„Art is part of the struggle,“ Yugoslav partisans used to say.
Poetry can’t stop a bomb—but it can be our only weapon, one that gives power and remains forever. It holds the potential to resist, to remember, and to give us the strength to carry on.

Great  guest: Olja Alvir – author, translator, and researcher whose work bridges antifascism, cultural memory, and multilingual expression.

From Vienna to Yugoslavia and back, Olja’s voice challenges borders—political, linguistic, and historical.

Olja Alvir was born in Yugoslavia and lives and works in Vienna. She is the author of Kein Meer, a debut post-migrant novel that explores identity, antifascism, and cultural heritage. Her multilingual poetry collection Spielfeld/Špilfeld/Playground was published in 2022, following her receipt of the wirsindlesenswert literature prize in 2021. Alvir writes in German, English, and BCS (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian), and contributes as a political and cultural commentator to various German-language media, including the now-discontinued daStandard, a section of Der Standard focused on migration. Her work spans essays on racism, police violence, and discriminatory discourse. In April 2025, she co-authored STOP – From Macho to Davičo, a performance premiered at brut Wien, honoring Lujo Davičo — a Jewish-Yugoslav ballet dancer and antifascist fighter. A self-proclaimed “Yugoslaviennese” and affect antifa agent, Olja is currently conducting research at the University of Vienna on Yugoslav partisans and the reactivation of antifascist legacies today.

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