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ISSUE No. 50 Spring 2008 IN THIS ISSUE New Orleans Convention New Orleans Convention............. 1 November 15-18, 2007 ACS Meeting................................ 2 The AAASS National Conventions are very large gatherings. They bring experts from a variety of fields of study and from all over this country, the Croatian Dinner............................ 2 continent, and the world. In spite of the fact that the conventions are large, they are compartmentalized according to disciplines, regions of interest, Convention 2008........................... 2 gender and ethnic studies, and various other categories, so participants do not Panels.........................................2-6 feel overwhelmed by the size of the gathering. True, catching an elevator ride between sessions is a challenge! ACS Members & Friends..........7-8 Thank You…………………....... 9 G.S. of Croatian Studies……...… 9 ZSEM.......................................9-10 In Memoriam…………………...10 Journals…………………………11 Book Reviews & Books….....11-15 Membership Dues.......................16 ASSOCIATION FOR CROATIAN STUDIES The ACS is a professional organization M. Lolić, J. Kraljić, T. Kuzmanović, I. Šoljan, S. Štetić, A. Čuvalo, A. Vidan, M. Allen, V. Nazor, M. Jareb dedicated to the advancement of scholarly studies related to Croatia and Judging from the number and quality of sessions, well over 1,000 the Croatians. The ACS was founded participants, book exhibits and other activities, we can say that the New in 1977 and it is affiliated with the Orleans convention was a success, especially when one considers what the American Association for the city went through just a couple of years earlier and that some doubted if New Advancement of Slavic Studies Orleans was even ready for such an event. But the city has recovered (AAASS). surprisingly well, at least its core. The Association for Croatian Studies (ACS), that is, its members, was an Officers: Ante Čuvalo—President active participant in the convention, as it has been in all AAASS national Jasna Meyer—Vice-President Ivan Runac—Secretary conventions in the last 30 years. A number of interesting panels were Aida Vidan—Treasurer organized by ACS members or they participated in panels that touched upon Bulletin Editor: Nancy Crenshaw Croatian issues. Our panels were well-attended and the participants did a great job. Thanks to all for your dedication and effort, especially to those AMERICAN ASSOCIATION who came from Europe. Summaries of some of our panels and/or FOR THE ADVANCEMENT presentations are published in this issue of the Bulletin. OF SLAVIC STUDIES There is, however, one presentation we should unfortunately mention. Namely, that of Rory Yeomans’ from University College, London. Briefly, The AAASS represents scholarship in he promotes the notion that Croats are obsessed by the cult of death and the field of Russian, Central Eurasian, parallels them with Al-Qaeda; that they welcomed King Aleksandar’s Central and East European studies. The association has twenty-eight affiliates dictatorship; that Yugoslavism was a noble idea, and that it is a shame the that are concerned with particular country fell apart, and similar nonsense. Obviously, this young man is topics, areas, or peoples within the obsessed by his hatred of Croats and his “scholarship” is full of bigotry. field. The AAASS publishes the Annual Meeting quarterly journal Slavic Review. The ACS annual meeting took place on Friday, November 16, immediately http://www.aaass.org after the panel on the constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There were Bulletin of the Association for Croatian Studies – No. 50 Spring 2008 1 close to 20 people at the meeting. The of the restaurant. They made a special PRESENTATIONS AND president, Ante Čuvalo, and treasurer, trip to be with us that evening. We PANELS AT THE NEW Aida Vidan, gave their annual reports, thank them for their hospitality. One ORLEANS CONVENTION both of which were well-received. is pleasantly surprised, even amazed, Panel Summary: “Light Musical The association is fulfilling its at how many people in the city know Theater in the Southern Slavic mission as an affiliate of the AAASS. about the Cvitanović family, and how Lands of the Habsburg Monarchy, There is a spirit of confidence and esteemed the family is in the 1860-1918” cooperation among the members. The community for their exceptional The panel “Light Musical Theater in treasury is stable, thanks to those who generosity, especially during the the Southern Slavic Lands of the have paid their annual dues and to the Katrina hurricane, when they fed tens Habsburg Monarchy, 1860-1918” generosity of a few donors. The bi- of thousands of hungry people without took place on Saturday afternoon, annual election for ACS officers will asking anything in return. We are November 17. The three papers take place in November 2008, during proud of them! When you are in New th moved from a general overview of the 40 national convention in Orleans, don’t miss Drago’s! popular musical theater in the Philadelphia. http://www.dragosrestaurant.com/ Southern Slavic Habsburg lands to a The main part of the meeting was regional case study and finally to the devoted to the discussion and sharing Next Convention work of an individual creator with of ideas concerning panels for the The next, that is the 40th National South Slavic connections. Prof. Dr. next convention. Panel proposals for Convention of the AAASS, will be Stanislav Tuksar (Academy of the Philadelphia convention had to be held at the Philadelphia Marriott in Music, University of Zagreb) began submitted by mid-January and, as far Philadelphia, from Thursday, as we know, a number of submissions November 20 through Sunday, dealing with Croatia and the Croatians November 23, 2008. Room have been sent to the convention rates are $160.00 and graduate program committee. We do hope that students $99.00 per night. all or most of them will be accepted. Make your reservations on The results will be known in the near time. Philadelphia Marriott, future. 1201 Market Street, Croatian Dinner Philadelphia, PA 19107; 1-215- The traditional “Croatian Dinner” was 625-2900; 1-800-320-5744. an exceptional event this year. It took place on November 17 at the famous New Editor of the ACS Drago’s Seafood Restaurant, a Bulletin splendid restaurant with “Croatian I am delighted to announce that a new member of the ACS, Nancy Crenshaw, readily and graciously accepted my suggestion to the session with “Between Centers be the editor of the Bulletin. She is a and Peripheries: An Overview of freelance writer and editor. Our bi- Light Musical Theater in the Slavic annual publication is in good hands. South of the Habsburg Monarchy, In preparation for this issue, I helped 1860-1918.” Tuksar discussed by asking all of you to submit news popular musical theater genres in and other information about your Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, work, and by writing reports, news, Vojvodina (Serbia), and Croatian and announcements, while Nancy provinces, showing the various edited the submitted material and she musical theatrical influences—both style and New Orleans flavor.” This has put this issue of the Bulletin foreign and domestic—in each of is the second and new Drago’s together. She does not know any of these areas. He argued that this Restaurant, located in the Hilton New you personally, so please welcome repertory was for the most part not Orleans. Twenty-five ACS members Nancy and from now on e-mail her all directly used as artistic propaganda and friends joined this wonderful contributions to the Bulletin. Nancy’s for musical nationalisms but rather event at which, along with exceptional home address is: 931 Huebinger Dr., was conceived as entertainment for food and excellent wines, they could Glenwood Springs, CO 81601; the emerging lower middle class. Dr. renew friendships, meet new people, [email protected]. Nancy, Vjera Katalinić (Croatian Academy discuss their work in progress, or welcome to the ACS and a big thanks of Sciences and Arts) followed with simply celebrate life and its blessings. for your help! — Ante her paper “Light Musical Theater in It was an honor to meet, or for Slavonia,” in which she detailed the some to see again, Drago and Klara change from aristocratic patronage for Cvitanović, the founders and owners musical theater, including that of the Bulletin of the Association for Croatian Studies – No. 50 Spring 2008 2 Prandau and Pejačević families, to the ones (both Serbian and probably Zagreb” explored southeastern public and town initiatives that took Hungarian). Europe as a crossroads of different place in Osijek. Katalinić also 3) Light music theatre was for influences—cultural, religious, described the linguistic shift that took the most part not directly used in political, literary, economic, and place as musical performances in artistic propaganda for the cause of linguistic. The discussion focused on German and sometimes Hungarian the South-Slavic musical the ways in which this area has been gave way to ones in Croatian. Dr. nationalisms. It served mainly as able to preserve its own traditions William A. Everett (University of entertainment for the emerging lower over the centuries, while at the same Missouri-Kansas City) presented the middle class, thus fulfilling many time absorbing in a cosmopolitan third paper on the session, “From more social than ideological aims, the manner elements from both Split to Vienna: The Legacy of Franz latter ones being supplied by opera, neighboring and distant societies. The von Suppé.” Although Suppé was choir and solo song repertoires for all chair, Pamela Balinger (Bowdoin born in Split and raised in Zadar, he social strata except peasants. College), opened the roundtable with was not Croatian, but rather from an 4) All forms of light music her comments on the multicultural Austrian family of Belgian descent. theatre produced by local South Slavic area of Trieste, while the first Suppé is best remembered as one of composers, from international participant, Tomislav Longinović the earliest creators of Viennese operetta to local variants of “pieces (University of Wisconsin-Madison) operettas.