Cultural heritage, from the Neolithic to the socialist period, requires appropriate, integrated public policies that would make it a cornerstone of Serbia’s social development. Cultural, urban, educational, tourism, healthcare and other policies should therefore be developed at every level: national, provincial, city and municipal, as well as within rural communities and urban neighbourhoods.
The lecture will present innovative approaches in which the protection of immovable and movable, tangible and intangible cultural heritage has been achieved through synergies between public policies or through civil society initiatives. Alongside successful projects, the lecture will examine several controversial policies and practices that have led to the destruction and degradation of Serbia’s cultural heritage.
Dr Milena Dragićević Šešić is Professor Emerita at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts and a researcher in the fields of cultural and media studies, cultural management and cultural policy. Her work gives particular attention to cultural policy and sustainable development, transcultural identity and memory, cultural rights, urban cultural policies and the relationship between heritage and contemporary social change. She has authored and edited numerous books and academic papers published in Serbia and internationally, including research on cultural heritage and memory, public policy and the role of civil society.
Admission to the lecture is free, and registration is not required.