Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey

This paper surveys some of the challenges facing Serbia in reconstructing elements of its national identity following the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Unlike most of the other republics that comprised the federation, Serbia fought to maintain the Yugoslav federation, and so to that extent w...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:82cc252bc0a3449f8bec07527995e3e52021-11-25T19:19:32ZReconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey0353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/82cc252bc0a3449f8bec07527995e3e52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/243https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801 This paper surveys some of the challenges facing Serbia in reconstructing elements of its national identity following the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Unlike most of the other republics that comprised the federation, Serbia fought to maintain the Yugoslav federation, and so to that extent was the least nationalist of the republics at the beginning of the 1990s.  However, as Yugoslavia disintegrated in that decade, Serbia was forced to reconstruct its identity in ways that reflected the unprecedented circumstances it was confronting.  This paper explores elements of the ongoing process of Serbia’s identity-reconstruction since the 1990s, focussing on notions of hybridised national identity, the influence of historical tropes, and the tensions between cultural homogeneity and the subversive effects of globalisation on this identity. What emerges from this study is that contemporary Serbian national identity has consequently become a dynamic and evolving construct, and is continually being redefined as it responds to internal tensions and external pressures. Paul MoonUniversity of BelgradearticleSerbiahistoryhomogeneityhybridityidentitycultureAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 13, Iss 4 (2021)
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topic Serbia
history
homogeneity
hybridity
identity
culture
Anthropology
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history
homogeneity
hybridity
identity
culture
Anthropology
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Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
description This paper surveys some of the challenges facing Serbia in reconstructing elements of its national identity following the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Unlike most of the other republics that comprised the federation, Serbia fought to maintain the Yugoslav federation, and so to that extent was the least nationalist of the republics at the beginning of the 1990s.  However, as Yugoslavia disintegrated in that decade, Serbia was forced to reconstruct its identity in ways that reflected the unprecedented circumstances it was confronting.  This paper explores elements of the ongoing process of Serbia’s identity-reconstruction since the 1990s, focussing on notions of hybridised national identity, the influence of historical tropes, and the tensions between cultural homogeneity and the subversive effects of globalisation on this identity. What emerges from this study is that contemporary Serbian national identity has consequently become a dynamic and evolving construct, and is continually being redefined as it responds to internal tensions and external pressures.
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title Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
title_short Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
title_full Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
title_fullStr Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
title_full_unstemmed Reconstructions of Serbian National Identity in the Post-Yugoslav Era: A Thematic Survey
title_sort reconstructions of serbian national identity in the post-yugoslav era: a thematic survey
publisher University of Belgrade
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