Publisher: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju

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Democratization from below: formation and action of new social movements in Serbia and Macedonia

Demokratizacija odozdo : formiranje i delovanje novih društvenih pokreta u Srbiji i Makedoniji

Author(s): Balša Delibašić,Sara Nikolić,Jelena Vasiljević / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: social engagement; social movements; democratization; Western Balkans; Macedonia; Serbia

The main goal of this study is the mapping of new social movements in the Western Balkans. Although the entire region was the scene of diverse and intense protest and activist initiatives - from civil plenums in Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the expansion and strengthening of the Right to the City movement in Croatia and Serbia, to the Colorful Revolution in Macedonia - professional and academic interest in these social processes it is still in its infancy, and there are almost no comparative studies. This study aims to respond to that gap by systematizing some of the insights the authors have come to by researching contemporary movements in Macedonia and Serbia - without the ambition to offer a rounded whole and ready-made conclusions, but rather with the intention of opening up important questions and calling for further research. on the topic of the democratic potential of social movements in the Western Balkans.

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Imaginary Albanian

Imaginarni Albanac

Author(s): Aleksandar Pavlović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: National-Romantic Movements; Nation-States; Kosovo Myth; Prejudices; Cultural Ambivalence

The book "Imaginary Albanian" talks about how Serbs perceived Albanians throughout (relatively recent) history. Essentially, the book focuses on the long 19th century, the term Eric Hobsbawm used to denote the period from the French Revolution to the end of the First World War. This period, when national-romantic movements flourished in Europe (and, consequently, in the Balkans) and when nation-states emerged, is taken as crucial in shaping the hostile image of Albanians in Serbian culture. The book shows how in the period from the middle of the 18th to the middle of the 19th century Serbian culture was dominated by the idea of ​​Albanians as Christians and brave and rebellious mountaineers, who are similar to Montenegrins and in alliance with them resist the Turks. But, as the interest of the Serbian public from the second half of the 19th century became more and more related to Kosovo, Serbian authors began to describe Albanians as Muslims and associated them with the Turks, and therefore saw them as Serbian enemies. In this context, special attention is paid to the Kosovo myth, which is considered crucial for understanding Serbian ideas about Albanians and the establishment of their hostility. However, contrary to today's widespread opinion about centuries-old enmity between Serbs and Albanians, documentary sources from the past, various cultural writings and their reception in Serbian culture indicate that Serbs and Albanians did not see their relations as problematic for centuries. Therefore, the representation of Albanians in this period - although undoubtedly subjective and prejudiced - is not simple and contains ambivalences and contradictions that testify to the different relations between the two peoples. Therefore, the book emphasizes those inherently positive attitudes that emerge from centuries of common traditions and common life in the Balkans, and seeks to identify voices, personalities and perceptions that can change the view of Albanians in Serbian culture, which has long been marked by hostility and radicalism.

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The Irreducibility of the Ability to Feel

Nesvodivost sposobnosti osećanja

Author(s): Igor Cvejić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Kant's philosophy; phenomenology;

Igor Cvejić's book The Irreducibility of the Ability to Feel: Feelings of Pleasure and Dissatisfaction in Immanuel Kant's Philosophy presents an original phenomenological interpretation of feelings in Kant's philosophy as sui generis mental states. Entering into a dialogue with the main contemporary interpretations, the author explains that in order to understand Kant's interpretation of feelings we must abandon the causal model and the higher-order model of consciousness, and suggests that we understand feelings as the manifestation of the subjective causal force of representations. At the same time, the subjective causality of representations should also be understood as the way in which we become conscious, whereby feeling is shown as a special model of consciousness, and feeling appropriate intentionality as a special type of intentionality. The author explains his thesis by analyzing in particular three different types of feeling in Kant's philosophy: sensual pleasure and pain, intellectual pleasure and feeling in pure reflection.

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Universities between meritocracy and patriarchy: women and the power to act

Univerziteti između meritokratije i patrijarhata : žene i moć delanja

Author(s): Irena Fiket,Balša Delibašić,Gazela Pudar Draško / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: state universities in Serbia; gender stereotypes; gender equality; gender inequality; social equality

This study investigates the power of action of high-ranking women at state universities in Serbia and their role in improving the position of other women. The goal was to examine how they themselves view their life and career path, and whether they believe that being a woman played a role in that path. The goal of the research was to deconstruct gender stereotypes and boundaries in the most educated layers of society in order to achieve greater gender equality. The study thematizes the differences between women and feminists in academic positions, where the latter is characterized by an awareness of gender inequality as an intersectional phenomenon that permeates higher education and science, as well as a commitment to changes in the direction of greater social equality.

