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Jelena Marićević Balac is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. Her academic career spans Serbian literary studies, with a focus on Baroque and Renaissance influences.
- 2019 – Assistant with a doctorate at Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad
- 2016 – Doctorate on 'Baroque in the fiction of Milorad Pavić'
- 2012 – Master's in Serbian literature and language
- 2011 – Diploma in Serbian philology
Her research explores 20th-century Serbian literature, Baroque aesthetics, and ecocritical motifs. She teaches courses on folk literature, semiotics of culture, and contemporary Serbian fiction.
Recent publications analyze literary geography in Pavić, symbolism in avant-garde works, and ecological themes in Crnjanski. Her scholarship bridges classical and postmodern frameworks.
- 2014 – Borivoje Marinković Award for intertextual analysis of Dositej Obradović
- 2018 – Dositej's Golden Pen for Renaissance studies of Dositej's persona
She contributes to academic editing (2011–2015) and collaborates with institutions like the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, focusing on Byzantine literary heritage and semiotic methodologies.