To History or to Hollywood? Monuments to Foreign Celebrities in Twenty-First Century Balkans

Izabela Steflja

Europe-Asia Studies, 2015, vol. 67, issue 8, 1302-1327

Abstract: The article identifies an emerging trend in the reconstruction of identities in the Balkans which involves the memorialisation of foreign celebrities, including Rocky Balboa, Tarzan, Bruce Lee, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, and Samantha Fox. The article aims to understand the meaning and the purpose of foreign celebrity monuments to the local communities. The findings suggest that the monuments represent radical political statements by emerging civil societies in a process of transition from Yugoslav socialism, 1990s nationalism, and foreign-led liberalisation and democratisation in post-conflict times. The monuments are constitutive in themselves as democratic expressions and examples of citizens performing political acts.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2015.1075962

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