Katarina Damcevic
LightNews LightNews
banner
katarina-damcevic.bsky.social
Katarina Damcevic
@katarina-damcevic.bsky.social
47 followers 60 following 0 posts
Researcher and academic coordinator @LeibnizIOS I Associate @unitartu and @UniRijeka

Regensburg - Rijeka - Tartu
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
📣 #CfP
Join our 13th Annual Conference on "From Contested Pasts to (In)Secure Futures – Politics in East and #SoutheastEurope". Keynote: Maria Mälksoo (U of Copenhagen). We welcome proposals from various social sciences on democratic erosion, security, digital politics & more.
📆 Deadline: 15 Dec ⬇️
IOS Annual Conference 2026: From Contested Pasts to (In)Secure Futures – Politics in East and Southeast Europe
Call for Papers für the 13th IOS Annual Conference from 22 to 24 April in Regensburg. Submission deadline: 15 December 2025.
leibniz-ios.de
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
On 30 November 2025, around 2,000 people gathered in #Rijeka for an #antifascist protest, while masked men performed fascist salutes & intimidated participants. On our #ostBLOG, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) argues that the mayor’s refusal to take a stand creates space for the far right. ⬇️
Rijeka’s Antifascist Protest and the Mayor Who Saw Nothing
by Katarina Damčević On 30 November 2025, around 2,000 people gathered in Rijeka for an antifascist protest, while masked men performed fascist salutes and intimidated participants. This blog post arg...
ostblog.hypotheses.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
🧵 In #Croatia, there is currently another public and legal debate about the #Ustaša salute. Among other things, this has been triggered by concerts by singer Marko Perković, known as #Thompson, during which the salute was chanted en masse.
1/6
The screenshot shows the inscription „Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research in Southeast Europe“
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
🎙️ New episode of the @seeffield.bsky.social podcast "Balkans Calling" is out!
@katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (#LeibnizIOS) talks with Djuddah Leijen (U of Tartu) about #ScienceCommunication, #AI in academic writing & the power of social writing practices.
Recorded in November 2024. To the episode ⬇️
Ep. 21 - What Makes Academic Writing Effective – and Why You Should Try Social Writing
YouTube video by seeFField
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
Exploring overlooked Holocaust history in #Croatia: The Davis Center at Harvard offers a 6-part webinar series on "The #Holocaust in Southeastern Europe". With @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) & other experts, examining regional complexities missing from broader narratives.
📅 Start: 27 Sep ⬇️
Curriculum-Writing Fellowship: The Holocaust in Southeastern Europe
Explore the overlooked history of the Holocaust in Croatia through a free online curriculum-writing fellowship for K-14.
daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu
September 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
europeamerica.bsky.social
Who gets to imagine the future—and how?
In our latest blog post, Katarina Damčević (@leibniz-ios.de) explores how cultural ruptures in (post-)conflict societies unsettle dominant systems of meaning and open up space for hopeful, transformative futures.
➡️ frictions.europeamerica.de/research-not...
July 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
🗺️ Our new KonKoop Research Map is now online: an interactive overview of 80+ organizations conducting peace and conflict research across Eastern & #SoutheastEurope and #CentralAsia. @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) introduces this digital tool on our #ostBLOG.
➡️ ostblog.hypotheses.org/7986
Interactive research map of Eastern and Southeastern Europe showing colored markers for peace and conflict organizations. Left side displays a regional map with numbered points, right side features blue background with title "Explore Peace & Conflict Organizations in Eastern & Southeastern Europe". Bottom shows logos of Leibniz-IOS and KonKoop. Text indicates "Interactive | Open Access" and "New Research Map"
July 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
During the recent protests in #Serbia 2024 and 2025, many demonstrators wore religious symbols, even though the church did not take their side. In the following article, Nikola Gajić (#LeibnizIOS) examines the significance of this paradox.
➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge... #OpenAccess
New publication by Nikola Gajić: "Symbolic Resistance and Ecclesiastical Silence: The SOC and the 2024-25 Student Protests" published in Contemporary Southeastern Europe journal.
July 14, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
In a crowd of half a million at Thompson’s Zagreb concert, the #Ustaša salute was chanted while officials looked on. @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (#LeibnizIOS) examines how #Croatia mainstreams fascist symbols as "patriotic entertainment." More on our #ostBLOG.
➡️ ostblog.hypotheses.org?p=7963
New blog post by Dr. Katarina Damčević with quote: "If shouting Za dom spremni in a crowd of half a million now passes as patriotism or teenage mischief, then the loudest thing at the Hippodrome wasn't the sound system—it was the silence of accountability." Published in ostBLOG.
July 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
europeamerica.bsky.social
📌 We are pleased to support the 6th Graduate Workshop of the Graduate School for East- and Southeast European Studies at the @uniregensburg.bsky.social.
Organized by: @cindywittke.bsky.social, Nikola Gajić, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social
🔗 lnkd.in/d7PsXfpe

