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Tourism and cultural heritage have uniquely shaped Dubrovnik's memorial culture of the Homeland War, resulting in tourist-facing monuments in the Old Town that differ from typical Croatian memorials. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how international tourism and cultural heritage influence the collective memory and physical memorialization of the Homeland War and the breakup of Yugoslavia in Dubrovnik.

September 2, 2026Journal of Contemporary History

Hero City and Tourist City: Memory of the Homeland War in Dubrovnik

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BJBlaze JoelThe University of Texas at Austin

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Qualitative analysis reveals tourist-facing war memorials within historic Dubrovnik, highlighting how international tourism and cultural heritage reshape postwar collective memory.

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To examine how international tourism and cultural heritage influence the collective memory and physical memorialization of the Homeland War and the breakup of Yugoslavia in Dubrovnik.
Conducted a qualitative historical analysis of wartime narratives and commemorative practices associated with the 1991–1992 siege of Dubrovnik.
Compared the design, language, and intended audiences of monuments situated within the historic Old Town against those erected in outlying urban areas.
During the 1991–1992 siege, local actors successfully leveraged the city's international cultural heritage status to spotlight humanitarian conditions and accelerate international recognition of Croatia.
Dubrovnik's postwar memorial culture diverged geographically, developing tourist-facing monuments with foreign-language text and photographs inside the Old Town while maintaining standard, locally oriented monuments in outside areas.

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Blaze Joel (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e318c562ede874ec7ae1 https://doi.org/10.1177/00220094261481476

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Qualitative analysis reveals tourist-facing war memorials within historic Dubrovnik, highlighting how international tourism and cultural heritage reshape postwar collective memory.

Hero City and Tourist City: Memory of the Homeland War in Dubrovnik

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Hero City and Tourist City: Memory of the Homeland War in Dubrovnik

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