Balkan Borderlands: Multiculturalism, Histories, and Identities in Europe’s Muslim Countries

Daily Schedule Proposed dates of travel: Leave AZ on Sat., May 27 and return home on Mon., June 26.

Introductions:

Sunday, May 28: Arrival. - Geographical overview from the hillside (history as a product of geographical position) - Opening dinner.

Monday, May 29: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Overview of the various dimensions of Sarajevo: Ottoman city, Habsburg city, Yugoslav city, city under siege, modern-day capital. - Talk: “Sarajevo as a crossroads of cultures.” Amir Telibećirović, journalist and tour guide.

Historical Bosnia:

Tuesday, May 30: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Visit the Kraljevska Monastery. Guided tour by a resident monk. - See the old Orthodox Church. Guided tour by the museum docent.

Wednesday, May 31: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Talk: “Bosnia and the Muslim World: Ottoman Times.” Dr. Aladin Husić, Orijentalni Institut, Sarajevo. - Tour: Svrzo’s House, and Despić House. Telibećirović. - View exterior of several mosques. (We will be unable to go inside until after Ramadan.) Evening: - Attend a performance of folk music/dance.

Thursday, June 1: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Talk: “The Jews of Bosnia between East and West: Sephardim and Ashkenazim.” Dr. Eli Tauber, professor of history, University of Sarajevo. - View Dr. Tauber’s exhibit of Bosnian Holocaust Rescuers during World War II. - Visit Jewish Museum and Jewish cemetery. Telibećirović and Adeli. After dinner: - First curriculum development meeting. Howard and Adeli. 1

Balkan Borderlands: Multiculturalism, Histories, and Identities in Europe’s Muslim Countries

Friday, June 2: 9:00-12:00: Language class - Talk: “The Sarajevo Assassination and the Outbreak of World War I.” Adeli. - Visit the Museum at the site of the assassination. Adeli. - Talk: “War, Ethnic Persecution, and Resistance: An Introduction to the Complexity of Bosnia during World War II.” Adeli.

Bosnian History and Culture outside the Capital

Saturday, June 3: - Stop off at Konjic en route to Jablanica. - Visit Museum of the Battle for the Wounded on the , Jablanica. - Talk: “Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans in World War II.” Adeli. - Continue on to Neum (small Bosnian port on the Adriatic coast).

Sunday, June 4: - Rest day in Neum – with the option to make a day trip to Dubrovnik. Overnight in Neum.

Monday, June 5: - Visit Stolac (Bogomil tombs). - Talk: “Bogomils.” Telibećirović. - Visit Počitelj. Telibećirović. Overnight in Mostar.

Tuesday, June 6: - Tour of the city and discussion of its history. Telibećirović. - Visit the Ottoman Sufi tekija at Blagaj. (Lunch at Blagaj.) - Afternoon for exploration and time to catch up on reading. Overnight in Mostar

Wednesday, June 7: - Travel to Travnik; see the Museum of Ivo Andrić. Guided tour/talk on Ivo Andrić by museum docent. - Continue on to Jajce. - Visit the fortress, waterfall, and town. - Overnight in Jajce.

Thursday, June 8: - Before leaving Jajce, visit the Museum of the Second Session of AVNOJ and Tito’s headquarters. - Talk: “AVNOJ and the Partisan Resistance in World War II.” Adeli. - Travel to Bihać and visit the Museum of the First Session of AVNOJ. Guided tour by Telibećirović and Adeli. Overnight in Bihać.

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Balkan Borderlands: Multiculturalism, Histories, and Identities in Europe’s Muslim Countries

Friday, June 9: - Morning: Curriculum development meeting. Adeli. - Lunch at the folklore preserve. - Afternoon: National Park - Talk on Bosnia in Yugoslav times. Telibećirović. Overnight in Bihać.

Saturday, June 10: - En route to Bihac, visit the Kozara Monument/Museum. - Travel on to Banja Luka; see the “Museum of Republika Srpska.” - Talk: “Life and Political Thought in the Republika Srpska.” Dr. Miodrag Živanović, professor of philosophy at the University of Banja Luka Overnight in Banja Luka.

Sunday, June 11: - Return to Sarajevo, stopping for lunch on Vlašić. - Late afternoon: Time to unpack, do laundry, and schedule an individual appointment with either Howard or Adeli to discuss curriculum development work.

Post-Yugoslav Bosnia:

Monday, June 12: 9:00-12:00: Language class 9:00-12:00: Language class. Afternoon: - Talk: “The Last War and the Failure of the West.” Telibećirović. - Tour: Srebrenica Museum. Guided by museum docent.

Tuesday, June 13: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Visit the Tunel Museum. - Talk: The Siege of Sarajevo. Telibećirović.

Wednesday, June 14: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Talk: Bosnia and Its Place in Europe. Speaker to be determirned. - Visit to some European agency.

Thursday, June 15: 9:00-12:00: Language class

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Balkan Borderlands: Multiculturalism, Histories, and Identities in Europe’s Muslim Countries

Afternoon: - Talk: Bosnia and Its Relations with the Middle East. Speaker from Sarajevo’s Faculty of Islamic Studies. - Visit to the Sarajevo’s Faculty of Islamic Studies.

Friday, June 16: 9:00-12:00: Language class Afternoon: - Travel to Višegrad to see the “Bridge on the .” - Talk (preparation for tomorrow): “Introduction to Albanian Culture and History.” Adeli. Overnight in Višegrad.

Contrasting Example: Albania

Saturday, June 17: - Travel to Krujë, Albania: Visit castle, ethnographic museum, Skenderbeg Museum. Overnight in Krujë.

Sunday, June 18: - Make the very short drive to Tirana: - National History Museum, National Archeological Museum. - Talk on Albanaian History. Speaker to be determined, possibly Petrit Nathanaili. - Tour Skenderbeg Square, El’hem Bey Mosque. Albanian tour guide. Overnight in Tirana.

Monday, June 19: Morning: - Meet with educators in Tirana. Late morning/early afternoon: - Make the short drive to Durrës and explore the old city there. Albanian tour guide. Overnight in Durrës.

Tuesday, June 20: - Travel to Gjirokastra: Visit castle and the UNESCO World Heritage town. Albanian tour guide. Overnight in Gjirokastra.

Wednesday, June 21: - Continue to Berat: Visit the Ethnographic Museum (Ottoman house) and Unufri Iconography Museum. Talks by Albanian tour guide and museum docents. Overnight in Berat.

Thursday, June 22: - Travel to Shkodër: Explore the city (mosques, church, castle).

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Balkan Borderlands: Multiculturalism, Histories, and Identities in Europe’s Muslim Countries

- Talk on modern Albania. Speaker to be determined. Overnight in Shkodër.

Conclusions:

Friday, June 23: - Travel day: Return to Sarajevo. - Discussion: “Similarities and Differences between Bosnia and Albania – How Did They Negotiate Separate Paths between East and West”

Saturday, June 24: - Talk: “Bosnia’s System of Higher Education.” Speaker from the Federal Ministry of Education and Science. - Meeting with Bosnian educators. - Curriculum Development meeting

Sunday, June 25: - Time to revisit sites/meet with other educators.

Monday, June 26: - Curriculum development reports/work. - Closing dinner.

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