Cultures of Economy in South-Eastern Europe

The ubiquitous »cultural turn« of the 1990s did not spare the thinkers of economics - however, at the same time, economic topics have gained a new importance in cultural studies. This volume focuses on cultures of economy in regions of former Yugoslavia as part of Southeastern Europe, supported by theoretical perspectives. It examines narratives and poetics of economy in literature, film, and art, as well as in public discourse. The contributors spotlight different historical periods: the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, Socialist Yugoslavia and the transitional and neoliberal period since the 1990s.

Jurij Murasov, born in 1952, is a professor for Slavic literatures and literary theory at Universität Konstanz. He has been Principal investigator in the Cluster of Excellence »Cultural Foundations of Integration« 2007-2019. He has published articles and books about literature, media, and culture in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and Central Asia.
Davor Beganovic, born in 1959, is a lecturer for Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages and literatures at Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. He has published books and articles about South Slavic literatures and cultures, narratology, theory of literature, and memory.
Andrea Lesic, born in 1972, is an associate professor of comparative literature and literary theory at the Philosophy Faculty, University of Sarajevo. She has published on literary theory, memory studies, South Slavic literatures, and popular genres.