Простори потрошње одеће и потрошачке праксе академске заједнице у Београду

Београд као део глобалних процеса трансформише се у складу са потрошачким тенденцијама модификовања савременог урбаног простора. Новонастали урбани простори потрошње затим обликују стилове живота, потрошачке преференције и навике људи. Намера овог текста је да испита праксе потрошње одеће припа дника академске заједнице у Београду и утврди у којим простори ма они купују одећу, на основу података online истраживања које је спровео тим Института за социолошка истраживања током априла и маја 2021. године (N=230). Како би се испитале особености ових потрошачких пракси изабрани су стручњаци, јер они поседују виши културни и економски капитал, па самим тим могу да бирају између расположивих опција у граду, али и ван њега. Такође, неретко имају и искуство живота и/или рада у другим градовима, које им омогућа ва да сагледају и процене могућности које град Београд пружа. Иако је истраживање реализовано за време пандемије Ковид 19, пошто су обухваћене и праксе пре пандемије, истраживачки налази омогућа вају увиде у праксе потрошње одеће припадника академске заједни це. Ипак, треба нагласити да је истраживање експлоративно и да је за потпуније сагледавање ове теме неопходно реализовати додатна квантитативна и квалитативна истраживања.Научни скуп Друштвени живот моде у Србији од 19. века до данас, Београд, 23–24. мај 2025. ; уредила Данијела Велимировић. – Београд : Филозофски факултет Универзитета, Одељење за етнологију и антропологију, 2025, Саопштење штампано у извод

New hominin dental remains from the Middle Pleistocene deposits of Velika Balanica, Serbia

Dated to 285 ± 34 ka and 295 ± 74 ka via thermoluminescence, Layer 3a of Velika Balanica cave (Sićevo Gorge, southern Serbia) previously yielded dental remains of at least two individuals (BH-2, BH-3, BH-4, and BH-5) attributed to early Neanderthals. Here, we present three new permanent teeth—a lower lateral incisor (BH-7), an upper central incisor (BH-8), and a lower third molar (BH-15)—identified in Layers 3a and 3b during recent laboratory and field research. The massive and robust structure of the BH-7 and BH-8 crowns and roots aligns with a dental morphological pattern characteristic of Eurasian Pleistocene hominins. Moreover, BH-8 displays linear enamel hypoplasia, an important marker of systemic physiological stress during childhood. Despite some damage to the crown, the enamel-dentine junction of the BH-15 molar shows a continuous middle trigonid crest—a trait regarded as typical of the Neanderthal lineage. The morphological and metric features of the new dental specimens align with previous findings, indicating the presence of an early Neanderthal population around 300 ka at Velika Balanica.The 31th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje štampano u izvod

Značaj arheotanatoloških istraživanja: studija slučaja dvojnog srednjovekovnog groba br.123 sa nekropole u Slavkovici

Srednjovekovna nekropola i manastir u selu Slavkovica, nedaleko od Ljiga u centralnoj Srbiji, istraživani su u dva navrata. Prva sistematska istraživanja rađena su 1970-ih, kada je otrkiveno stotinak grobova, dok je 2017. godine zaštitnim iskopavanjima konstaovano još 17 grobova, okvirno datovanih u period 13-15. veka. Na nekropoli su najvećim delom zastupljene pojedinačne sahrane, orijentisane Z-I, bez priloga i sa izuzetno malo inventara (dugmad, prsten, klinovi). Pokojnici su sahranjivani u pravougaone zemljane rake koje su u pojedinim slučajevima bile oivičene lomljenim kamenom ili prekrivene nadgrobnim pločama. Unutar crkve, pronađena su i dva kamena sarkofaga. Sa zaštitnih iskopavanja iz 2017. godine, ističe se grob 123: arheolozi su konstatovali kamenu grobnu konstrukciju u kojoj su bile pohranjene dve odrasle osobe. Međutim, antropološka analiza humanog osteološkog materijala pokazala je sahranu dve odrasle individue, muškog i ženskog pola, ali i skeletne ostatke novorođenčeta. U ovom radu biće predstavljeni rezultati bioantropološke analize, sa posebnim fokusom na značaj arheotanatoloških istraživanja u slučaju kolektivnih sahrana u srednjovekovnom kontekstu. Ova analiza razmotriće potencijalne scenarije koji su mogli dovesti do kolektivne sahrane, od sukcesivnog do istovremenog pohranjivanja ovih individua, kao i problematike u dokumentovanju svih stratigrafskih i bioantropoloških dokaza tokom iskopavanja koji nam pomažu u rekonstrukciji funerarnog rituala, a koji vrlo često ostaju nedostupni bioantropolozima.48. skupština i godišnji skup Srpskog arheološkog Trebinje, 29 – 31. maj 2025. godine - Saopštenje štampano u izvod

