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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd)

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Literature prof, Eastern Michigan U // Anticolonial internationalisms, Cold War, and migration studies // Author, Narrating Post/Communism; Uncommon Alliances; Nonaligned Imagination. www.emich.academia.edu/NatasaKovacevic

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 23d

I am thrilled to announce that my book has been published! Thank you to @nupress.bsky.social and my incredible editor for her guidance and support. I hope to share my work with as many of you as possible! Enter code NUP2025 for a 25% discount at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884....

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 22h

Looking forward to sharing my research with Eastern Michigan University colleagues and students. Book launch coming up on October 23!

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted and humbled to learn that my book 'Nonaligned Imagination' was included in the display at the 'Non-Aligned Visions' film installation at U of Pennsylvania, on contemporary artistic explorations of 1960s-70s transnational solidarities. #nonaligned
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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 20d

Hvala!

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 21d

The hard copies are here! @nupress.bsky.social designed a gorgeous cover.

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 25d

Dara Janeković, one of the few Yugoslav women correspondents reporting from Asia and Africa. The French paramilitary OAS tried to assassinate her because of her reporting on the Algerian War. She interviewed a range of prominent politicians, from Ahmed Ben Bella to Indira Gandhi.

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 28d

Italian hosts also intercept telegrams of support due to their communist content. And they are embarrassed by an Ethiopian delegate who demands they repatriate looted art. Guberina concludes that Yugoslavia should offer to host the next congress in a more friendly environment.

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 28d

Fanon brings up the taboo topic of the Algerian War, so Belgian and French observers try to prevent others from mentioning either the Congo or Algeria. Italians are cordial at first, until they realize that the congress has a “political” agenda so they move it to a smaller venue.

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · 28d

My favorite archival find when writing 'Nonaligned Imagination' was a report by Petar Guberina about the 1959 Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Rome, which he attended as a Yugoslav observer. He discusses a controversial speech by a Dr Omar, Fanon’s code name at several conferences.

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Terrence Peterson @tgpeterson.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi new folks! I'm a historian of French Empire, Algeria, decolonization, warfare, and migration, and I've just published a book. Check it out here (and use the code 09BCARD for 30% off if you're thinking of ordering):

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Image of a book cover. Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency, by Terrence G. Peterson. The cover depicts a map of Europe and North Africa. Large red and black arrows sweep from the Soviet Union, through Egypt, and into Algeria. A blue arrow springs from France and slices the points off the arrows entering Algeria.

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you for the shoutout! Glad to connect on bsky!

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Some of them decorate the inside covers of Yugoslav diplomat and historian Zdravko Pečar's book 'Alžir do nezavisnosti' (Algeria until Independence).

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dragan Savić, Yugoslav caricaturist and illustrator, traveled to Algeria in 1961, where the National Liberation Front (FLN) commissioned him to create a series of drawings documenting the Algerian struggle for independence.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Aug 25

In "Indigenomicon," @arsavium.bsky.social examines the differences between settler colonial studies and Indigenous studies by bringing video game studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/RM90jF8

Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Aug 29

My book is available for pre-order from
@nupress.bsky.social. 25% discount with code NUP2025 at nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014884... Only a few more weeks until it comes out!

Nonaligned Imagination - Northwestern University Press

Recovering the literary and intellectual history of anticolonial collaborations Preoccupied with developing a multiethnic, postcolonial culture and seekin...

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · May 6

This painting was a gift of the People's Committee of the Municipality of Ivangrad to Josip Broz Tito. It was included in a Petar Lubarda exhibition at the Cultural Center of Belgrade, a 'showcase' cultural event ahead of the inaugural summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961.

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · May 6

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Nonaligned Imagination - Northwestern University Press

Recovering the literary and intellectual history of anticolonial collaborations Preoccupied with developing a multiethnic, postcolonial culture and seekin...

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · May 6

We have the book cover! Thank you to @nupress.bsky.social for gorgeous design and to Museum of Yugoslavia for the permission to feature Petar Lubarda's painting 'Buđenje Afrike' / 'The Awakening of Africa' on the cover. Link to NUP's book page and more info about the painting in comments.

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José M. Palacios @josempalacios.bsky.social · Apr 21

It's publication day! TRANSNATIONAL CINEMA SOLIDARITY is now officially out by @ucpress.bsky.social. Use code UCPSCMS at checkout and save 40% www.ucpress.edu/books/transn...

Transnational Cinema Solidarity by José Palacios - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · May 5

Save 30% #NewBook "Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen," edited by Neda Atanasoski & @nassimparvin.bsky.social , which captures the ambivalence of new and emerging technologies that provoke a sense of creep. #TechnologyStudies #CulturalStudies
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Cover of Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen edited by Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin. The cover has a contemporary art installation with black-and-white images projected onto cylindrical surfaces. The title is in bold pink letters and the subtitle is in white. The background has a modern aesthetic, with shadows and light adding depth to the image.

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Apr 21

Out this month: The Nehru Years: An International History of Indian Non-Alignment www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Apr 5

Excited to be presenting at Yugofuturisms conference, which takes place April 10-13 in person, at U of Waterloo, and on Zoom (follow the link to pre-register). 4 days of panels, film screenings, and art performances! Full program in comments. www.eventbrite.ca/e/yugofuturi...

YUGOFUTURISM CONFERENCE

A four day hybrid conference dedicated to Yugoslavia, its history, and its possible futures.

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Natasa Kovacevic (@natasaphd) @natasaphd.bsky.social · Apr 4

The Documentary "Not in My Country" Denies Voice and Agency to Broad Grassroots Opposition to Lithium Mining in Serbia--my article now available at lefteast.org/not-in-my-co...

The Documentary "Not in My Country" Denies Voice and Agency to Broad Grassroots Opposition to Lithium Mining in Serbia - Lefteast

“The European Parliament is the same as the Serbian Parliament: they are not interested in dialogue,” said Zlatko Kokanović, activist from the environmental association Ne damo Jadar (We Will not Give...

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