The Antifascist Past and Decolonisation: The Case of Yugoslavia and Algeria

The Yugoslav commitment to anticolonialism intertwined with its experience of the antifascist liberation struggle and socialist revolution during the Second World War. This entanglement of the past, present and future was most evident during the Algerian War of Independence. This blog was written and originally published as a part of the visiting fellowship at the Leibniz Research Alliance “Value of the Past” and the Centre … Continue reading The Antifascist Past and Decolonisation: The Case of Yugoslavia and Algeria

New Publication: Wer ist Walter?

The book „Wer ist Walter? International Perspectives on Resistance in Europe during World War II” gathers 32 contributions and case studies on the history of resistance against Nazism, fascism, occupation and collaboration during World War II, as well as on its transmission after 1945, especially in Museums. The authors are historians, curators and other researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Serbia and other … Continue reading New Publication: Wer ist Walter?

New publication on war veterans and transnational cultures of memory and solidarity between Yugoslavia and Algeria

The article examines the role of memory in Yugoslav exchanges with the postcolonial world, focusing on the agency of Yugoslav war veterans and their involvement with Algeria. During decolonization, Yugoslav institutions and associations stood in solidarity with anti-colonial liberation movements. Former Partisans were critical agents of Yugoslav internationalism, and the memory of the People’s Liberation War (Narodnooslobodilački rat, NOR), which dominated the Yugoslav memory culture, … Continue reading New publication on war veterans and transnational cultures of memory and solidarity between Yugoslavia and Algeria