MEDHRID

National identity is defined through the interaction of various factors within a given space, which represents not merely a geographical category, but the contours of a cultural space within which identity is shaped.

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Mediterranean – Croatia - Identity: historical and cultural interpenetrations

Project’s aim

The aim of the project is to research the role of the Mediterranean and Central European spaces in the historical experience of Croatia in the broadest sense, encompassing cultural, social, political, and linguistic aspects. The project seeks to demonstrate, through well-grounded argumentation, how contemporary Croatian identity has been shaped and positioned within the Mediterranean and ...

Collaborators

The MEDHRID project integrates fundamental research and analysis with a series of planned scientific and professional dissemination activities aimed at the systematic interpretation, valorization and international visibility of the knowledge obtained.

Work packages

Identity is a complex and dynamic construct of the collective consciousness of members of a particular nation, shaped by history, language, literature and intangible cultural heritage. It is built and modified in the constant interaction of local and global influences and the multi-layered relationship between the past and the present. Accordingly, 4 research work packages ...

Activities

Through fieldwork, lectures, presentations, and scholarly conferences, the MEDHRID project brings together researchers and the wider community in the study of the historical and cultural characteristics of the Mediterranean space.