Defence of Doctoral Research Proposal on Enlightenment-Era Libraries
At a recently held doctoral workshop, organised as part of the Premodern History PhD programme at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, doctoral assistant Marta Jurković successfully defended her doctoral research proposal. The working title of her thesis is Private libraries in Venetian Istria and Dalmatia and the Republic of Dubrovnik […]
Fifth Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
The fifth briefing on the bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment took place on Monday, 13 October 2025. After several months of reviewing relevant literature, our collaborators presented drafts of the papers they will deliver at the upcoming research workshop “What is Enlightenment?”. The workshop will be held on 28 November at the Ivo Pilar Institute […]
Fourth Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
On Wednesday, 28 May 2025, we held the fourth briefing dedicated to the annotated bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment. During the session, some key terms and shared themes began to emerge—points of convergence that will continue to shape our research focus in the coming months. As of this fourth meeting, our annotated bibliography database has […]
LIGHT Project Presented at Kliofest 2025
Left to right: Marta Jurković, Teodora Shek Brnardić, Maja Perić, Zrinko Novosel, Stipe Ledić. On 15 May 2025, the LIGHT project team — led by Teodora Shek Brnardić, alongside Stipe Ledić, Zrinko Novosel, Maja Perić, and Marta Jurković — showcased their research at Kliofest, held at the National and University Library in Zagreb. The project […]
Third Briefing on the Bibliography of Croatian Enlightenment
The third briefing on the bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment took place in hybrid format on Friday, 25 April 2025. We were delighted to welcome a new member to the research team, Dr Maja Perić, who joined us for the first time. As ever, the meeting was rich in content and the discussion particularly stimulating. […]
Second Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
Yesterday, 28 March 2025, we held our second briefing on annotations for the bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment—once again virtually via Google Meet, as the rainy weather prevented us from meeting in person. For over two hours, we shared updates on the works we’ve read, and it truly began to feel like we’d formed a […]
First Briefing on the Bibliography of the Croatian Enlightenment
As part of our project, we are compiling an annotated bibliography of existing research on the Enlightenment in the Croatian lands using the Zotero platform. To facilitate this, we have introduced a monthly briefing practice — concise reports on the works we have reviewed. This approach has proven highly effective, enabling us to take a […]
LIGHT Presented at the IGOS Meeting
On 22 February 2025, our assistant Marta Jurković delivered a presentation on the LIGHT project to members of IGOS — the Research Group for the 18th Century. We are pleased to share the PowerPoint slides from the talk [in Croatian]. A recording of the presentation, alongside two others by guest speakers from Dubrovnik, is available […]
LIGHT Launches at the Croatian Institute of History
On 13 January, the Croatian Institute of History hosted the kick-off meeting for the new research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ), Between Knowledge and Ignorance: Ideas, Practices, and the Legacy of the Enlightenment in Croatian Lands (LIGHT), led by Dr Teodora Shek Brnardić. Running through December 2027, the project aims to map […]
