Contemporary Art in the Post-Yugoslav Space
Case Studies in Hauntology
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Contemporary Art in the Post‑Yugoslav Space, edited by Jonathan Blackwood and Jasmina Tumbas, brings together sixteen original contributions that explore how contemporary art production, exhibition, and discourse navigate the legacies of socialist Yugoslavia.
Framed by hauntology, the book examines ‘ghosts’ from the Yugoslav past—anti‑fascist and non‑aligned legacies, queer and feminist histories, and activist practices—and how these continue to shape artists and institutions in successor states and the diaspora.
Contributors include scholars and curators from and beyond the region, offering case studies from under‑studied geographies, archival recoveries, and analyses of cultural economies under precarity.
The volume foregrounds marginalized voices and seeks to reframe nostalgia as an active, politically charged inheritance rather than a regressive pathology.
It also discusses contemporary activism, curatorial practice, and the challenges of sustaining cultural infrastructure in post‑Yugoslav contexts.
Framed by hauntology, the book examines ‘ghosts’ from the Yugoslav past—anti‑fascist and non‑aligned legacies, queer and feminist histories, and activist practices—and how these continue to shape artists and institutions in successor states and the diaspora.
Contributors include scholars and curators from and beyond the region, offering case studies from under‑studied geographies, archival recoveries, and analyses of cultural economies under precarity.
The volume foregrounds marginalized voices and seeks to reframe nostalgia as an active, politically charged inheritance rather than a regressive pathology.
It also discusses contemporary activism, curatorial practice, and the challenges of sustaining cultural infrastructure in post‑Yugoslav contexts.
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Jonathan Blackwood and Jasmina Tumbas, "Contemporary Art in the Post-Yugoslav Space" (Routledge, 2025)