Православан светац у Италији пред Велики раскол: контекст византијског и православног идентитета на примеру Св. Нила Росанског

This paper seeks to identify and emphasise the sections of the vita of St Nilus of Rossano that most clearly exemplify its Byzantine context and ideology. Although distinctive due to its historical context, Byzantine and Orthodox terminology is consistently used, sometimes in alignment with other Byzantine texts and sometimes in unique ways. Consequently, the narrative is compared not only with other South Italian vitae and similar writings but also with hagiographies from Byzantium itself. This comparison aims to shed light on a work produced in a specific place and time, close to papal Rome just decades before the Great Schism of 1054. The techniques employed in Nilus’s vita, albeit differently, would later be adopted by South Italian Byzantine hagiographers under Norman rule, which brought significant political changes to Southern Italy after the time of Nilus of Rossano.Велики раскол из 1054. године је незаобилазна тачка при сваком бављењу хришћанском историјом и схизмом која је настала између римокатолика и православаца. Иако је наука одавно утврдила да су разлике у два обреда настале још пре XI века и да је њихово удаљавање трајало много дуже, како пре тако и после 1054, сврсисходно је осврнути се на оне примере који су били део и једног другог света. Јужна Италија, која је до XI века била у византијским рукама, а од VIII потчињена Цариградској патријаршији, пружа нам увид у односе између наведена два света с обзиром на своју богату православну хагиографску традицију и делатност. Преподобни Нил Росански (909–1004), познат и као Преподобни Нил Нови, био је византијски монах из Калабрије, који се дуги низ година подвизавао у северној Калабрији да би крајем X столећа отишао са својим ученицима на север, у латинску средњу Италију. Боравио је у Монтекасину и управљао манастирима у околини Монтекасина и Гаете, да би на крају умро у својој последњој задужбини, Богородичином манастиру у Гротаферати (недалеко од Рима). Нил је преводио латинске црквене спице, састављао исте на грчком свецима који су се много више поштовали на Западу него у Византији, учествовао у сукобу између папе Григорија V и антипапе Јована XVI и још много тога. Манастир Гротаферата је вековима након свечеве смрти био центар православног монаштва, који је био блиско повезан са римским папством. Стога је Нилово житије, које је написао његов ученик из Гротаферате, посебно занимљиво у тражењу византијских и православних елемената пошто је настало недалеко од Св. Столице нешто пре Велике раскола. Од посебне важности су делови како је Нилов хагиограф говорио о византијским царевима, Василију II и Константину VIII, на који начин је то Св. Нил полемисао са бенедиктинцима о разликама двају обреда (као што је питање поста суботом), као и како је после описан Рим када је Нил боравио код папе и немачког цара Отона III. Нил увек остаје доследан византијским светоназорима и православној теологији, иако је тон његовог житија често врло помирљив и толерантан. Папа и цар док су у контакту са Св. Нилом су представљени као византијски цар и цариградски патријарх, иако зависно од контекста и њиховог односа према свецу могу бити једноставно немачки краљ и папа. Језик Ниловог житија и његова сврха нам се откривају ако с једне стране наратив упоредимо са житијима других византијских светаца из XI и XII века, као што су рецимо Св. Симеона Новог Богослова и Св. Христодула Патмоског. С друге стране, читајући житија осталих јужноиталијанских светаца, од Св. Илије Енског до оних под норманском влашћу у Италији, као што су били Св. Лука Асилонски и Св. Вартоломеј Симеријски, добија се јаснија слика о византијском и православном идентитету, не само у Ниловом већ генерално у јужноиталијанским грчким житијима, а с обзиром на то да су визуелне представе Св. Нила сачуване ван Италије једино у српским манастирима краља Милутина, добијамо једну ширу слику о значају овог росанског свеца у византијском и православном свецу

Landscape as practice: parks and rivers in the visual culture of Belgrade in the first half of the 20th Century

