Chapter 1. Why Internally DisplacedKosovo Serbs? Gendered Nationalism and Homeland Intersections
Chapter 2. Place as a Facet of Belonging and Nonbelongingin Internal Displacement
Chapter 3. Intersectionality and Biographical Narratives: Interpreting Displacement Beyond Borders and Binaries
Chapter 4. Displacement: Exploring Memory, Gender, and National Belonging
Chapter 5. Flight: Intersections of Gender and Age in Forced Displacement
Chapter 6 Emplacement: The Estrangement of Dwelling and the ‘Normal Life’
Chapter 7 Return: Home After Prolonged Internal Displacement
Chapter 8. Oscillations of Belonging in Kosovo Serbs’ Narratives

Conclusion: Unhomely Homeliness of National Belonging

References
Index

Belonging in Unhomely HomelandsInternal Displacement and Gendered Nationalism among Kosovo Serbs Marija Grujić

262 pages, bibliog., index

ISBN 978-1-80539-819-6 Hb Published (January 2025)

eISBN 978-1-80539-820-2 eBook

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“This is an excellent and well written manuscript that covers an under-researched topic in an over-researched area … It is well thought through, thorough, empirically rich and conceptually sound.” • Dragana Kovacevic Bielicki, University of Bergen

“The book offers a fine-grained and sensitive ethnographic analysis of the individual experiences of Serbs who were displaced from their homes in Kosovo …it provides a nuanced understanding of the act of "homing" in protracted displacement contexts.” • Carolin Leutloff-Grandits, European University Viadrina

Over two decades ago, Kosovo Serbs faced displacement due to ethnic conflict and tensions. Using their rich biographical narratives and intersectional analysis, this book provides insight into the nuanced ways individuals navigate their sense of place, sense of loss and belonging during times of upheaval and the rise of nationalism, with connections to territoriality of homeland as central to identity. This book examines the intricate dynamics of gender, national affiliation and belonging in the context of internal displacement and territorial disputes faced by Kosovo Serbs. It presents the multifaceted realities of prolonged displacement and the uncertainties of return, both in spatial and temporal terms.

Marija Grujić is a Walter Benjamin Fellow at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder). She was a Researcher at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Vienna and has volunteered as a caseworker at leading refugee charities including the British Refugee Council and the Helen Bamber Foundation in London.

Series: Volume 5, Articulating Journeys: Festivals, Memorials, and Homecomings

Subject: General Anthropology Refugee & Migration Studies Gender Studies

Area: Southern Europe

LC: DR2080.5.S47 G78 2025

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Series: Volume 5, Articulating Journeys: Festivals, Memorials, and Homecomings

Subject: General Anthropology Refugee & Migration Studies Gender Studies

Area: Southern Europe