Eni Buljubasic

Eni Buljubasic is a PhD candidate and Research & Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Croatia. Her academic work bridges cultural studies, critical heritage, discourse analysis, and multimodal stylistics, with a focus on identity politics in Croatian popular music and heritage discourse.

• University: University of Split
• School: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Role: PhD Candidate, Research & Teaching Assistant

Her research centers on the transformation of traditional Dalmatian klapa singing into neoklapa, analyzing how heritage processes, nostalgia, and Mediterranean identity are rhetorically and visually constructed in music and media. She investigates themes of regional identity, authenticity, and national branding, often through feminist and poststructuralist lenses. Her methodological approach combines critical discourse analysis, multimodal stylistics, and semiotic interpretation.

The 15 most recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with identity formation, cultural heritage, and stylistic analysis. Key trends include the Mediterranean repositioning of Croatian identity, interdiscursivity of nostalgia and heritage, and visual rhetoric in music videos. Her work spans journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach across literary theory, sociology, ethnomusicology, and linguistics.

Notable scientific contributions include co-authoring a chapter in Politics of Scale (Berghahn, 2019) and organizing the 2018 conference Sea Change: Wavescapes in the Anthropocene. While no formal awards are listed, her active participation in international academic forums and publications in peer-reviewed venues underscores her scholarly impact.

She has contributed to teaching Croatian as a second language and explored the role of literature and digital tools in language education. Her advising and grant history are not specified, but her role as a teaching assistant suggests involvement in curriculum development and student mentorship. She has also analyzed diasporic media such as Male novine in Chile, highlighting transnational cultural dynamics.

Eni Buljubasic is associated with research groups and networks in critical heritage studies and Mediterranean cultural studies, often collaborating with scholars like Tuuli Lähdesmäki and engaging with key theorists such as Michael Herzfeld and Marianne Hirsch. Her work contributes to broader conversations on how cultural forms mediate identity in post-Yugoslav and global contexts.