It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.…
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A Farewell to Yugoslav Cinema’s Greatest Antagonist: Dušan Makavejev (1932-2019)
Sweet Movie (1974) was the first Dušan Makavejev film that I ever watched. I remember…
From Belgrade to the East Village: A Q & A with Vladimir Ocokoljic, Owner of Kafana NYC
As the sun sets, Avenue C in the East Village starts to spring to life.…
A Lost “Third Way”: The Radicalism of Yugoslav Art Before the War
The 1989 Jugoslovanski dokumenti exhibition sought to put Sarajevo on the map by curating a…
The ‘Balkan Route’ is No Such Thing
I met an 18-year-old last week, who had walked from Bangladesh to Belgrade. The circles…
Mostar: Beyond the Stereotypes of a Divided City
The city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina has long been reduced to a mere symbol of…
“We Want Censorship”: A Brief Introduction to Yugoslav Queer Culture
A small queer cultural scene briefly surfaced in 1980s Yugoslavia, leaving behind a few great songs. …