CMBC LUNCH | Ivana Prica "DIY Yugoslavia: Student Activism, Cultural Memory, and the Path to a New Serbia"
"DIY Yugoslavia: Student Activism, Cultural Memory, and the Path to a New Serbia"
This lecture explores the continuity of student activism and artistic resistance in Serbia, tracing connections between Yugoslav cultural heritage, student mobilizations of the 1990s, and contemporary struggles. The talk considers student DIY culture, grounded in the Student Cultural Center (SKC) in Belgrade, established in the aftermath of the 1968 protests, as a practice of artistic autonomy and direct political agency. Particular attention will be given to the 2025 student movement and its reclamation of the SKC as a space for collective creation, direct democracy, plenums, and uncensored artistic production, which culminated in the recent electoral ouster of longtime authoritarian ruler Aleksandar Vučić. Through this act of “liberation,” I will suggest that Serbian students reactivated cultural memory as a resource for collective resistance and imagining a new society.
Dr. Prica’s research explores the institutionalization…
University Event Topic: Lectures & Meetings. School: Emory College. Department / Organization: Center for Mind Brain and Culture. Series: CMBC Lectures. Building/Room: Psychology Building. Speaker/Presenter: Ivana Prica
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Music
University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia
REGISTRATION REQUIRED :: SEE FORM BELOW. Event Open To: Emory Community. Cost: Free. Registration / R.S.V.P. link: https://forms.gle/93b6WS4VP8bxDMuR6.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
PAIS 464.