7757 research outputs found
Sort by
"Constructions and Experiences of Embodiment Among Young Women: A Discursive and Phenomenological Analysis"
No full textFilozofski fakultetPredmet ovog rada su lična iskustva i konstrukcije telesnosti mladih devojaka. Cilj rada je
empirijsko istraživanje načina na koje se mlade devojke pozicioniraju u odnosu na
različite diskurse o telu i posledica po njihove svakodnevne prakse i iskustva. Takođe, rad
istražuje različite modalitete iskustva telesnosti i načine na koje su ta iskustva oblikovana
socio-kulturnim kontekstom i diskurzivno-materijalnim uslovima. Polazeći iz
fenomenološke i post-strukturalističke teorijske pozicije usvojen je kvalitativan
metodološki pristup. Korišćen je pluralistički pristup koji obuhvata kombinovanje
analize diskursa i fenomenološke interpretativne analize. Kao tehnika za prikupljanje
podataka korišćen je polustrukturisani intervju, a uzorak su činile 22 učesnice uzrasta od
18 do 25 godina koje žive u Srbiji. Prva celina rezultata tiče se diskurzivnih konstrukcija
telesnosti i uključuje dva poglavlja. U prvom su analizirani tradicionalni diskursi o
ženskom telu, a koji se tiču toga šta znači biti (prava) žena. Drugo poglavlje istražuje
savremene diskurse, prevashodno neoliberalne i postfeminističke narative o radu na sebi
koji obuhvata kako telesne transformacije, tako i izgradnju samopouzdanja i pozitivnog
odnosa prema telu. Druga celina rezultata istražuje življeno telo u socio-kulturnom
kontekstu i obuhvata pet poglavlja koja istražuju odnos prema telu kao estetskom
objektu; ulogu drugih u oblikovanju tog odnosa; iskustva raz-telovljenosti, odnosno
situacije u kojima se devojke otuđuju od tela; telesnost kao izvor zadovoljstva; i iskustva
koja ilustruju dinamiku između tela kao objekta i tela kao subjekta iskustva. Diskutovani
su obrasci odnosa između društvenih uslova, reprezentacija, praksi i njihovih ishoda po
otelovljenu žensku subjektivnost sa posebnim osvrtom na pitanje agensnosti.The subject of this study are young women’s discursive constructions and experiences of
embodiment. The aim was to empirically examine the ways in which young women
position themselves in relation to various discourses about the body, as well as the
consequences for their everyday practices and experiences. The study also explores
different modalities of embodied experience and the ways in which they are shaped by
the socio-cultural context and discursive-material conditions. Adopting a
phenomenological and poststructuralist theoretical position, a qualitative
methodological approach was employed. A pluralistic analytical framework was used,
combining discourse analysis with phenomenological interpretative analysis. Data were
collected through semi-structured interviews with 22 young women from Serbia, aged 18
to 25. The first section of the findings addresses the discursive constructions of
embodiment. The first chapter analyses traditional discourses about the female body,
specifically, what it means to be a (real) woman. The second chapter examines
contemporary discourses, primarily neoliberal and postfeminist paradigm
self-transformation, which encompass both aesthetic and emotional labour. The second
section of the findings explores the lived body in the socio-cultural context, examining:
the body as an aesthetic object; the role of others in the objectification of women’s bodies;
dys-appearance, i.e., experiences of alienated from the body; pleasurable embodiment;
and experiences that illustrate the dynamic between the body as object and the body as
the subject of experience. The discussion addresses patterns of relations between social
conditions, representations, practices, and their effects on female embodiment, with
particular attention to the notion of agency.
