- Project partner in “The Power of Personal Stories in Confronting Oblivion”, CERV. Coordinating Institution: Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, Zagreb, Croatia, 2024–2026
- External partner in “Relational Approach to Strategic History Narratives”, University of Tartu, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, 2023–2027
Katarina Damčević, Ph.D.
Politikwissenschaftliche Forschungsgruppe
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
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Kurzinfo
Katarina Damčevićs Forschung konzentriert sich auf die Semiotik von Hassrede und kontroversen Symbolen in (Post-)Konfliktgesellschaften mit einem regionalen Schwerpunkt auf Südosteuropa. Der Titel ihrer Dissertation lautet „Semiotik von Hassrede und umstrittenen Symbolen: Der 'Za dom spremni' Ustaša-Gruß im zeitgenössischen Kroatien“, die sie 2023 an der Universität Tartu in Estland verteidigte. Für ihre Forschung erhielt Katarina mehrere Stipendien, unter anderem vom Dangerous Speech Project in den USA, dem Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrad und dem seeFField Fellowship Programm der Universität Regensburg. Katarina ist Mitbegründerin des Zentrums für Holocaust- und Genozidforschung in Südosteuropa, das seinen Sitz in Kroatien an der Fakultät für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Rijeka hat. Sie lehrt an der Universität Tartu und ist Mitglied des Redaktionsteams der Zeitschrift Südosteuropa (Brill). Im März 2024 trat Katarina dem IOS-Projekt „Konflikt und Kooperation im östlichen Europa. Die Folgen der Neukonfiguration politischer, ökonomischer und sozialer Räume seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges (KonKoop)“.
Lebenslauf
Berufliche Laufbahn
- Book Review Assistant, Journal Southeastern Europe (Brill), since 09/2023
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research in Southeast Europe, since 04/2023
- Lecturer, University of Tartu, Center for Academic Writing and Communication, since 02/2018
- Lecturer, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, Autumn semester 2018, spring semester 2020, spring semester 2023
- seeFField Visiting Fellow, University of Regensburg, 05/2023
- Research Fellow, Humanitarian Law Center, Belgrade, 01/2023–03/2023
- Junior Research Fellow, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, 10/2022–08/2023
- Research Fellow, Dangerous Speech Project, Washington, D. C., 10/2020–08/2022
- Event Coordinator and Writing Retreat Facilitator, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Dean’s office, 09/2020–11/2023
- Project Manager, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Dean’s office, 09/2021–03/2022
- Associate, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Cultural Studies, 07/2016–07/2017
Studium und Abschlüsse
- PhD in Semiotics and Culture Studies, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, 11/2017–06/2023
- MA in Semiotics, University of Tartu, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics, 09/2014–06/2016
- MA in Cultural Studies, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Cultural Studies, 10/2012–07/2014
- BA in Cultural Studies, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Cultural Studies, 10/2007–09/2012
Fellowships und Preise
- Recipient of the “Juri Lotman Scholarship”, 2023
- University of Tartu, Dora Plus Stipend for Full Time Doctoral Studies, 2017
- University of Tartu, Achievement Stipend for Graduate Studies, 2015
- University of Tartu, DoRa 9 Monthly Stipend for Graduate Studies, 2014
- University of Rijeka, Achievement Stipend for Graduate Studies, 2013
Projekte
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Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte
Abgeschlossene Projekte
Project partner in “Reshaping the Image of Democratic Revolutions 1989: European Contemporary Perspectives and Forgotten Lessons from the Past”, Europe for Citizens. Coordinating Institution: Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, Zagreb, 2019–2022
Lehre
Sommersemester 2024
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Wintersemester 2023/24
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
- Introduction to Cultural History (guest seminars/workshops), University of Rijeka
Sommersemester 2023
- Master's seminar, University of Tartu
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Sommersemester 2022
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Sommersemester 2021
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Wintersemester 2020/21
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Sommersemester 2020
- Semiotics of Conflict, University of Tartu
Wintersemester 2019/20
- Communicating Science, University of Tartu
Wintersemester 2018/19
- Semiotics of Conflict, University of Tartu
- Academic Writing and Study Skills, University of Tartu
Wintersemester 2016/17
- Language, Thought, and Culture, University of Rijeka
Sommersemester 2016/17
- Academic Writing and Study Skills, University of Rijeka