Рад се бави анализом различитих примера представа градске природе у визуелној култури модерног доба, са акцентом на примерима из сликарства, фотографије и разгледница. Историјски посматрано, јасно артикулисана свест о природи као аутономној категорији везује се за развој модерног друштва, а једна од централних карактеристика модерности јесте промењен однос човека према природи што је видљиво кроз апострофирање свеприсутности концепта слике природе, као и процесе музеализације и институализације природе у београдском друштву прве половине 20. века. У раду је поимање пејзажа трансформисано из категорије именице у категорију глагола, из пасивног у активни, жив процес, односно праксу. Овакав приступ омогућава дубље разумевање динамике између простора и друштва наглашавајући интерактивне и перформативне карактеристике природе, али и начине на које слика природе функционише као актер у конструисању стварности и друштвених односа, а не само као пасивни приказ, односно белешка простора. Методологија доминантно коришћена при истраживању темељи се на знањима студија визуелне културе, социјалне историје уметности и културне историје. Закључак указује да је интерпретацијом еволуције слике природе у српској визуелној култури прве половине 20. века могуће пратити развој друштва у оквиру ког се таква уметност артикулише, као и да слика природе, односно пејзаж никада нису аполитични. Сваки приказ природе носи слојеве културних, и друштвених детерминанти које рефлектују властити простор и време. Посебна пажња биће посвећена мотиву градских паркова и река.This paper analyses various representations of urban nature in the visual culture of the modern era, with a particular focus on examples from painting, photography and postcards. Historically, a clearly articulated awareness of nature as an autonomous category is closely linked to the development of modern society. One of the defining features of modernity is the transformed relationship between humans and nature, which becomes evident through the pervasive presence of the concept of the image of nature, as well as through processes of musealization and institutionalization of nature in Belgrade’s society during the first half of the 20th century. In this study, the notion of landscape is reinterpreted as a verb; shifting from a passive noun to an active, living process or practice. This perspective enables a deeper understanding of the dynamic relationship between space and identity, highlighting the interactive and performative dimensions of nature, as well as the ways in which the image of nature operates as an agent in the construction of reality and social relations, rather than merely serving as a passive representation or spatial record. The research methodology is primarily grounded in visual culture studies, the social history of art, and cultural history. The conclusion argues that interpreting the evolution of the image of nature in Serbian visual culture of the early 20th century allows us to trace the development of the society in which such art was produced. Moreover, it emphasizes that the image of nature – and of the landscape in particular – is never politically neutral. Every depiction of nature embodies layers of cultural and social determinants that reflect its spatial and temporal context. Special attention is paid throughout to motifs of urban parks and rivers.13. међународна научно-стручна конференција Зелени град и градитељско наслеђе, 10. октобар 2025., Београд, саопштење штампано у целин

Stone Dead Project: a multi‐proxy study of lithic grave goods from Zvejnieki cemetery

This poster presents results from the AHRC‐funded Stone Dead Project. Focussed on the lithic assemblages from the Stone Age (Mesolithic & Neolithic) Zvejnieki cemetery (Latvia) in NE Europe, the primary aim of Stone Dead was to better understand why people gave lithics to the dead, and how their choices varied across the site and over time. To achieve this, we applied a multiproxy approach, combining geology, techno‐functional analysis (experimental archaeology and microwear analysis), contextual studies and spatial modelling. Information on the biography of lithic artefacts was integrated from human biographical data to assess whether certain tool types, used and unused, were given to specific individuals based on their age and sex and other key categories. Results revealed both spatial and temporal patterns in the deposition of stone axes, bifacial points and scrapers. Wear traces on axes from both the cemetery and adjacent settlement has enabled critical new insights into the special treatment and role of axes within Stone Age death rites. Finally, we present an important legacy from the project: an open access database of Zvejnieki lithic grave goods and associated burial contexts.Abstracts presented at the MESO2025 conference. In 2025, the conference has been held for the first in Italy, at University of Ferrara. The conference takes place every five years and brings together leading scholars involved in Mesolithic research in Europe

Mathematical Phenomenology in the Context of History of Philosophy

Mihailo Petrović Alas developed his ideas on mathematical phenomenology at the time when Husserl’s phenomenology was quite influential, however, it seems that Petrović’s understanding of phenomenology isn’t related to Husserl’s. Instead of mechanisms of consciousness, mathematical phenomenology mostly deals with natural phenomena and aims to provide mathematical models of physical processes. While the phrase “mathematical phenomenology” can be traced back to Ludwig Boltzmann, Petrović’s work is more closely linked to the ancient Pythagorean-Platonic philosophy of nature and the ideas of thinkers like Descartes and Leibniz. In ancient times, mathematical analogies were often tied to the concepts of musical harmony and symmetry. In modern philosophy and science, even though symmetry retains an important role, mathematical analogies are based on observed patterns in physical phenomena, which don’t have to include any degree of musical harmony, as Plato and the Pythagoreans would have thought. In a certain way, mathematical phenomenology of Mihailo Petrović Alas bridges the gap between aesthetically inspired natural-philosophical theories and contemporary developments in non-linear physics and dynamics. This raises important questions: how much has mathematical modelling evolved since antiquity? After simplifying complex ideas, do we still rely on the same foundational concepts? What are the limits of mathematical modelling?Balkan Analytic Forum 3: Intentionality & Intentionality of Emotions International Conference, 2–12. October 2025. Belgrad

