Nationalism and constructing the past

Pre-requisites: Students must have taken and passed exams in social and general history

Course objectives: The objective of this course is to use examples of constructing a nation's past(history), specifically of Yugoslav nations; for students to detect the meaning of using the critical approach and notice the relativity of new „conclusive“ truths about the past, as well as the dynamism and inter-dependency of

Course description: The dynamics of the „politics of identity“ and „choice“ of tradition throughout the historical perspective and their change in dependence of political and ideological circumstances; the inter-dependence of various views/visions of the past of „neighboring“ nationalities; critiquing by source and critical historiography.

Learning Outcomes: Constructing the past as an element of building collective identity in the Yugoslav territories.

Nationalism and constructing the past

Pre-requisites: Students must have taken and passed exams in social and general history

Course objectives: The objective of this course is to use examples of constructing a nation's past(history), specifically of Yugoslav nations; for students to detect the meaning of using the critical approach and notice the relativity of new „conclusive“ truths about the past, as well as the dynamism and inter-dependency of

Course description: The dynamics of the „politics of identity“ and „choice“ of tradition throughout the historical perspective and their change in dependence of political and ideological circumstances; the inter-dependence of various views/visions of the past of „neighboring“ nationalities; critiquing by source and critical historiography.

Learning Outcomes: Constructing the past as an element of building collective identity in the Yugoslav territories.

Literature/Reading:

• Hobsbaum, Erik (1996), Nacije i nacionalizam od 1780, Program, mit, stvarnost, Beograd, 55-90; 149-183
• Hobsbaum Erik, Rejndžer Terens (2002), Izmišljanje tradicije, Beograd, 5-25
• Hobsbaum, Erik, (2003) O istoriji, Beograd, 37-49; 283-294
• Stojanović, Dubravka (1994), Udžbenici istorije kao ogledalo vremena, Ratništvo, patriotizam, patrijarhalnost, Beograd, 77-103
• Jelavič, Čarles (1992), Južnoslavenski nacionalizmi, Jugoslavensko ujedinjenje i udžbenici prije 1914, Zagreb, 182-226; 257-267
• Rot, Nikola (1974), Rasne i etničke predrasude, u: Rasizam, rase i rasne predrasude, Zbornik radova, Beograd, 97-119
• Brodel, Fernan (1992), Spisi o istoriji, Beograd, 83-109
• Kuljić, Todor (2002), Prevladavanje prošlosti, Beograd, 49-70
• Jirgen Koka, (1992), O istorijskoj nauci, Beograd
• Kultura sjećanja, povijesni lomovi i svladavanje prošlosti, (2007), Zagreb
• Milosavljević, Olivera (2002), U tradiciji nacionalizma ili stereotipi srpskih intelektualaca XX veka o "nama" i "drugima", Beograd
• Istorija i sećanje, Studije istorijske svesti, (2006), Beograd