Back to the future, 1917–1947: The Issueof Belgrader Nachrichten from April 1, 1917 Cover Image

Povratak u budućnost, 1917-1947: izdanje novina Belgrader Nachrichten od 1. aprila 1917. godine
Back to the future, 1917–1947: The Issueof Belgrader Nachrichten from April 1, 1917

Author(s): Ognjen Kovačević, Breiana Kelsey-Joell Theodore
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Udruženje za društvenu istoriju
Keywords: Belgrader Nachrichten; Belgrade; World War I; satire; humor; April-fool joke; newspaper

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the “April Fool’s Day” edition of Belgrader Nachrichten, an Austro-Hungarian-controlled newspaper published in Belgrade, Serbia during World War I. Functionally satirical, this edition of the newspaper contains fictional accounts of absurd future events. This paper highlights selections from the issue’s fictionalized news reports and deconstructs their satirical content.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 63-74
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian