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Zusatztext At first sight, Crnkovic’s book could leave the impression of being merely an informative overview of select films and books from post-Yugoslav cultural production. However, this is actually an argument-driven book, very carefully composed, with a hidden plot and topics selected in such a manner that the films and books Crnkovic discusses act as steps in the development of the argument. … Post-Yugoslav Literature and Film: Fires, Foundations, Flourishes is an excellent book that redirects scholarly interest in ex-Yugoslav cultures towards a new territory—not only towards a new production, but also towards a new agenda in approaching it. Informationen zum Autor Gordana P. Crnkovic is Professor of Slavic and of Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Her writings include Imagined Dialogues: Eastern European Literature in Conversation with American and English Literature (2000), over 30 articles on literature and film, as well as texts from the experimental video Zagreb Everywhere. Klappentext Reveals select post-Yugoslav literary and cinema works as groundbreaking exploratory achievements of global relevance. This title presents post-Yugoslav literature and film as art that makes us aware of previously unconsidered things that bring us wars! and those that constitute part of the tapestry of peace. Vorwort Reveals select post-Yugoslav literary and cinema works as groundbreaking exploratory achievements of global relevance. Zusammenfassung Reveals select post-Yugoslav literary and cinema works as groundbreaking exploratory achievements of global relevance. This title presents post-Yugoslav literature and film as art that makes us aware of previously unconsidered things that bring us wars, and those that constitute part of the tapestry of peace. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsPronunciation GuideIntroductionPost-Yugoslav Literature and Film, and a Different Kind of Knowledge Chapter 1 Foundations IWhile Falling Asleep: A Trace of the Moment in Yugoslavia Chapter 2Play and the Language of Community Against Rumor and the Guns: Alenka Mirkovic's 91.6 MHz Chapter 3Reclaiming Charisma, Resetting the Senses: Vladimir Arsenijevic's In the Hold Chapter 4The Ethics of Listening and the Grounding of a Child: Milcho Manchevski's Before the Rain Chapter 5 Foundations IIEternal Realms and Individual Victims in Ivo Andric's Ex Ponto and Unrest Chapter 6"The Truthful Road to Me": Short Takes on Six Bosnian FilmsChapter 7Under the Star of Orwell: Jurica Pavicic's Plaster Sheep and Ante Tomic's Nothing Should Surprise Us Chapter 8The Museum Spills Out on the Square, the Past's Challenge to the Present: The Films of Vinko Brešan Chapter 9I am You and You are Me: on Liberating Anti-Nationalism Chapter 10Pleasant Distractions: The Danger of Close-ups and Maja Weiss's The Border Guard Chapter 11 Foundations IIISuccess vs. Logic: Miroslav Krleža's On the Edge of Reason Chapter 12Anarchists Today: The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon Bibliography Index...
