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SNAKLAB Regensburg Southeastern Europe Research Seminars
2026-05-21 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | IOS, Landshuter Str. 4, R 017
Dr Danica Trifunjagić (Institute of History, TU Darmstadt) will give a talk on…
“Beograd je (opet) svet: Protests in 1996/1997 and 2024/2026 between Students’ Claims and Media Frames”
Time: 4-6 pm
Venue: IOS, R 017, Landshuter Straße 4, 93047 Regensburg
Abstract:
This talk looks at how Serbian media covered student protests in two different moments—1996/1997 and 2024/2026—and how that coverage shaped public perception and political discourse. In 1996/1997, student protests were an expression of discontent against the authoritarian regime of Slobodan Milošević, following the annulment of local elections results. Fast-forward to 2024/2026: student protests have emerged in response to the collapse of the canopy at the newly renovated train station in Novi Sad. The media’s portrayal of the protests in both periods is complex, with state-controlled outlets often framing student movements as subversive, while independent newspapers presented them as a legitimate democratic force. The analysis provides insights into how media narratives shape the public’s understanding of student activism, revealing the continuities and shifts in how student protests are portrayed across different periods.
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SNAKLAB Regensburg Southeastern Europe Research Seminars
2026-06-25 16:00 - 18:00
Dr. Karin Roginer Hofmeister (Charles University, Prague) will give a talk on…
“Towards Postsecular Memory Studies: The Serbian Orthodox Church and Hybrid Spaces of Remembrance“
Time: 4-6 pm
Venue: IOS, R 017, Landshuter Straße 4, 93047 Regensburg
Abstract:
This talk examines how the Serbian Orthodox Church has navigated the contested terrain of collective memory in Serbian communities, where political transition, social fragmentation, and the reconfiguration of national identity have defined the decades since the collapse of Yugoslavia. Drawing on the monograph Remembering Suffering and Resistance: Memory Politics and the Serbian Orthodox Churchalongside new findings from Negotiating ‘Serbhood’: Layers of Memories Among the Serbs in the Post-Yugoslav and Post-War Space, it explores the Church’s central role in shaping narratives of Serbian heroic victimhood.
The analysis highlights how the Church has employed both liturgical and non-liturgical practices of remembrance, blending sacred and secular elements to produce a hybrid commemorative landscape. In doing so, it has strategically mobilized its symbolic, ritual, and institutional resources to reassert authority and public relevance during times of instability.
The talk argues that in contexts of political upheaval and moral uncertainty, the quest for collective memory becomes especially urgent, and religious institutions such as the Serbian Orthodox Church emerge as influential actors in both memory-making and identity formation within the evolving post-socialist, post-conflict, and post-secular public sphere.
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SNAKLAB Regensburg Southeastern Europe Research Seminars
2026-07-15 16:00 - 18:00
Assoc. Prof. Nataša Simeunović Bajić (University of Niš, seeFField visiting fellow) will give a talk on…
“Regimes of Representation: Knowing Roma, Constructing Roma“
Time: 4-6 pm
Venue: IOS, R 017, Landshuter Straße 4, 93047 Regensburg
Abstract:
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