Vesna Bratić
List of John Benjamins publications for which Vesna Bratić plays a role.
Articles
2023 A marathon to nowhere: Conceptualisation of the integrations of the Western Balkans into the EU through the accession is a race metaphor Pragmatics and Society 14:4, pp. 546–567 | Article
The paper examines the accession is a race metaphor in the online news articles published in three Western Balkans’ countries (Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Hercegovina), in the context of their accession to the EU. Through the methodological lens of the conceptual metaphor theory and… read more
2015 Balkan War of Apologies Journal of Language and Politics 14:4, pp. 552–576 | Article
After the war in ex-Yugoslavia subsided in the mid-90s, another war – this time a virtual one – broke out: the war of Balkan apologies. It refers to a decade-long series of apologies for participation in the conflict and the crimes committed during the war, as well as demanding the other parties… read more