Some Call Us Balkans is a digital platform dedicated to exploring the cultural, historical, and social complexities of the Balkans region through various media forms including storytelling, essays, photography, and interviews. The website addresses themes such as identity, migration, memory, and the post-conflict realities that shape contemporary life in the region. It situates the Balkans within broader geopolitical and cultural frameworks while foregrounding local voices and experiences that challenge monolithic or stereotypical narratives about the area.
The content on the site reflects a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from history, anthropology, literature, and art to provide nuanced perspectives on the Balkans. Frequent contributions come from academics, artists, journalists, and local inhabitants, highlighting the diversity of thought and lived realities within the region. This approach encourages critical engagement with the Balkans, emphasizing both its contested legacies and ongoing transformations in a globalized context.
Articles
Collective Terms of Action Open Call
Collective Terms of Action Open Call, 2021 North Grid, Some Call Us Balkans, 2021, graphic by Milly Reid, CC BY-SA 4.0 “Collective Terms of Action” (29/11/2021 – 15/01/2022) is the open call of the Some Call Us Balkans project, aimed at artists. Based on the artistic research built throughout the project, the SCUB community is […]
Some Call Us Balkans exhibition Pristina
The BLKN Mobile Forum is one of SCUB’s key outcomes, implemented in several locations across the Balkans during the Ground Tour journey.
Bioblitz by the lake
Invited lightning talks on the topic of walking, mapping and traveling as aesthetic and artistic practices, in collaboration with the “walk · listen · create” (WLC) organisation.
Voice to Maps
Giving voice to Maps Collective drawing, 2021 Collective drawing workshop, Some Call Us Balkans, 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0 “Voice to maps” is a workshop taking place online among all partners of the Some Call Us Balkans (SCUB) project, on January 15, 2021, (during the COVID-19 pandemic). The workshop introduces the Ground Tour Project research methodology, […]
The Great B
The BLKN Mobile Forum is one of SCUB’s key outcomes, implemented in several locations across the Balkans during the Ground Tour journey.

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