Socialism Now: Singing Activism after Yugoslavia

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Ana Hofman (Senior Research Associate, Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts)

Socialism Now

Singing Activism after Yugoslavia

Ana Hofman (Senior Research Associate, Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies, Senior Research Associate, Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts)

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Oxford University Press Inc
10 October 2025

Theory of music & musicology; Western "classical" music; Popular culture; Social & cultural anthropology; Political activism

In Socialism Now: Singing Activism after Yugoslavia, Ana Hofman embarks on a captivating journey through singing, songs, and other cultural expressions to trace the recent recuperation of socialist ideas and experiences in the post-Yugoslav context. Combining historical and ethnographic approaches, the book offers a nuanced account of the activities of the self-organized choirs that have emerged in the region in the last two decades. Their singing activism demasks the privatization, dispossession, and political and social fragmentation that, instead of a promised capitalist dreamland, have shaped lives in the region after the dissolution of socialist Yugoslavia.

Socialism Now imparts a perspective on the politics of music and sound outside the usual understanding of social justice or social change. The book's central concept, strategic amateurism, provides a unique perspective on the power of nonprofessional, communal leisure musical activities in contesting the pervasive commodification in all spheres of life. Through its in-depth sociopolitical and cultural analysis of contemporary forms of music activism, Socialism Now revalorizes the ""lost"" historical knowledge and lived experiences from the former Second World in envisioning music and soundâs anti-capitalist political potential today.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

By: Ana Hofman (Senior Research Associate Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies Senior Research Associate Institute of Cultural and Memory Studies Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 17mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 235mm
Weight: 407g
ISBN: 9780197576274
ISBN 10: 0197576273
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 10 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments List of Acronyms List of Figures Guide to Companion Website 1. Singing Socialism Now 2. Singing (as) Activism 3. Sounding ""All in One Voice"" 4. A Repertoire of Revolution 5. Strategic Amateurism and the Politics of Leisure 6. Socialism Reimagined for Now References Index

Ana Hofman is a senior research associate at the Institute of Culture and Memory Studies at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Her research focuses on music, sound, and politics in socialist and post-socialist societies, with an emphasis on memory, affect, and activism. She is the author of numerous books, including Staging Socialist Femininity: Gender Politics and Folklore Performance in Serbia (2011) and The New Lives of Partisan Songs (2016).