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  • Bosnia Was Once Emptied by War and Now Faces Peacetime Emigration – The New York Times

    Bosnia Was Once Emptied by War and Now Faces Peacetime Emigration – The New York Times

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    A Land Once Emptied by War Now Faces a Peacetime Exodus Bosnia is being hit by a combination of a low birthrate and emigration, a trend fueled by ethnic tensions and disgust with corruption. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/world/europe/bosnia-population-emigration-birthrate.html Mr. Kremic said that a rough guide to how much the population had dropped was a study conducted last…

  • Contrasting Histories of Genocide in Former Yugoslavia

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    Contrasting Histories of Genocide in Former Yugoslavia Dara of Jasenovac and Quo Vadis, Aida? take different tacts on filmic representation of war crimes. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/634129/dara-of-jasenovac-contrasting-histories-of-genocide-in-former-yugoslavia/ In sharp contrast to Antonijević, the director of Quo Vadis, Aida?, Jasmila Žbanić, has come out forcefully against this tendency to speak of “our” genocide against “yours.” Speaking for…