Ethnic distancing through aesthetics in Bosnia-Herzegovina : appraising the limits of art as a peacebuilding tool with a socio-psychological experiment

Zupančič, Rok (avtor), Kočan, Faris (avtor), Vuga Beršnak, Janja (avtor)

In this paper, we test a widely accepted assumption in literature, namely, that due to its universal(istic) and humanistic character aiming to transcend ethnic boundaries, art is an effective tool for overcoming inter-ethnic divisions, and further, that people consider art effective to this specific purpose. To test this assumption, we ran a socio-psychological experiment at different universities in Bosnia–Herzegovina. Students were asked to assess the aesthetic value of the selected art installation, but were given different names, surnames and city of the artist, since names and places tend to indicate ethnicity in Bosnia–Herzegovina. We hypothesized that the students would attach greater value to the work of an artist perceived to belong to their ethnic group than that of one thought to belong to another group. The results revealed that the artist's perceived ethnicity did not play a role in evaluating the value of the work presented. The findings demonstrate that the ‘the other’ in Bosnia–Herzegovina is not always perceived through an ethno-political lens as the literature often suggests. Furthermore, it found that art per se is not necessarily perceived as an effective tool for bridging inter-ethnic divides.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: Bosnia and Herzegovina, peacebuilding, reconciliation, art, post-conflict societies, ethnic groups, ethnic relations
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2021
• Št. strani: Str. 101-123
• Številčenje: Vol. 21, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-136604
• UDK: 323.1(497.6)
• ISSN pri članku: 1468-3857
• DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2020.1867410
• COBISS.SI-ID: 45081091
• Datum objave v RUL: 12.05.2022

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Journal of Southeast European & Black Sea studies
• Založnik: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1468-3857
• COBISS.SI-ID: 1573397

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: ohranjanje miru, sprava, etnične skupine, etnični odnosi, umetnost, Bosna in Hercegovina