Awakening of anti-Semitism in Serbia at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century. From old prejudices to global conspiracy theories: historical context, form and content

Velike političke i društvene promene koje su zahvatile jugoslovenski prostor tokom poslednje decenije 20. veka stvorile su u Srbiji plodno tlo za neočekivan i nagli procvat antisemitizma. Ratovi, sankcije, ekonomska kriza, promena društvenog sistema i bolan proces tranzicije ponovo su otvorili vrata delovanju ekstremista i širenju opasnih ideja i maliciozno konstruisanih teorija zavere. Predavanje je posvećeno analizi antisemitskih sadržaja i formi iz tog vremena, sa posebnim osvrtom na njihov istorijski kontekst i ulogu Ratibora Đurđevića kao glavnog nosioca poslednjeg talasa antisemitizma u Srbiji. Đurđevićev značaj u ovom procesu ne može se prenaglasiti, budući da je on, i u teorijskom i u praktičnom smislu, predstavljao faktičku sponu između antisemitizma 1930-ih i Holokausta sa jedne, i savremenog antisemitizma zasnovanog na antiglobalizmu i teorijama zavere sa druge strane. Tokom predavanja analiziran je najznačajniji antisemitiski sadržaj objavljeni u Srbiji krajem 20. i početkom 21. veka i ukazano je na značaj poznavanja ovakvih sadržaja u prevenciji antisemitizma i govora mržnje.The great political and social changes that captured the Yugoslav space during the last decade of the 20th century created fertile ground in Serbia for an unexpected and sudden flourishing of anti-Semitism. Wars, sanctions, the economic crisis, changes in the social system, and the painful process of transition have reopened the door to extremist action and the spread of dangerous ideas and maliciously constructed conspiracy theories. The lecture is dedicated to the analysis of anti-Semitic contents and forms from that time, with special reference to their historical context and the role of Ratibor Đurđević as the main bearer of the last wave of anti-Semitism in Serbia. Djurdjevic's importance in this process cannot be overemphasized, since he represented, both theoretically and practically, a factual link between the anti-Semitism of the 1930s and the Holocaust on the one hand, and modern anti-Semitism based on anti-globalism and conspiracy theories on the other. During the lecture, the most important anti-Semitic content published in Serbia at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century was analyzed, and the importance of knowing such content in the prevention of anti-Semitism and hate speech was pointed out.Događaj je deo projekta organizacije Haver Srbija, "Znanje=tolerancija" posvećen 27. januaru, Međunarodnom danu sećanja na žrtve Holokausta. Tog dana 1945. godine jedinice Crvene Armije oslobodile su najveći logor smrti, Aušvic-Birkenau u Poljskoj. Ovaj dan ustanovljen je 1. novembra 2005. godine rezolucijom Generalne skupštine UN.The event is part of the Haver Serbia project "Knowledge = Tolerance", dedicated to January 27, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On that day in 1945, Red Army units liberated the largest death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. This day was established on November 1, 2005, by a resolution of the UN General Assembly.Predavanje održano 26. januara 2021. godine od 18.30 do 20 časova preko ZOOM platforme.The lecture was held on January 26, 2021, from 18:30 to 20:00 via the ZOOM platform.Trajanje 1:29:53 minuta (duration 1:29:53 minutes)