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Program and the list of speakers

 
The International Summer Academy (UN) Limited Identities _ is envisaged as a multidisciplinary platform that will gather certain number of young experts from the country and abroad and provide theoretical and practical knowledge on the concept of the one country’s identity, as well as opportunity to contribute and join the processes of formation and communicating contemporary identity of Serbia.

Methodology _ of the Academy is based on combined theoretical and practical interdisciplinary analysis and examination of the general concept of the one country’s identity, its construction and communication. Particularly important aspect of the Academy is the fact that it will be based on personal experiences and perceptions of participants and that they will be provided with opportunity to directly participate in the processes of Serbia’s contemporary identity formation and devising strategies for country’s presentation at international level.

Thematic frame _ of the Academy will encompass topics related to general concept of one country’s identity construction, concept of shared European identity and concepts of identity formation in countries undergoing socio-economic transition and their harmonization with raising European identity. Apart from this, in focus of the Academy will be contemporary identity of Serbia and factors that influence it, as well as different ways of its communication.

List of speakers

  • Andrea Brbaklić (ERSTE Bank a.d. Novi Sad) - „How to (re)build/improve reputation of Serbia – (in)side and (out)side view“
  • António Eduardo Mendonça (Centre for Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Lisbon, Portugal) – “The role of heritage and social memory in contemporary identity formation“
  • Božo Skoko (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Davor Džalto (artists, art historian, Serbia) – “Identity In-Between”
  • Jean Francois Mattei (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France) – “Identity of European culture”
  • Milena Dragićević Šešić (Faculty of Drama Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia) – “Overlapping identities - new master narratives of Serbian hybrid identities - artistic challenges”
  • Mileta Prodanović (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia) –“Torn between Cyrillic and Latin – about the Urban (I)lliteracy”
  • Monika Mokre (Institute for European Integration Research, Vienna, Austria) – “Why a European Identity?”
  • Nadežda Milenković (marketing expert, Serbia) – “Internal marketing – state-promotion to its inhabitants”
  • Nikolai Vukov (University of Sofia, Bulgaria) – “Post-Socialist Identities, Transformations, and Representations”
  • Predrag Marković (Institute for Contemporary History, Belgrade, Serbia) – “From Brother to Other: Regional Identities between Communion, Conflict and Coexistence”
  • Tanja Ostojić (artist, Berlin) – “Crossing Borders: Development of Different Artistic Strategies”
  • Vladimir Mihić (Philosophy Faculty, Department for Psychology, University of Novi Sad, Serbia) – “Serbia as seen from a far”
  • Zoran Erić (Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade)- “New Belgrade Neighbourhoods”

Besides above-named speakers the programme will also include certain presentations on relevant scientific researches, projects and practices:

  • Velimir Ćurgus Kazimir (Media Documentation EBART Consulting)
  • Vesna Jovanović (National Library of Serbia)
  • Bojana Bursać (“One possible view on the components of Belgrade identity”)
  • Ljiljana Rogač (“Redefinition of Identities and Images of Serbia in the Context of European Integrations”)
  • Miloš Samardžić (European Integration Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia)

Within official program of the Academy panel discussion “Contemporary European Identity-Serbia: Challenges and Perspectives” will be organized.

Panel disscusion participants:
  • Ms. Milica Delević-Đilas – moderator (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia)
  • Mr. Jean Francois Mattéi (Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France)
  • Mr. Goran Svilanović (Ex-Foreign Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro)
  • Ms. Borka Pavićević (Center for Cultural Decontamination)
  • Mr. Predrag Marković (Institute fo Contemporary History, Belgrade, Serbia)