The Center for Slavic and East European Studies (CSEES) is pleased to announce that Budimka Uskokovic (PhD candidate and Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in East European and Eurasian Studies, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures) will present the first of our 2021 Spring Semester Graduate Student Lectures.
In this lecture, Budimka will explore how Serbia, in particular Belgrade, has recently become a tourist paradise for many foreigners, even though its turbulent past can still be traced in everyday life of its citizens. During her lecture she will consider the following questions: why are foreign people attracted to this city? What does the capital of Serbia have to offer? Her lecture will be based on ethnographic narratives of young people in social media who decided to either move to Serbia or to visit it for a prolonged period of time and will show how they create a new image of Serbia in the world. She will also show what improvements have been made by the government to guarantee young entrepreneurs a stable future and how goals are being met amid COVID-19.
If you have any questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations, please contact us at csees@osu.edu. Typically, a two weeks' notice will allow us to provide access.
