In post-1991 Macedonia, Barok furniture came to represent
affluence and success during a period of transition to a new market
economy. This furniture marked the beginning of a larger Baroque
style that influenced not only interior decorations in people's
homes but also architecture and public spaces. By tracing the
signifier Baroque, the book examines the reconfiguration of
hierarchical relations among (ethnic) groups, genders, and
countries in a transnational context. Investigating how Baroque has
come to signify larger social processes and transformations in the
current rebranding of the country, the book reveals the close link
between aesthetics and politics, and how ethno-national conflicts
are reflected in visually appealing ornamentation.
Rozita Dimova is Associate Professor of South East European
Languages and Culture at Ghent University (Belgium) and Senior
Research Fellow at the Institute of Slavonic Studies at Humboldt
University in Berlin (Germany). She is guest co-editor of the issue
of "History and Anthropology" (Winter 2013, vol. 24), entitled
"Contested Nation-building within the International 'Order of
Things': Performance, Festivals and Legitimization in South-Eastern
Europe." Currently, she is completing a book manuscript on borders
and neoliberalism in South-Eastern Europe.
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