The city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina has long been reduced to a mere symbol of…
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Placing All Bets on Memorials: Memory Mania Goes Balkans
As Confederate war memorials are being removed or relocated across the United States, Ana Milosevic…
The Forgotten Soldiers of a Dead Country
On my seventh birthday, my dad gave me a present that shocked my mum and…
On War, Language and Intergenerational Trauma: A Conversation with Damir Avdagic
How is war trauma passed down through language, the body, and the family? Gelare Khoshgozaran…
In Their Own Words: Balkan Youth on the Legacy of the ICTY
In late March, two long-awaited verdicts on war crimes charges were handed down in the…
Resisting War in Kosovo: A Short Collection of Stories
History has forgotten the many thousands of conscientious objectors and other resistors to the 1998-99 Kosovo…
War and Holy Water in Ukraine: An Interview with Photographer Christopher Nunn
Last summer, while living in Odessa, I got in touch with British photographer Christopher Nunn,…