Marina Mandić
Academic title: PhD
Research position: Research Associate
Fiedls of research: popular culture, anthropology of zombies, horror films, infectious diseases, medical anthropology, subcultures.
Email: marina.mandic@ei.sanu.ac.rs
Education/Qualifications
2022 Acquired the position of Research Associate at the Institute of Ethnography of SASA
2021 Completed doctoral studies in Ethnology and Anthropology at Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
2018 Acquired the position of Research assistant at the Institute of Ethnography of SASA
2014 Completed master studies in Ethnology and Anthropology at Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade
2013 Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade with a degree in Ethnology and Anthropology
Affiliation
2018 The Institute of Ethnography SASA, Belgrade
Projects
2018/2019 Cultural heritage and identity (MPNT RS 177026), The Institute of Ethnography SASA
International conferences, scientific conferences and study visits
2014 „Border Crossings Students Conference“, Belgrade, Serbia
2023 Scientific Conference „Anthropology of Literature, Art and Media”, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Ethnology and Anthropology
Miscellaneous
2023 Lecture „Anthropology of Zombies: from Voodoo to epidemiological apocalypse”, Community center „Krov”
2020 Radio Aparat, program “Sound ethnography - Epidemics and SARS-CoV-2”
2019 Scientific cafe “Game of Thrones”, Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade
2016 Tribune “The Walking Dead”, Beokon festival, Belgrade Youth Center
2015 Tribune „They’re coming to get you Barb’ra” , “Serbian Fantastic Film Festival”, Students Cultural Center Belgrade
Mandić, Marina. 2016. „Sjedinjene države „Zombilenda”: migracije u popularnoj kulturi na primeru epidemije zombija”. Etnoantropološki problemi 11 (1): 413–434.
Mandić, Marina. 2018. „Rađanje živih mrtvaca: karakteristike žanra zombi filma i Romerova vizija apokalipse”. Antropologija 18 (3): 173–190.
Mandić, Marina. 2019. „Između stvarnog i zamišljenog: infektivna oboljenja u kinematografiji na primeru filma Variola Vera”. Etnoantropološki problemi 14 (2): 487–505.
Mandić, Marina. 2020. „Karneval užasa: metaforički diskursi zombi šetnje“. Antropologija 20 (1-2): 319–330.
Mandić, Marina. 2021. „Viralna apokalipsa:diskursi širenja i zaustavljanja epidemije na primeru filmskih narativa o zombijima”. Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU 69 (3): 675–687.
Mandić, Marina. 2022. „Nemrtvi novi svet: okruženje apokalipse i društveni odnosi usled epidemije zombija”. Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU 70 (1): 197-221.
Mandić, Marina i Vesna Trifunović. 2023. „Poslednji među zdravima: karantin kao kritika u dva apokaliptična narativa popularne kulture”. Glasnik Etnografskog instituta SANU71(3): 159-178.