Yugoslavia:Country, Culture and Society

Pre-requisites: Regular class attendance; fulfillment of academic obligations; ability to conduct independent scientific work/research.

Course objectives: Further insight into the history of Yugoslavia as a country, society and culture; enriching knowledge of historical sources, independently working with sources; forming a professional opinion and critically assessing the newest literature on the subject.

Course description: The theoretical component will address the cultural history of Yugoslavia through lectures, with a special focus on historical phases in which these phenomena were prevalent: the idea of Yugoslavianism(Yugoslavian identity), forming of ideology, cultural development, state building, discourse of cultural thought, cultural, artistic and academic development. The objective for the practical component is to: master the scientific method, learn to independently conduct research and critically analyze historical sources(by type, content and origin) and literature; cultivate critical thinking and be able to concisely present one's opinion orally and in written form.

Learning Outcomes: Mastering the subject by issue; understanding historical processes, political ideas, movements, people, art & aspirations; an introduction the fundamental issues in research; scientific awareness, critical opinion and enriching students general and professional culture of the study of history.

Literature/Reading:

• B. Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije 1918-1988, I-III, Beograd 1988.
• B. Petranović, M. Zečević, Jugoslovenski federalizam – ideje i stvarnost, I-II, Beograd 1987.
• Đ. Stanković, Nikola Pašić i Hrvati (1918-1923), Beograd 1995.
• Lj. Dimić, Kulturna politika u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji 1929-1941, I-III, Beograd 1996-1997.
• M. Radojević, Naučnik u politici, Beograd 2007.
• M. Bjelajac, Jugoslovensko iskustvo sa multietničkom armijom, Beograd 2000.
• B. Petranović, Jugoslovensko iskustvo srpske nacionalne integracije, Beograd 1993.
• M. Janićijević, Stvaralačka inteligencija međuratne Jugoslavije, Beograd 1984.
• Srbija u modernizacionim procesima 19. i 20. veka, I-II Beograd 1994-1998.