#ScienceCampus #KonKoop @leibniz-ios.de
June 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
🇷🇸 What’s behind #SerbiaProtests?

Ivana Dinić spoke to historian Dubravka Stojanović—active in the 90s antiwar movement and at the forefront of the democratic struggle in #Serbia ever since—about causes and impact.

In our #OpenAccess journal #COMPSEES.

➡️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Cover of COMPSEES journal
May 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
europeamerica.bsky.social
Margins of #Memory: ScienceCampus Early Career #Research Network Launch - 7 May at @uniregensburg.bsky.social. Learn more about this new international collaboration also involving @leibniz-ios.de.
On 6 May, network member Tigran Amiryan of the CSN-Lab will discuss his research in a teatime talk
April 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
europeamerica.bsky.social
Zoom panel on #Trump II & #HigherEd: academic freedom, funding cuts, and global collaboration.
April 29 | 17:00 CEST (8 am PT, 11 am ET)
With: Astrid Böger, John Connelly, Nicole Hodges Persley, Jan Kubik.
Chairs: Ulf Brunnbauer @leibniz-ios.de , Birgit Hebel-Bauridl @uniregensburg.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
johnpaulnewman.bsky.social
Myself and my colleague Dr Raul Carstocea are inviting applications for a PhD scholarship at Maynooth University , looking at the imperial roots of the Ustasha fascist movement.

If successful, the position is fully-funded for four years.

Please share and feel free to contact me!
March 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
inz-ljubljana.bsky.social
The European Summer University in Digital Humanities “Culture and Technology” will take place at the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in Besançon, France from 21 July to 2 August 2025.

More information on the programme and registration on the website: esudh.github.io
Welcome
This is the website of the European Summer University in Digital Humanities ‘Culture and Technology” organized in Besançon from 21 July to 2 August 2025.
esudh.github.io
March 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
Join us: Panel "A Just Peace for #Ukraine?" exploring global perspectives on Russia's war against 🇺🇦. W/ @cindywittke.bsky.social, Guido Hausmann (both #LeibnizIOS), Gerhard Gnauck (LMU) & @klimeniouk.bsky.social. Part of the Winter School "🇺🇦’s Cultural Heritage"
📅 24 Mar | 19:00 CET | #Regensburg ⬇️
A Just Peace for Ukraine? Positions on a Current Debate
Panel discussion on the evolving global perspectives on the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine.
leibniz-ios.de
March 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
Protests in #Serbia are more than political demonstrations; they fuel a ‘cultural explosion’. Symbols like #Pumpaj and #Ćaci have evolved from peripheral phenomena to central political symbols, shaping collective memory & the political landscape, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social writes on our blog. ⬇️
Serbia’s Protests as a Cultural Explosion: Symbols, Memory, and the Struggle for Meaning
by Katarina Damčević The protests in Serbia are not only political demonstrations; they are also fueling a ‘cultural explosion’. Symbols of protest, such as ‘Pumpaj!’ and ‘Ćaci’, have evolved from bei...
ostblog.hypotheses.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by Katarina Damcevic
leibniz-ios.de
Did Elon #Musk make a Nazi #salute? This question has sparked heated debate. Regardless of his intent, Musk’s response to criticism, lack of accountability, and the public’s reaction could further fuel division, argues @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social. On our blog @dehypotheses.bsky.social ⬇️
When Gestures Speak Louder than Words: Elon Musk, Accountability, and the Weight of Influence
By Katarina Damčević Did Elon Musk make a Nazi salute? This question has sparked heated debate since the US President’s inauguration. Regardless of his intent, Musk’s response to criticism, lack of ac...
ostblog.hypotheses.org
February 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM