Edited Volume Echoes of Europe: Cultural Transfer Europe–Serbia in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia Presented

The edited volume Echoes of Europe: Cultural Transfer Europe–Serbia in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was presented on 9 June 2026 at the Madlena Art Palace in Belgrade. The volume was published in 2025 by the Institute for European Studies and Zepter Book World.

The volume was co-edited by Dr Aleksandra Đurić Milovanović, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute for Balkan Studies SASA, and Dr Ivana Pantelić of the Institute of Contemporary History. Bringing together contributors from various disciplines, the publication offers an interdisciplinary examination of cultural transfer processes between European countries and Serbia during the interwar period, addressing the reception of European ideas, cultural influences, and their adaptation to local social and political contexts.

Researchers from the Institute for Balkan Studies SASA also made a significant contribution to the volume. In addition to co-editor Dr Aleksandra Đurić Milovanović, the publication includes chapters by Dr Dušan Fundić and Dr Marko Galić, whose contributions provide valuable insights into the cultural and social processes of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from different scholarly perspectives.

The presentation featured remarks by Prof. Dr Slobodan G. Marković, Dr Aleksandra Đurić Milovanović, Dr Ivana Pantelić, and Dr Petar S. Ćurčić. The speakers emphasized the importance of cultural transfer as an analytical framework for understanding modernization processes, intellectual networks, and cultural connections that shaped Serbia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between the two World Wars.

The discussion highlighted the complexity of cultural processes that influenced the social, political, and artistic life of interwar Yugoslavia, as well as the importance of examining national history within a broader European context. The presented studies opened important questions concerning French and other European influences, intellectual exchanges, cultural networks, and the ways in which European models were adapted to local circumstances.

The event brought together numerous scholars, students, and members of the wider public, reaffirming the importance of interdisciplinary research on cultural transfer and its place within contemporary studies of European and Serbian cultural history.