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Grappling with Victimhood Nationalism: Arrested Development on Screen in Post-Yugoslav Documentary
Sun, November 24, 10:00 to 11:45am EST (10:00 to 11:45am EST), Boston Marriott Copley Place, Floor: 3rd Floor, SimmonsAbstract
Using contemporary post-Yugoslav documentary as examples, this paper argues for victimhood nationalism as a form of arrested development that hampers and even prevents work towards non-violence. In particular, I analyze how victimhood nationalism is present in the documentaries Letter to Dad (Pismo ocu, dir. Srđan Keča, 2011) and Srbenka (dir. Nebojša Slijepčević, 2018). I also draw on the documentary The Unforgiven: A War Criminal’s Response (Lars Feldbelle Petersen, 2017) to demonstrate how victimhood nationalism must be challenged to prevent future violence.
