About
Dijana Simić is a transdisciplinary scholar at the University of Innsbruck's Research Platform Center Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (CGI), with affiliations across University of Graz, University of Vienna, and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Her work bridges Gender Studies, Slavic Philology, and (South) Eastern European Studies.
Research Interests: Postcolonial Studies, Memory Studies, Feminist Literary Theory, Postclassical Narratology, Affect Studies, Public Sphere Theory, Environmental Humanities, and Sustainability Studies. She specializes in 19th-21st century Yugoslav and Post-Yugoslav literatures, including Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Serbian, and Slovenian contexts.
Recent Article Trends (2016-2022): Focus on affective worldmaking, queer literature, post-Yugoslav memory narratives, antiheroic structures, intergenerational relationships, and intersections between gender equality and sustainability studies.
Scientific Awards: Recipient of the Marietta-Blau Fellowship (2017) and participant in the Elisabeth-List Fellowship Program for Gender Studies.
Additional Roles: Radio broadcaster at Helsinki (Graz), literary translator (Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian to German), and co-organizer of interdisciplinary projects like UniNEtZ (SDG 5: Gender Equality).
