Understanding Yugoslavia (Part II)
]Marion Pineau continues her exploration of Yugo-nostalgia, exploring its emergence in multiple forms across the former Yugoslavia.
The Scars of Transition or Open Wounds of the Present?
Lejla Bečar explores the little-known story of a basketball project that inspired young Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs to play on the same team.
The Scars of Transition: Remnants of Humanity in a Heart-Shaped Land
As poet Mak Dizdar describes in “Blue River” there exists a country: “Beyond dread, beyond doubt, beyond nine, beyond ten, deeper and stronger, beyond silence, beyond darkness.” It is here that a good country exists. A country shaped like a heart. That country’s name is Bosnia-Herzegovina and a strange people live in this heart-shaped land.
The Art of Peace: Bosnia-Herzegovina
"While art cannot stop a bullet, it can perhaps prevent one from being fired in the first place." - William Kelley
Bosnia’s Different Truths
The fighting ended long ago, but it would be a stretch to say the country is at peace.
The Scars of Transition: A City Forgotten, a Generation Lost
From dawn till dusk in the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina, transition always entails a dose of risk. Most of the time, it is simply fear of loss and failure. Our environment was unfortunately struck by both. Everything that once was is lost, and the fear of what will come tomorrow continues.