Claudia Mayr-Veselinovic, MA MA

Interdisciplinary research focusing on the intersection of culture, politics, and identity in the Western Balkans, with a particular interest in political songs of the Yugosphere and their societal impact. Exploration of (cultural) urban history – including traditions, rituals, and political movements –alongside philological studies and the role of small languages in historical and contemporary contexts. Current work incorporates social license to operate in exstractivism and CCS context; crisis network analysis, and the quality and forms of support during mass trauma events, with special attention to processes of (re)traumatization and the link between micro-level experiences and macro-level cultural responses.