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Obrad Savic
is an author and philosopher living in Belgrade. He taught at all universities in former Yugoslavia (University of Ljubljana, University of Zagreb, University of Sarajevo) and as a Visiting Lecturer he has given lectures at many universities and colleges in the United States (such as Cornell University, Bates College, USM, Drexel University, Stamford University, Ohio State University and Rochester Institute for Technology.)
He has published and edited several books and numerous texts on various topics. Editor of several theoretical journals: Theoria, Philosophical Studies, Text and Belgrade Circle Journal. Member of the Philosophical Society of Serbia, the Psychoanalytic Association, and the Aesthetic Society of Slovenia.
During the period of communism (1975-1985) Obrad Savic was an active member of the Belgrade Dissident Group. Former President of the Students' Association of the Philosophical Faculty, University of Belgrade. One of the Founders and Acting President of the Belgrade Circle NGO.
Eurozine Articles
Memory of war crimes: Can victims speak?
The editor of the Belgrade Circle Journal writes that Milosevic was guilty not only because he led a collective criminal enterprise, but also because he demanded that ethnic justice nest in sovereign national law, which he turned against international law. [more]
Srebrenica: Between denial and recognition
Recent footage showing murders taking place at Srebrenica has proved a catalyst for a change in the attitudes of the Serbian public towards Serbian war crimes. [more]
Articles published in the Partner Section
Cosmopolitan friendship
In memoriam Jacques Derrida (1930-2004)
Obrad Savic expresses his respect for a cosmopolitan friend who never kept his political and moral passion separate from theoretical reflection. [more]