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Bibliography of Praxis journal : Yugoslav edition 1/1964-11/1974

Bibliografija časopisa Praxis: Jugoslavensko izdanje 1/1964-11/1974

Author(s): Dobrilo Aranitović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Praxis; Praxis philosophy

This book provides another perspective from which the entire Praxis philosophy and the Korčula Summer School can be viewed. There are Hegelian and Marxist themes, themes of the theory of knowledge, art, religion and many others. Hence, this bibliography is inextricably linked with the fate of philosophy, which found its expression in the magazine Praxis.

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Writing Suffering: A Book of Books: A Guide to Holocaust Publications

Pisanje stradanja: knjiga o knjigama: vodič kroz publikacije o Holokaustu

Author(s): Biljana Albahari / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Holocaust; occupied Serbia;

This guide presents a selection of over a hundred books about the Holocaust that were printed in Serbia. Along with appropriate presentations of these books, the guide indicates the most important elements and events related to the Holocaust in occupied Serbia, and follows its unfolding thematically and chronologically; it begins with the burning of books and Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany, through the creation of collection centers, execution grounds, internment and concentration camps, to the tragic effects of the efforts to destroy the Jewish people en masse. The guide also directs us to books about individual destinies, personal and family stories, as well as to historiographical research that bears witness to one of the greatest crimes in the history of mankind. The final part of the guide refers to books dealing with perpetrators of war crimes, righteous people who helped Jewish families survive, interpretations of the Holocaust, and pedagogical work on studying these topics.

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What We Talk About When We About Swearing: A Contribution to an Ecology of Language

O čemu govorimo kada govorimo o psovanju: prilog jezičkoj ekologiji

Author(s): Predrag Krstić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: philosophy of language; sexuality; swearing; social ethics

The first part of this provocative book inquires into the origin, status, and role of ‘bad language’, its public presentation, as well as reaction to it. The second part is dedicated to an examination of the structure of swear words, their possible underlying logic or grammar that would give them meaning and weight. The third part places the act of swearing into a neurological, linguistic, psychological, social, and historical context, intending not so much to offer an exhaustive or universal theory, but to adumbrate contemporary signposts and limits of thinking about swearing. Finally, the text discreetly suggests the possibility of opening space to justifying cursing, less for its medical effectiveness, and more as a textually fruitful practice.

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Hegel’s Right of Peoples: The Historicity of Spirit and Limits of Law

Hegelovo pravo naroda : istoričnost duha i granice prava

Author(s): Rastko Jovanov / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Hegel, Georg Vilhelm Fridrih; philosophy of law

The consideration of Hegel’s philosophy in this book returns to literal formulations and figures of his legal-political theory. It concentrates in particular on the relation of law and history and takes into account the constitutive role of violence for any institutionalization of the national, international or supranational reshaping and founding of law. The book shows the limit of any attempt to use law to found the entirety, the finality, and the transience of human needs. As a great thinker of victimhood, through precisely the figure of the victim, Hegel connects the historicity of spirit with tragedy, the limits of law, the possibility of politics, the dark side of history and philosophy itself.

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Global Processes and Transformation of Identity: Anthropological Takes

Globalni procesi i preobražaj identiteta : Antropološki aspekti

Author(s): Jelena Đurić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Global Processes; Transformation of Identity

The author departs from the belief that “the purpose of transformation of identity of both the human individual and species, is the development of spiritual potential.” To shed light on anthropological potentials that might lead to such transformation, the author claims that it is necessary to classify various kinds of meanings of identity and place them in relation with one another. The chapters in this study are focused on understanding identity in relation to individuality, the collective, culture and knowledge.

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The Art of Survival: Where and How do the Roma Live in Serbia

Umetnost preživljavanja : Gde i kako žive Romi u Srbiji

Author(s): Božidar Jakšić,Goran Bašić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Roma; Gypsies; interdisciplinary approach; Serbia

This book looks at the survival strategies and survival as a lifestyle among the Roma in Serbia. It aims to shed light on and improve the living conditions of the Roma. Conducted as empirical research, through questionnaires and fieldwork, the study is complemented with a map of Roma settlements. The text also draws on insights from similar studies in Serbia and other countries.

