12,000 Monuments (and Nothin' on Map)

Remembering Yugoslavia

Remembering Yugoslavia
12,000 Monuments (and Nothin' on Map)
Sep 07, 2020 Episode 8
Peter Korchnak with Vladana Putnik Prica

Art historian Vladana Putnik Prica of the University of Belgrade discusses inappropriate monuments, foreigners' interest and generational differences in locals' perception of spomeniks, and nostalgic songs.

Partisans, Miodrag Živković, and, almost inevitably, Lepa Brena also make an appearance.

The Remembering Yugoslavia podcast explores the memory of a country that no longer exists. Created and hosted by Peter Korchnak. New episodes two to four times per month.


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