The Labyrinth of the Nineties: Memory, Representation, and the Long Aftermath

The Labyrinth of the Nineties: Memory, Representation, and the Long Aftermath, M90 Foundation, Belgrade, permanent exhibition

The looming heritage of the 1990s in former Yugoslavia is marked by scars, both physical—on the bodies of the people—and metaphysical, psychological ones that are felt for a long time, and carried within. But how is this turbulent period assessed and examined in recent historiography and cultural studies? Usually defined as a period of great change—of transition from a divided to a unitary Europe, the fall of Communism, and the financialization of capital—in the former Yugoslavia it remains a contested topic, where each … Read more