The Influence of Yugonostalgia on the Contemporary Alternative Music Scene

Diplomsko delo obravnava koncepta nostalgije in kolektivnega spomina v povezavi s sodobno alternativno glasbeno sceno na področju nekaterih držav bivše Jugoslavije. Cilj je ugotoviti, kako in zakaj pravzaprav jugonostalgija, kot zvrst nostalgije, vpliva na glasbeno ustvarjanje generacije postsocializma. V teoretičnem delu bosta obravnavana koncepta nostalgije in kolektivnega spomina. Pri tem bom opisala in definirala njuno zgodovino ter ju poskusila povezati z jugonostalgijo kot osrednjim konceptom diplomskega dela. Nato se bom osredotočila na samo jugonostalgijo in med drugim opisala pomembne dele omenjenega koncepta, kot so socializem, Jugoslavija ter alternativna glasba v nekdanji skupni državi. V raziskovalnem delu diplomskega dela bom analizirala glasbeni material izbranih glasbenih zasedb oziroma kolektivov, ki prihajajo iz nekdanjih držav članic Jugoslavije, natančneje iz Slovenije, Hrvaške in Srbije. Pri tem se bom poglobila tudi v tematiko retro estetike kot pomembnega dejavnika nostalgije pri mladih. Glavna ugotovitev diplomskega dela je, da sta najpomembnejša dejavnika vpliva jugonostalgije potek določenega inkubacijskega časa in s tem objektivizacija dogodkov ter da sama nostalgija po socializmu in vzhodu učinkuje kot močen upor proti zahodu in kapitalizmu.The diploma thesis deals with the concept of nostalgia and collective memory in connection with the contemporary alternative music scene in some countries of the former Republic of Yugoslavia. The goal is to find out in which way and why Yugonostalgia, as a type of nostalgia, influences the music creativity of the post-socialist generation. In the theoretical part, I will discuss the concepts of nostalgia and collective memory and try to connect them with Yugonostalgia as the central concept of the thesis. The next step is to describe Yugonostalgia as a concept and its connection with socialism, the Republic of Yugoslavia, and its alternative music scene. In the research part of the thesis, I will analyze the creative material of selected musical ensembles or groups that come from the countries of former Yugoslavia, more precisely from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. At the same time, I will explore the topics of retro aesthetics, as an important factor of today’s nostalgia. The main finding of the thesis is that the two most important factors influencing Yugonostalgia are the case of an incubation time and thus the objectification of events. Nostalgia for socialism and the East acts as a strong resistance to the West and capitalism