to Commemorative Culture in Croatia<\/p>\n

Vjeran Pavlakovi\u0107 and Davor Paukovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

Part 1: Socio-Cultural, Philosophical and Linguistic Approaches to Croatia’s Commemorative Culture <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Sociocultural and Ideological Determinants of Memory Culture in Croatian Society<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Pero Maldini<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. A Contemporary Philosophical Perspective on Cultural Memory in Croatia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Renato Stankovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. An Ontological and Constructional Approach to the Discourse Analysis of the Commemorative Speeches in Croatia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Benedikt Perak<\/em><\/p>\n

        Part 2: The Second World War Commemorations: Contested Sites of the Shared Past?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Framing the Narrative About Communist Crimes in Croatia: Bleiburg and Jazovka<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Davor Paukovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

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          1. Contested Sites and Fragmented Narratives: Jasenovac and Disruptions in Croatia\u2019s Commemorative Culture<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Vjeran Pavlakovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

            Part 3: The Homeland War Commemorations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            1. Heroes at the Margins: Veterans, Elites and the Narrative of War<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Ivor Sokoli\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

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              1. Ambassadors of Memory: “Honouring the Homeland War” in Croatian Sport<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Dario Brentin<\/em><\/p>\n

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                1. Remembering the Hague: The Impact of International Criminal Justice on Memory Practices in Croatia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Ana Ljubojevi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

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                  1. Filling Voids with Memories: Commemorative Rituals andMemorial Landscape in Post-War Vukovar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Tamara Banjeglav<\/em><\/p>\n

                    Part 4: Transnational Dimensions of Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    1. Homeland Celebrations Far Away from Home: The Case of the Croatian Diaspora in Argentina<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Nikolina \u017didek<\/em><\/p>\n

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                      1. European Commemoration of Vukovar: Shared Memory or Joint Remembrance?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Ana Milo\u0161evi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n

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                        About the Editors<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        Vjeran Pavlakovic<\/strong> is Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, Croatia. He received his PhD in history in 2005 from the University of Washington and has published articles on cultural memory, transitional justice in the former Yugoslavia and the Spanish Civil War. His recent publications include Yugoslav Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War <\/em>(2016) and “Monumental Narratives: Memorials and Memory Politics of the Croatian Homeland War” in In Memoriam Republika Hrvatska <\/em>(2017). He is also the lead researcher on the project Framing the Nation and Collective Identity in Croatia: Political Rituals and the Cultural Memory of Twentieth Century Traumas <\/em>funded by the Croatian Science Foundation.<\/p>\n

                        Davor Paukovic <\/strong>is Associate Professor in the Department of Mass Communication at the University of Dubrovnik, Croatia. He received his PhD in contemporary history in 2010 from the University of Zagreb. He teaches courses in contemporary Croatian and world history. He has published five edited volumes and a dozen articles on political transition in Croatia, dealing with the past, dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Serb minority in Croatia and Serbo-Croatian relations. He is currently editor in chief of the international journal Contemporary Issues <\/em>and a researcher on the project Framing the Nation and Collective Identity in Croatia: Political Rituals and the Cultural Memory of Twentieth Century Traumas <\/em>funded by the Croatian Science Foundation. His recent publications include Croatia and the European Union: Changes and Development <\/em>(2016).<\/p>\n

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                        https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Framing-the-Nation-and-Collective-Identities-Political-Rituals-and-Cultural\/Pavlakovic-Paukovic\/p\/book\/9781138504011<\/a><\/p>\n

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                        Iz medija:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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