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Post-Socialist Diaspora and Memory: The Case of Serbs in Prague

Thesis title in Czech:	Postsocialistická diaspora a paměť: Případ Srbů v Praze
Thesis title in English:	Post-Socialist Diaspora and Memory: The Case of Serbs in Prague
Key words:	Yugoslav socialism, post-migrant gerenation, dual heritage, Serbs, diaspora, collective memory, postmemory, Yugonostalgia, intergenerational memory, familial memory, Yugoslav cultural products, broader collective narratives.
English key words:	Yugoslav socialism, post-migrant gerenation, dual heritage, Serbs, diaspora, collective memory, postmemory, Yugonostalgia, intergenerational memory, familial memory, Yugoslav cultural products, broader collective narratives.
Academic year of topic announcement:	2021/2022
Thesis type:	diploma thesis
Thesis language:	angličtina
Department:	Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
Supervisor:	PhDr. Karin Roginer Hofmeister, Ph.D.
Author:	hidden - assigned by the advisor
Date of registration:	02.09.2022
Date of assignment:	02.09.2022
Date and time of defence:	05.09.2023 09:00
Venue of defence:	Jinonice - Nový Kampus, C423, 423, Jednací místnost IMS
Date of electronic submission:	02.08.2023
Date of proceeded defence:	05.09.2023
Opponents:	PhDr. Ondřej Žíla, Ph.D.

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Preliminary scope of work

This master thesis aims to reveal the perceptions of the Yugoslav socialist period and the key factors influencing those perceptions among the second-generation Serb migrants in Prague, Czech Republic. The in-depth narrative interviews of two participants with dual heritage, who belong to the post-migrant generation of Serbs residing in Prague, conducted in the course of the study imply that the perceptions of the Yugoslav socialist era are predominantly positive, influenced by the family transmission of memories and the factor of dual heritage, Yugoslav cultural products, and the dominant narratives of the Czech society.

Preliminary scope of work in English