Phoneme Awareness Development in Preschool Children in a Shallow Orthography

The relationship between phoneme awareness and reading proficiency, particularly in pre-reading stages, is a complex and debated topic. Phoneme awareness is thought to be the strongest predictor of reading skills, although its developmental nature is still not clear. The causal relationship between reading and phoneme awareness is said to be both predictive and reciprocal (Mann, 1993; Hulme et al., 2002; Clayton, et al., 2019). Longitudinal measures have shown that typical phoneme awareness tasks contribute differentially to this relationship (Cassady, Smith, & Putman, 2008). However, most studies so far explored the development of phoneme awareness in deeper orthographies, where phoneme awareness interacts with other factors like task characteristics and developmental status, making its predictive power less straightforward compared to more consistent orthographies (Landerl et al., 2018). On the other hand, children learning to read in shallow orthographies, such as Slavic languages, demonstrate better phoneme awareness compared to those learning in deep orthographies like English ​​(Caravolas, Volín, & Hulme, C., 2005; Spencer & Hanley, 2004). Studies on shallow orthographies have shown that they facilitate the development of phoneme awareness more effectively than deep orthographies. This is primarily due to the consistent grapheme-to-phoneme correspondences found in shallow orthographies. Studies suggest that children in shallow orthographies become accurate and fluent in reading before the end of the first school year, indicating that starting formal reading instruction around age 5 to 6 is effective (Seymour, Aro, & Erskine, 2003). This aligns with findings that emphasize the importance of an integrated approach to phonemic, orthographic, and morphemic knowledge during this period (McMurray, 2020). Having in mind that mastery of reading fluency before established benchmarks is a significant predictor of later reading skills, early intervention and development of reading fluency may be crucial for preventing reading difficulties (Park, Chaparro, Preciado, & Cummings, 2015). Moreover, early phonological processing skills scaffold later reading skills, with better early reading ability reducing the cognitive effort required for phonemic access (Wang, Pines, Joanisse, & Booth, 2021). Longitudinal studies have shown that early language and pre-literacy skills are strong predictors of reading as far as PISA reading measurements (Eklund et al., 2018). Serbia shows stable below average PISA results in reading during the past 20 years, since its first participation (OECD, 2003-2023). Despite the one-to-one grapheme-to-phoneme correspondences, formal reading acquisition in Serbia doesn’t begin until first-grade elementary school, where most children are 6-7 years old. This study is part of a Ph.D. thesis that focuses on exploring phoneme awareness skills in preschoolers in Serbia to understand whether this benchmark requires revision and potential shifting of reading instruction onset to preschool in order to boost reading proficiency of Serbian children. Another aim of this study is to establish critical periods when preschool children, based on their phoneme awareness and synthesis development, would be capable of engaging in reading instructions. This study focuses on exploring phonemic analysis and synthesis tasks in preschool, pre-reading children in a shallow orthography (Serbian) to determine the dynamics of its development in children aged 3.5 to 6.5 years (N = 250, 48% girls). Children were recruited from four private kindergartens in Belgrade. For phoneme awareness tasks, phoneme segmentation tasks were constructed due to being the strongest predictors of reading skills. Since at the time of data collection there were no official phoneme awareness instruments in Serbian language, we constructed five parallel forms that consisted of two groups of tasks - phoneme analysis and phoneme synthesis tasks. Each group consisted of 4 tasks (5 items per task), resulting in 40 items per form. Testing was performed by three examiners. For each item, the examiner would note if the child responded correctly (1) or incorrectly (0). Four typical phonemic analysis tasks were used - identifying the first, last, second, and all phonemes in a word. Another four tasks were used to test phonemic synthesis - synthesizing 3,4,5 and 6 phonemes. Five parallel forms were balanced and distributed equally (roughly N=50 per form), controlling for word length and familiarity. To balance word categories, three of the words in each task were nouns, one was a verb, and one was an adjective. For phonemic analysis tasks, the length of the words was varied so that each set had one word of 3 letters, one word of 4 letters, two words of 5 letters, and one word of 6 letters. The two words of 5 letters were never of the same word type (i.e. one would be a noun, while the other one would be either a verb or an adjective). All words had a CVCV or VCVC structure to control for phonological complexity. The internal consistency of this short-version phoneme segmentation test was high (Cronbach’s alpha = .96), as well as the reliability of phoneme analysis (Cronbach’s alpha = .92) and synthesis scales (Cronbach’s alpha = .94). There were no significant differences in correctness rates between forms neither in phoneme analysis tasks (p=.143), nor phoneme synthesis tasks (p=.578), so further analyses were conducted on all items together (100 items per scale) to improve statistical power. Significant developmental differences were found in phonemic awareness abilities among pre-reading children. Success rates varied significantly between age groups, with the most substantial differences observed between the oldest (5.5-6.5) and youngest (3.5-4.5) groups. To understand the developmental curve of phoneme awareness in Serbian language, multiple binary logistic regressions were run in R using the glm function with age (in months) as the predictor and binary results of each task as criteria. Two different criteria (liberal and conservative) were used to establish at what age the shift from no phoneme awareness to developed phoneme awareness was most likely to happen. The liberal criteria treated total task scores 0-2 as no phoneme awareness, while scores 3-5 were treated as developed phoneme awareness, while the conservative criteria treated total scores 0-4 as no phoneme awareness, and only all correct answers (5) were treated as developed phoneme awareness. The 0.5 logistic curve flexion point was determined as the likelihood shift. According to the liberal criteria, the likelihood shift in phoneme analysis happens between 53 and 69 months, while for phoneme synthesis this shift happens later, between 65 and 74 months. The conservative criteria shift the likelihood in both phoneme analysis and synthesis a couple of months later, ranging between 58 and 72 months and 69 and 78 months for phoneme analysis and synthesis, respectively. When both criteria are taken together, the likelihood shift in phoneme awareness development happens between 4.4 and 6.5 years. These results show for the first time that phoneme awareness in preschool children, whose native language is Serbian, may be well developed up to 1.5 years earlier than the official start of reading instructions in Serbia. Implications from these results can have a significant impact on the future of preschool literacy in Serbia and across the Balkans.ECER Conference - 09 - 12 September 2025 - European Conference on Educational Research, Belgrad