Kant’s Theory of Race and Its Critics
No full textTeza da je Kant bio rasista danas se retko dovodi u pitanje. Ovim radom
se upravo to pokušava. Izložena interpretacija Kantove teorije rase skreće pažnju na
predmet spisa u kome nalazimo sporne izjave, smisao ideja koje on afirmiše, sistemski
karakter njegove filozofije, zatim fazu karijere u kojoj je iznosio kontroverzne komentare i ustupke koje je činio da bi zadovoljio „ukus“ šire publike. U prvom delu rada
se prikazuju osnovni stavovi teorije rase, potom se objašnjava zbog čega studentske
beleške sa Kantovih predavanja iz fizičke geografije i antropologije treba koristiti sa
rezervom. Ilustracije radi, u poslednjem poglavlju navodi se nekoliko pasusa iz ovih
beležaka, koje prate komentari konzistentni sa ponuđenom interpretacijom. Sporne
izjave tumačene su na sledeće načine: pokušaj da se biološkim hipotezama objasne
empirijska svedočanstva, konstatacije o trenutnom nivou napretka rasa, deskripcije
tadašnjih praksi ili predikcije budućih zbivanja. Iz njih ne slede nužno normativni
sudovi koji bi optužbu za rasizam učinili osnovanom.The claim that Kant was a racist is rarely questioned today. This paper challenges
that assumption. It offers an interpretation of Kant’s theory of race that considers the
context of his controversial statements, the meaning of the ideas he affirms, and the
systematic nature of his philosophy. It also takes into account the stage of his career
when he made these remarks and the concessions he made to „satisfy the taste“ of a
broader audience. The first part of the paper outlines the main tenets of Kant’s theory
of race, followed by a discussion of why students’ notes from his lectures on Physical
geography and Anthropology should be approached with caution. To illustrate this,
the final chapter presents selected passages from these lecture notes, accompanied by
commentary that aligns with the proposed interpretation. Kant’s controversial statements will be analyzed as either attempts to explain empirical observations through
biological hypotheses, assessments of racial progress, descriptions of contemporary
practices, or predictions of future developments. These statements do not necessarily
imply normative judgments that would justify labeling Kant a racist
Dining with the Sarmatians: an archaeozoological perspective on diet strategies at Novi Kneževac – Site 97
No full textThis study examines the diet strategies of the settlement at Site 97 in Novi Kneževac (northern Banat), based on animal remains recovered during rescue excavations in 2023. The faunal assemblage, dating from the 3rd to 5th centuries AD, is likely associated with Sarmatian occupation and includes a variety of mammal, bird, fish, mollusk, reptile, and amphibian species. Domestic mammals dominate, with sheep/goats, cattle, and pigs being the most common. Chicken bones prevail among bird remains, catfish is the most frequent fish species, and Painter’s mussel is the dominant mollusc. These findings offer significant insights into the dietary practices and subsistence strategies of the settlement, particularly focusing on animal husbandry and meat consumption. Given the scarcity of archaeozoological studies on animal remains from Sarmatian settlements in Serbia, this research aims to address that gap and contribute to a deeper understanding of the dietary patterns at the site in particular, but also in the Sarmatian world and Late Antiquity in general.The 31th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje štampano u izvod
Grgur Jakšić and the research of the archive material of Austro-Hungarian Provenance – on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth
No full textГргур Јакшић спада у ред најзначајнијих српских историчара
прве половине 20. века. Пре Првог светског рата његов истраживачки рад
највећим делом се базирао на француској изворној грађи. После Великог рата
1918. године био је један од српских историчара који је своје радове темељио
на неистраженој архивској грађи похрањеној у Државном архиву у Бечу
(Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv). Био је први који је
имао прилику да упозна домаћу научну и ширу јавност са значајном грађом
која се тицала билатералних односа Аустроугарске и Србије у другој половини
19. века. Сходно томе, рад се првенствено бави анализом Јакшићевог научног
доприноса и његових радова који су настали као резултат истраживања у Бечу.Grgur Jakšić is one of the most signifi cant Serbian historians of the fi rst half of
the 20th century. Before the Great War, his research primarily relied on French
archival material. However, aft er the Great War and in 1918, he became one of
the Serbian historians who based his work on previously unexplored materials
stored in the Vienna State Archive (Österreichisches Staatsarchiv, Haus-, Hof- und