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Navigating the Digital Age. An In-Depth Exploration into the Intersection of Modern Technologies and Societal Transformation

Navigating the Digital Age. An In-Depth Exploration into the Intersection of Modern Technologies and Societal Transformation

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: Navigating the Digital Age; Digital technologies; Societal transformation; Communication and technology; Blockchain journalism; Digital populism; Social media; Artificial intelligence in governance; Democracy and technology; Security and technology; AI

The book “Navigating the Digital Age: An In-Depth Exploration into the Intersection of Modern Technologies and Societal Transformation” offers a comprehensive overview of how modern digital technologies shape social reality across various areas of life. Through four thematically distinct parts, the authors explore diverse phenomena, starting from communication and technology to art and new media. In the first part of the book, the focus is on communication and technology, with discussions on topics such as the transformation of journalism through blockchain technology, individualization and the rise of digital populism, and emotional dynamics in online content. The second part of the book is dedicated to the digital transformation of society and explores phenomena such as authenticity on social media, the power of algorithmic bureaucracy, and the role of artificial intelligence in government decision-making processes. The third part opens important discussions on democracy, security, and technology, addressing issues like the standardization of high-impact technologies, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, and the challenges of future AI-powered police interactions. The final part deals with art and new media, exploring the impact of generative artificial intelligence on the art world, tactical media art, and the posthuman gaze in contemporary cinema. Together, these works contribute to understanding the complexities of the relationships between technology and society, critically examining the ethical, moral, and cultural implications of rapid digital transformation. This book serves as a fundamental resource for academic researchers, professionals, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of this crucial aspect of the modern world.

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Liberating Education: What From, What For?

Liberating Education: What From, What For?

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: emancipation; Enlightenment; Social Emancipation; Deliberative Education

Liberating Education: What From, What For? is collection of essays exploring the intersections of emancipation and education using a critical and theoretical lens. Education may lead to emancipation, but it may also be precisely what one should emancipate oneself from. Even though we are the inheritors of the emancipatory potential of the Enlightenment, never before has education been under such rigorous critical scrutiny as from various intellectual traditions of the second half of the twentieth century, such as postcolonial and decolonial studies, post-structuralist thought, feminist critique, posthumanism, etc. But precisely because the classic educational emancipatory ideal appears both outdated and still current, there is a great need for rethinking the idea of emancipation, along with the role and aim of education. In selecting the texts, the editors paid attention to each text’s contemporary currency. Today’s world brings forward specific challenges, including new distributions of geopolitical power, crisis of democracy, and the rise of new technologies. One of the main aims of this volume is to bring a fresh perspective on the ways in which the existing educational practices should be challenged. The overall ambition is to present, from an educational perspective, studies that could contribute to the ongoing discussion around the role of emancipation in the twenty-first century.

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Criticism Manual

Priručnik kritike

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Fundamental concepts; Semantic richness; Critical thinking; Judgment and discernment; Historical development of critique; Filological critique; Normative inquiry; Political implications; Critical reflection; Interdisciplinary approach

Basic concepts in the humanities and social sciences are often characterized by a certain semantic redundancy, the possibility of constantly infusing new meanings into a certain concept, as the most diverse actors recognize it as a determinant that significantly defines their actions and accordingly modify its existing meaning, i.e. articulate more one of its variations. That process, however, does not result in the meaninglessness and dissolution of the term itself — reaching the point where there would no longer be any "family resemblances" in the content of its numerous variations — but, on the contrary, in its enrichment...

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Holocaust and Genocide Study Perspectives

Perspektive izučavanja holokausta i genocida

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Holocaust; Holocaust Education; Memory and Commemoration; Antisemitism; Holocaust Studies Programs; Genocide

A first of its kind, Holocaust and Genocide Study Perspectives brings together texts authored by undergraduates who participated in courses on the Holocaust organized with the support of the Claims Conference. Dealing with the history and forms of representation of the Holocaust in Serbia, anti-Semitism, use of the term genocide and other topics chosen by the authors in the course of attending the courses. The volume is meant to be an annual publication, providing a lasting body of scholarly study of the Holocaust and genocide in Serbia and southeast Europe.

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Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism

Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe: Navigating Muslim Identities, Challenges and Activism

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: Roma; Muslim Identities; Activism; antigypsyism; anti-Muslim; discrimination ; marginalization

The edited volume addresses the complex and underexplored intersection of ethnic, religious, and activist identities. It focuses on the experiences of Roma communities with Muslim identities, situating their struggles within broader frameworks of discrimination, resilience, and ideas about societal transformation. By examining the nexus of antigypsyism and anti-Muslim hate, as well as the activism emerging from these intersecting oppressions, the volume fills a critical gap in the existing academic literature. It sheds light on a range of issues, including the effects of multiple discrimination on specific groups, such as Roma women, as well as diverse strategies of resistance and advocacy employed to combat marginalization.

