Biography

Bratislav Pantelić received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania (1994). Since 2000 he has been a full-time faculty member at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabanci University in Istanbul where he was affiliated with the Department of History and with the Department of Visual Arts and Visual Communications Design. In 2021 he joined the Foundations Development Program as visiting faculty.

Pantelić has published on diverse subjects such as the interaction of architectural design and political power and, more recently, on the role of visuality in the construction of national and cultural identity. His research interest is focused on Central and Southeast Europe. In his publications Pantelić analyzes the ethnic mythology that has influenced nation formation in the region and challenges some of the principal tenets that continue to pervade local culture and perceptions of identity.