ROKENROL I ANTIRATNI POKRET TOKOM RATOVA U BIVŠOJ JUGOSLAVIJI 1991–1995.
ROCK AND ROLL AND THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT DURING THE YUGOSLAV WARS 1991–1995

Author(s): Nemanja Stokrp
Subject(s): Cultural history, Media studies, Music, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Građanske inicijative
Keywords: Yugoslavia; wars; rock and roll; music; popular culture; anti-war movement.
Summary/Abstract: Based on rock and roll songs, audio-visual material, oral history, periodical literature and rock magazines, the paper reviews the anti-war engagement of rock musicians during the Yugoslav wars from 1991 to 1995, as well as the influences of rock and roll music and popular culture on anti-war activities. Special attention is paid to Belgrade, Zagreb and Sarajevo as cities with numerous anti-war associations and NGOs that marked the anti-war movements as well as music centers where a large number of rock musicians stayed during the war. The paper also deals with the anti-war engagement of Yugoslav musicians abroad.

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