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Philosophizing with children

Filozofiranje sa decom

Author(s): Ana Lipij,Miloš V. Janković,Miloš Jeremić,Milica Sekulović,Predrag Krstić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Critical Thinking; Dialogue; Education; Philosophy with Children

Philosophy with children can be and is an extremely enriching and stimulating activity. Talking with children about topics that encourage thinking can help them develop critical thinking, creative thinking, develop empathy, and also understanding the world around them. The editors of this handbook set themselves a very difficult task, creating a handbook for teachers for philosophizing with children. The topics they have chosen are difficult, which only proves that this manual is good. The problem with philosophy with children today is that it is a relatively desirable discipline and everyone wants to do it. So we often come across the claim that it is about philosophy with children, when in fact it is about something else, something less demanding, something that has nothing to do with philosophy. This is not the case here. This is about philosophy with children in all its essence.

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Gender and Violence in the Balkans

Rod i nasilje na Balkanu

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Gender; Violence; Balkan; gender-based violence

Before you is a collection of texts "Gender and Violence in the Balkans", which presents a comprehensive analysis of gender-based violence and the wider impact of gender issues in the society of the Balkans. The collection is the result of the work and thinking of the participants of the "Gender and Violence" Winter School, who developed their texts with the mentoring support of their professors. This collection not only documents the key insights that shaped the Winter School program, but also includes discussions during it, and deepens the understanding of the complex connections between gender, gender identities, and the various forms of violence that society reproduces and tolerates. Through different approaches and perspectives, authors explore how gender manifests itself in different spheres of social life - from public spheres such as law and politics, through education, science, culture and art, to deeply personal and intimate aspects of life. The papers in this collection try to shed light on how gender, as a construct, affects various aspects of life and how violence, especially directed against women, shapes the socio-political and cultural reality of the Balkan region.

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Education Inventory

Inventar obrazovanja

Author(s): Ivan Nišavić,Aleksandar M. Milanković,Aleksandar Ostojić,Aleksandar Pavlović,Ana Lipij,Balša Delibašić,Dragana Purešević,Đorđe Hristov,Igor Cvejić,Marija Petrović,Milana Gajović,Milica Sekulović,Nevena Mitranić,Tamara Plećaš,Predrag Krstić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Education; Heritage; Collective memory

The Inventory of Education is a truly collaborative endeavor by a group of researchers-documenters of those “objects” that shape the educational experience. On the thin line between dictionary entries and confessional memorabilia, sometimes stylistically quite academically intoned and sometimes in completely free meter, all contributions in it always weave stories about indispensable points, so to speak, the hallmarks of schooling, such as the blackboard, chalk, notebook, desk, but also about those less emblematic, from the margins of the educational experience yet equally significant moments, such as cheat sheets, hallways, corners, janitors, and the like. The Inventory of Education is a testimony to the collective experience of a generation that grew up in these areas, but also a potential source of critical reflection. It is simultaneously a list of “ingredients” that we necessarily identify with education, an attempt at reinvention, but also an indication of the space for change. It is a possible and, perhaps above all, a fun selective mapping and authorial (re)interpretation of the units that make up the complex system of education.

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Holocaust and Theology

Holokaust i teologija

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Holocaust; Theology

The collected essays in Holocaust and Theology are the result of thorough research by researchers from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Whether the reader agrees with each individual standpoint, what is uncontestable is that the essays invite further thinking of existentially important themes issuing from the Holocaust. The mention of suffering is today, perhaps even more than previously the foundation of thought seeking to be more than a specific perspective and responsible action. To that end, this book respects the never fully determinable exceptionalism of the Shoah, the deaf darkness that swallows any attempt at its ultimate definition, yet filled with indomitable discursive efforts to illuminate it. In these endeavors, however, understanding the light that comes from above, which cannot be gazed at, God, passes through temptations. The texts in this volume testify to this and represent a survey of contemporary regional thought on the theological theory on the Holocaust.

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Engaged Words

Angažovane reči

Author(s): / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: intellectual; engagement; capitalism; feminism; imperialism; Hannah Arendt; Noam Chomsky

The event binding together the interviews in this book is the May 2020 petition in support of the academic autonomy of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory of the University of Belgrade. Given by thinkers who truly reflect the global academic community, the interviews taken together provide the means to move between past and future in order to better and more actively engage with the present. Stemming from an effort to memorialize one academic institution’s struggle for survival, in effect, these are twenty “thought exercises” that articulate (certainly unfinished) answers to pressing social issues and struggles, laying down a testament and challenge for the future.

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