Improving ERP Method Reporting with ARTEM-IS: A Hands-On Introduction

Transparent and detailed reporting of ERP methods is essential but often insufficiently addressed, impacting clarity and reproducibility of research. Existing guidelines and checklists have not fully resolved these issues. This workshop presents ARTEM-IS (Agreed Reporting Template for EEG Methodology – International Standard), a community-driven, web-based tool designed to help researchers systematically document ERP methodologies using a standardized metadata template. We will begin by sharing the story behind ARTEM-IS, its origins, challenges, and the collaborative effort shaping it, emphasizing why better ERP method documentation represents both a technical need and a cultural shift toward scientific transparency. Next, we’ll provide a guided walkthrough of the ARTEM-IS tool, demonstrating how to input detailed study information from design to visualization and generate both human- and machine-readable reports. We’ll also discuss current features and planned extensions, including support for complex designs and open science integration. The core of the workshop is a practical challenge. Participants will use ARTEM-IS to document one of their own ERP studies in real time, with guidance throughout. Attendees should prepare a relevant paper to efficiently extract methodological details. By the end, participants will have hands-on experience, a completed or nearly completed documentation template for their study, and insights on integrating ARTEM-IS into future publications.The Toolbox Bouquet is half a day online session running on Oct 30th 2025. Abstrac

Doing conferences differently: A decentralised multi-hub approach for ecological and social sustainability

Conferences are invaluable for career progression, offering unique opportunities for networking, collaboration, and learning. However, there are challenges associated with the traditional in-person conference format. For example, there is a significant ecological impact from attendees’ travel behaviour, and there are social inequities in conference attendance, with historically marginalised groups commonly facing barriers to participation. Innovative practices that enable academic conferences to be ‘done differently’ are crucial for addressing these ecological and social sustainability challenges. However, while some such practices have emerged in recent years, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, little research has been done on their effectiveness. Our study addresses this gap using a mixed methods approach to analyse a real-world decentralised multi-hub conference held in 2023, comparing it to traditional in-person conference and fully online conference scenarios. The decentralised multi-hub format consists of local in-person hubs in different locations around the world, each with a unique local programme developed around a shared core global programme; there is no single centralised point of control. We calculated the CO2 emissions from transport for each scenario and found the decentralised multi-hub conference had significantly lower emissions than a traditional in-person conference, but higher emissions than a fully online conference. We also interviewed 14 local hub organisers and attendees to gain their perspectives about the ecological and social sustainability benefits of the decentralised multi-hub format. We found that the more accessible and inclusive format attracted a more diverse range of attendees, meaning that the benefits attributed to conference attendance were able to be shared more equitably. These findings demonstrate the ecological and social sustainability benefits of doing conferences differently, and can be used as further evidence in the argument to help transition conferences to a more desirable state in terms of ecological and social sustainability