In Search of a Lost World: A Colloquium to Honour the First Publication of the Sorrowful Lament of Hasan-aga’s Noble Wife a Quarter-Century Ago

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In Search of a Lost World: A Colloquium to Honour the First Publication of the Sorrowful Lament of Hasan-aga’s Noble Wife a Quarter-Century Ago

We are honored to announce that the European Academy of Sciences and Arts will organize a colloquium titled In Search of a Lost World: A Colloquium to Honour the First Publication of the Sorrowful Lament of Hasan-aga’s Noble Wife a Quarter-Century Ago on June 19, 2025, starting at 5:00 PM, on the Zoom platform.

We invite members and friends of the International Forum Bosnia and the International Academy of Sciences and Arts in Bosnia and Herzegovina to join us on Zoom via the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89277563722?pwd=PDrSSoJte6aUVoiKVqQHcwSi3HojxL.1
Meeting ID: 892 7756 3722, Passcode: 566714

OPENING:

Professor Boštjan Marko Turk, Dean of Class I of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

RECITAL:

Actress Selma Alispahić from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo (original text)
Professor Francis Jones from Newcastle University (English version)
Professor Naser Šečerović from the University of Sarajevo (German version)

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:

Boško Jović – "Hasanaginica,” a concerto for guitar and violoncello, performed by the composer on guitar and Belma Alić on violoncello

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS:

Desmond Maurer, Director of the Centre for Historical Studies at the International Forum Bosnia
Professor Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, Member of Class I of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

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In Search of a Lost World: A Colloquium to Honour the First Publication of the Sorrowful Lament of Hasan-aga’s Noble Wife a Quarter-Century Ago

European Academy of Sciences and Arts

June 19, 2025, starting at 5:00 PM

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