Staatsarchiv). He was the fi rst to process and introduce signifi cant materials on the
bilateral relations between Austro-Hungary and Serbia during the reign of Prince
Mihailo and the last two rulers of the Obrenović dynasty to both the local scientifi c
community and the wider public. Th erefore, this paper primarily analyzes Jakšić’s
scientifi c contributions and the works that resulted from his research in Vienna
What’s on the Plate? Zooarchaeological Perspective on Diet and Animal Use in Ottoman Belgrade
No full textThe archaeological site at the corner of Kosovska and Vlajkovićeva streets in Belgrade was excavated in 2023 during protective research conducted by the Belgrade City Museum. On this occasion, alongside layers from antiquity, remains of structures from Ottoman-period Belgrade, dating to the early 17th century, were uncovered. A diverse assemblage of portable finds – including pottery, clay smoking pipes, and small metal objects – was unearthed within these structures. Notably, faunal remains were also identified, providing a rare and valuable insight into animal use and dietary practices during this period. The distribution of skeletal elements, butchery marks, and represented taxa suggest that these remains primarily derive from food consumption. The assemblage includes a variety of mammals, birds, fish, molluscs, and reptiles. Among mammals, domestic species predominate, particularly sheep, goats, and cattle, alongside additional finds of equids, dogs, pigs, and camels. Wild species, such as wild boar and roe deer, are present but scarce. Poultry is primarily represented by chicken, with occasional occurrences of geese. Aquatic resources include fish, notably carp and catfish, and freshwater mussels of the genus Unio. A single fragment of a turtle shell represents the only reptile specimen. Given the still-developing fields of Ottoman-period archaeology and zooarchaeology, and the scarcity of published faunal assemblages from the Balkans, this study represents a significant contribution to regional research. It offers insights into dietary habits and animal exploitation strategies within Belgrade and the northern parts of the Ottoman Empire.The 31st European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje štampano u izvod
Emotional Intelligence and the Big Five as Predictors of Students’ Performance in Collaborative Problem Solving
No full textWe examined the effects of emotional intelligence (EI) and the Big Five on students’ performance in collaborative problem solving (CPS). 162 secondary-school students completed the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test and the Big Five Inventory. Divided into 54 triads (64.8% female), they then collaboratively solved a complex social problem. Based on video-recordings of the CPS sessions, we assessed four CPS processes: the team’s socio-cognitive exchange, socio-emotional interaction, task management, and relationship management. The CPS product (solution) of each team was judged by two independent raters. Using structural equation modelling (1) with team-level EI abilities as predictors, we found a small indirect effect (via CPS processes) of both understanding and managing emotions on the CPS product, and a medium-size direct effect of understanding emotions on the same criterion; (2) with team-level traits as predictors, a medium-size positive effect of neuroticism on task management, a small negative effect of extraversion on relationship management, and a small positive effect of openness on the CPS product. A model including both EI and personality confirmed their independent contributions to CPS performance, with EI abilities contributing both directly and indirectly to the CPS product, and the contribution of personality narrowed down to neuroticism positively affecting task management
Validacija funkcionalne procene terapije hronične bolesti – Skala duhovnog blagostanja (FACIT-Sp-12) kod onkoloških pacijenata Srbije
No full textThe Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Spiritual Well-Being scale (FACITSp-12) is a 12-item questionnaire designed to assess spiritual well-being in individuals diagnosed with cancer and other chronic illnesses. The main goals of the present study were twofold: (1) to examine the factor structure of the FACIT-Sp-12 in a Serbian sample of oncology patients, (2) to investigate the external validity of FACIT-Sp-12 by examining the relationship with positive and negative affect (The Scale for Positive and Negative Experiences; SPANE), and depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; DASS-21). A sample consisted of 215 female oncology patients, with a mean age of 50.41 years (age range: 24–81 years). The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis. The results supported the FACIT-Sp-12 modified three-factor structure and its subscales achieved