The Conflict Research Group Book Launch Series, the Ghent Institute for International and European Studies (GIES), and the Ghent Centre for Slavic and East-European Studies warmly invite you to the launch of the book:
Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo by Vjosa Musliu
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Pieter Troch (UGent, GCSEES) in conversation with Vjosa Musliu (VUB)
Pieter Troch (UGent, GCSEES) in conversation with Vjosa Musliu (VUB)
Date: 12 May 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 16:00–17:30 CET
Venue: Room 301, John Vincke (Third Floor), Technicum 1, UFO Campus, Ghent University, Belgium
Time: 16:00–17:30 CET
Venue: Room 301, John Vincke (Third Floor), Technicum 1, UFO Campus, Ghent University, Belgium
Snacks will be served afterward.
ABOUT THE BOOK
This book tells the true story of a young girl growing up during the Kosovo war and its immediate aftermath following Kosovo’s liberation by NATO troops in 1999. Through her embodied experiences, it exposes the everyday realities of war, offering a powerful and often brutal insight into its impact and the politics of subjugation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Vjosa Musliu is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). Her work focuses on international intervention and state-building in the Balkans and the post-Soviet space. She is the author of four books and numerous journal articles and book chapters. She is also a member of the Yugoslawomen+ Collective, a feminist collective of six academics from the former Yugoslav space.
ABOUT PIETER
Dr. Pieter Troch is an Associate Professor of Southeast European Studies at the Department of Languages and Cultures (Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, UGent). He teaches courses on the history of Southeast Europe, with a particular focus on cultural identity and memory. He is currently writing a social history of the city of Mitrovica in Kosovo after World War II.
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