Socially Engaged Music

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of socially engaged music in reflecting on and critiquing society in both socialist Yugoslavia and postwar Croatia.

In both socialist Yugoslavia and postwar Croatia some music reflected on and critiqued the present and envisaged a better tomorrow. Today such socially engaged music also rebuilds cultural ties across post-Yugoslav borders. With Ana Marković (The Socio-political Significance of Socially Engaged Music in Post-Yugoslav Space). * * * On Remembering Yugoslavia PLUS: an ad-free episode; exclusive for Yugoblok members. * * * Remembering Yugoslavia is a Yugoblok podcast exploring the...

People in this episode

Host: Peter Korchnak

Guest: Ana Marković

Topics covered

• socially engaged music
• Yugoslavia
• Croatia
• cultural ties
• post-Yugoslav space
• social critique

Keywords

• socially engaged music
• Yugoslavia
• Croatia
• cultural ties
• social critique
• post-Yugoslav
• music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yugoblok

Books & works: The Socio-political Significance of Socially Engaged Music in Post-Yugoslav Space

Places: Yugoslavia, Croatia

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