statistically significant correlations with external measures. The meaning and peace subscales achieved somewhat stronger correlations with all the external variables compared to the faith subscale. This study demonstrates that the FACIT-Sp-12 is a valid and reliable three-factor measure of spiritual wellbeing in a sample of female cancer patients in Serbia.Funkcionalna procena terapije hronične bolesti – Skala duhovnog blagostanja (FACIT-Sp-12) je upitnik od 12 stavki napravljen za procenu duhovnog blagostanja kod osoba kojima su dijagnostikovani rak i druge hronične bolesti. Ova studija je imala dva osnovna cilja: (1) da ispita faktorsku strukturu FACIT-Sp-12 u srpskom uzorku onkoloških pacijenata, (2) da istraži eksternu validnost FACIT-Sp-12 ispitivanjem odnosa sa pozitivnim i negativnim afektima (Skala za pozitivna i negativna iskustva; SPANE) i depresijom, anksioznošću i stresom (Skala depresije, anksioznosti i stresa DASS-21). Uzorak se sastojao od 215 žena onkoloških pacijenata, prosečne starosti 50,41 godina (raspon starosti: 24–81 godina). Podaci su analizirani postupkom konfirmatorne faktorske analize. Rezultati su podržali modifikovanu trofaktorsku strukturu FACIT-Sp-12, a njene subskale su bile u statistički značajnim korelacijama sa eksternim merama. Subskale značenja i mira su u nešto jačim korelacijama sa svim spoljašnjim varijablama u odnosu na subskalu vere. Ova studija pokazuje da je FACITSp-12 validna i pouzdana trofaktorska mera duhovnog blagostanja na uzorku obolelih od raka u Srbiji
Learning about Cultural Heritage as a Step Toward Reconciliation: The Heritage Technology Course as an Example
No full textТоком пролећног семестра 2024. године на Одељењу за исто- рију уметности, а у склопу изборног предмета Херитолошке технологије, реализован је курс на тему дисонанце у наслеђу, са фокусом на баштини Косова и Метохије. Циљ је био да се утврди да ли образовање о богатом, мултиетничком наслеђу овe региje може да доведе до промене ставова студената о баштини „других” и да тако допринесе бољем суживоту и регионалном помирењу. Потрага за одговором на то питање била је део пројекта „Back to The Future or How to Make Peace with The Past In Order to Create a Better Tomorrow Together” (Повратак у будућност или Како се помирити с прошлошћу да бисмо заједно створили боље сутра), који је подржала Regional Network of Centers for Advanced Studies in Southeast Europe RECAS (Регионална мрежа центара за напредне студије у југоисточној Европи) по позиву Towards a Culture of Shared Future in Southeast Europe (Ка култури заједничке будућности у југоисточној Европи). Како би се образовни процес у потпуности прилагодио студентима, на почетку је урађена анкета о њиховим предзнањима о Косову и Метохији, ставовимао „другима” који тамо живе, као и о споменицима, те историји, култури и различитим идентитетима који се јављају на овој територији. Од фебруара до јуна, студенти су имали предавања, радионице, дискусије са уметницима, учешћа на семинарима, самосталне истраживачке задатке и презентацију резултата на друштвеној мрежи ТикTок. Применом критичке педагогије, ангажованог учења и партиципативних метода, студенти су подстакнути да препознају значај и комплексност наслеђа на Косову и Метохији да- нас, преиспитају сопствене ставове, као и да развијају визије заједничке будућности, узимајући у обзир културне политике које се креирају (или би требало да се креирају) како би то наслеђе било препознато и сачува- но. На крају семестра урађени су интервјуи са студентима, с идејом да се осветли колико су се њихова знања и размишљања током трајања курса променила. Квалитативна анализа улазних анкета и завршних интервјуа указала је на значајне промене у перцепцији наслеђа код студената, као и на њихову спремност да у баштини препознају потенцијал за дијалог и друштвену трансформацију. У том смислу, рад показује да пажљиво осмишљена, интердисциплинарна и холистичка образовна пракса, која би се спроводила на универзитетима, може постати основ за изградњу плуралистичког разумевања културног наслеђа, што би надаље, у дру- штвима оптерећеним историјским тензијама, обезбедило и подршку процесима помирења.Public spaces and their visual culture play an active role in the creation of public knowledge. This knowledge is primarily represented and recognized through heritage — namely, monuments and various practices of memorialization. The appearance of these spaces
and what they represent in the minds of citizens is never accidental; it is always shaped
by the ruling elite. While this does not necessarily imply that those in power will adopt a
negative stance toward the previous regime or toward minority communities in general,
this is often the case in the Western Balkans. Political shifts in this region are frequent
and can easily be traced through changes in the culture of remembrance and heritage.
