Archival Research in Split
In late March 2026, research assistant Matea Marušić continued her work at the Archdiocesan Archive in Split. She conducted a detailed examination of the records of the Makarska Diocese held within the Archive. As the materials are not systematically arranged or catalogued in a manner that allows for immediate identification, the process of reading and […]
Research Visit to Dubrovnik: Preparing the Correspondence of Miho Sorgo
From March 1 to 15, principal investigator Dr. Teodora Shek Brnardić and research assistant Marta Jurković stayed in Dubrovnik, where they collated transcriptions of letters written by the Dubrovnik nobleman and Enlightenment figure Miho Sorgo (1739–1796) in the collections of the State Archives in Dubrovnik. The Croatian Institute of History had previously signed an Agreement […]
New Archival Research on Andrija Dorotić in the Archdiocesan Archive of Zagreb
Matea Marušić conducted research at the Archdiocesan Archive in Zagreb, focusing on the identification of sources relating to Andrija Dorotić. Particular attention was given to correspondence addressed to the Zagreb archbishop Maksimilijan Vrhovac between 1795 and 1814, as well as to archival fonds containing the archbishop’s diary and numerous other documents written in Croatian, Latin, French, and Italian. […]
Second Annual Meeting of the HRZZ Project LIGHT
On Tuesday, 3 February, the second annual meeting of the HRZZ project LIGHT was held at the temporary premises of the Croatian Institute of History. Following a review of the project’s achievements to date, the project leader, Dr Teodora Shek Brnardić, presented the research team with the work plan and objectives for the forthcoming project […]
Dr Maja Perić presents research at the 55th BSECS Annual Conference
Between 7 and 9 January 2026, Dr Maja Perić, Senior Assistant, participated in the 55th Annual Conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS). The conference, entitled Big and Small, was hosted at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. Dr Perić delivered her paper, Big Plans and Small Realities: The Organisation of the Rijeka Sugar Factory […]
Articles Published in Croatica
In the latest issue of the journal Croatica: Journal for Croatian Language, Literature and Culture, two articles have been published that present results from the HRZZ-funded project LIGHT. The first article, by Katja Radoš-Perković, is entitled Friendship within the Enlightenment: On the Correspondence between Giulio Bajamonti and Alberto Fortis. The second contribution, authored by Teodora […]
Beginning an Archival Journey in Napoleonic Dalmatia
At the close of the project’s first year, our newest research assistant, Matea Marušić, visited the State Archives in Zadar and Split, marking the beginning of her archival research journey. These visits form part of her wider investigation into key figures of Catholic (Counter-)Enlightenment thought in Dalmatia under Napoleonic rule. Zadar, as the first and […]
Reports from the First Project Workshop
During the project’s first year, the research team identified and analysed key secondary literature addressing various aspects of the Enlightenment in the Croatian lands. Particular attention was paid to interpretative models and to assessing how Enlightenment thought has been received in existing historical, Croatological, and Italian studies. A central point of reference was the concept […]
Workshop Report: “What is the Enlightenment?”
Right to left: Zrinko Novosel, Goranka Šutalo, László Kontler, Marta Jurković, John Robertson, Teodora Shek Brnardić, Katja Radoš-Perković, Matea Marušić, Maja Perić and Stipe Ledić. On 28 November 2025, the first research workshop titled “What is the Enlightenment?” was held in the Multimedia Hall of the Ivo Pilar Institute in Zagreb. Alongside invited lectures by […]
Presentation at Prague Conference
Dr. Teodora Shek Brnardić, principal investigator, participated in the 10th Biennial of the Czech Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. The conference, organized in connection with the 250th anniversary of the first edition of Abbot Ignaz von Felbiger’s Methodenbuch (1775), was titled Universal Schooling and School Reform in the Late 18th Century: Perspectives from the Habsburg Monarchy […]