The erasure of the past and acts of forgetting become especially evident when it comes to
unwanted legacies. Silenced and marginalized memories, along with contested histories,
seem to dominate the everyday narrative.
The 21st century is a time of widespread turmoil — economic, health-related, religious, ethnic, and political. This is evident even in countries that have not experienced
direct armed conflict, making the growing divide between ‘us’ and ‘them’ unsurprising.
The roles of certain public figures are being re-evaluated, and cancel culture continues
to gain momentum. Although experts often emphasize that culture and art have the
power to unite us, the question remains: why do they so often seem to divide us instead?
The search for an answer to this question inspired the project “Back to the Future,
or How to Make Peace with the Past in Order to Create a Better Tomorrow Together.”
This initiative was supported by the Regional Network of Centers for Advanced Studies
in Southeast Europe (RECAS) under the call Towards a Culture of Shared Future in
Southeast Europe. The project encompassed several lines of research. This paper focuses
specifically on the following question: Can education about the region’s complex and
dissonant heritage help connect young people from different ethnic communities and
thus promote tolerance, coexistence, and ultimately, reconciliation?
This research question was explored through student engagement in an elective
course titled “Heritage Technology,” which focused on the dissonant heritage of Kosovo
and Metohija. The course was implemented during the spring semester of 2024 at the
Department of Art History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade.
To tailor the course to students’ needs, a survey was conducted at the beginning to
assess their prior knowledge of Kosovo and Metohija, their attitudes toward its inhabitants, and their understanding of the region’s monuments, history, culture, and diverse
identities. From February to June, students participated in lectures, workshops, artist-led
discussions, seminars, independent research assignments, and presented their findings
on TikTok. At the end of the semester, interviews were conducted to evaluate how their
knowledge and perspectives had developed. The course employed methods from critical
and transformative pedagogy.
This paper presents a comparative analysis summarizing the outcomes of the course
and offering insights into the challenges encountered. It also provides recommendations
for the future use of art and culture as tools for interethnic reconciliation
Les autochtones sous les stećci ?
No full textThe phenomenon of the burials under the stećci, in spite of the long history of research, still deserves additional attention of scholars. These are interments of the deceased in the context of the monumental funerary markers (stećci), highly prominent in the landscape, typical for the period between the 12th and the 16th centuries. This funerary practice is most intense during the 14th and 15th centuries, and there are indications that it occurs even after the 16th century. In the region of the Western Balkans, more than 72 000 monuments have been registered, mainly in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
During the 20th century, when these monuments were interpreted in the culture-historical archaeological key, researchers aimed at identifying a single religious or ethnic group intrinsically linked to this burial practice. Some of the solutions for the attribution of stećci were their ascription to the Bosnian Church, or to the Mediaeval Vlachs. The dedicated researchers, such as Šefik Bešlagić, recognized even under the traditional paradigmatic framework that the phenomenon of stećci is highly complex and that exclusive attribution to one ethnic/religious group is not highly plausible. Subsequently, with the interpretations of Dubravko Lovrenović in the beginning of the 21st century, stećci are interpreted as an interconfessional phenomenon.
While the exclusive attribution to the Bosnian Church is easily refuted on the base of the inscriptions mentioning other confessions, the issue of the Vlachs as the conveyors of this material culture has remained unresolved in certain ways. The solution was sought for in the domain of physical anthropology. Starting from the 1970s, in the papers on the skeletal remains recovered from the necropolises with the stećci, the interpretation is offered that these are homogenous communities, with dominantly brachycranial characteristics, identified as the Dinaric anthropological type. The next interpretive step was to link them to the allegedly autochthonous Medieval non-Slavic Vlachs, understood as an ethnic group that derived from Antiquity or prehistory.
The aim of the present paper is to critically reconsider the methodological core of the argument that the people buried under the stećci were of the Dinaric type, seen as the indigenous population, from the point of view of the history of Yugoslav archaeology.Sahranjivanje pod stećcima predstavlja kompleksan fenomen karakterističan za period između 12. i 16. veka, sa najvećom učestalošću u 14. i 15. veku.
Ova praksa se odnosi na monumentalne nadgrobne spomenike kojih ima preko 72.000
na originalnim lokacijama širom Zapadnog Balkana, a najviše u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Tradicionalna tumačenja, utemeljena u kulturno-istorijskoj paradigmi jugoslovenske
arheologije, pokušavala su da stećke povežu sa jednom etničkom ili konfesionalnom
grupom – najčešće sa Crkvom bosanskom ili srednjovekovnim Vlasima. Savremena
istraživanja, a najpre radovi Dubravka Lovrenovića, ukazala su na interkonfesionalni
karakter ove pojave.
Od sedamdesetih godina 20. veka javlja se i fizičko-antropološki pristup, koji skeletne ostatke ispod stećaka tumači kao pripadnike homogenih, brahikranih populacija,
identifikovanih kao dinarski antropološki tip. Iz toga se dalje izvodio zaključak da su
ove zajednice etnički Vlasi, autohtoni neslovenski stanovnici povezani praistorijskim
stanovništvom. Ovaj rad ima za cilj da kritički preispita takvo metodološko i interpretativno nasleđe kroz analizu istorije arheološke misli u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji. Poseban
fokus biće na pitanjima odnosa između fizičke antropologije i arheologije u konstrukciji
narativa o poreklu i identitetu zajednica koje su usecale stećke za svoje mrtve.L’inhumation sous les stećci constitue un phénomène complexe, caractéristique de la période allant du XIIe au XVIe siècle, avec une fréquence maximale
aux XIVe et XVe siècles. Cette pratique comprend des tombes monumentales
jusqu’à présent recensées sur plus de 72000 monuments à travers les Balkans occidentaux, principalement en Bosnie-Herzégovine. Les interprétations traditionnelles, basées sur le paradigme historico-culturel de l’archéologie yougoslave,
ont essayé d’associer les stećci à un groupe ethnique ou confessionnel – le plus
souvent à l’Église bosnienne ou aux Valaques médiévaux. La recherche contemporaine, notamment les travaux de Dubravko Lovrenović, a indiqué le caractère
interconfessionnel de ce phénomène. A partir des années 1970 du XXe siècle,
une approche physico– anthropologique apparaît, interprétant les restes squelettiques sous les stećci comme appartenant à des populations homogènes et brachycéphales, identifiées comme le type anthropologique dinarique. Par la suite,
on a conclu que ces communautés étaient des Valaques ethniques, des habitants
autochtones non slaves, associés aux populations préhistoriques. L’objectif de cet
article est d’examiner de façon critique cet héritage méthodologique et interprétatif, à travers l’analyse de l’histoire de la pensée archéologique en Yougoslavie
socialiste. On se focalisera notamment sur les questions du rapport entre l’anthropologie physique et l’archéologie dans la construction du récit sur l’origine
et l’identité des communautés qui gravaient des stećci pour leurs défunts
A Contribution to Understanding Holocene Biodiversity: The Spatiotemporal Distribution of Wild Mammals in the Central Balkans
No full textThe Central Balkans, a long-standing biodiversity hotspot, has been a key wildlife habitat for millennia. This study analyzes archeozoological data on wild mammals from Holocene sites in the region and the adjacent southern Great Pannonian Plain to explore the patterns of wildlife dynamics (species richness, ratios, and biogeographical changes) over time. The results indicate that subsistence shifts and human activities shaped faunal diversity and spatiotemporal distributions, with climate fluctuations possibly also playing a role. Major changes began in the mid-5th millennium bce and intensified throughout the historical periods. Understanding past biodiversity trends highlights the value of historical data for modern conservation efforts