Jovan Ćirilov
Jovan Ćirilov | |
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 Jovan Čirilov at conference in Slovenia | |
| Born | 30 August 1931 |
| Died | 16 November 2014 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Theatrologist, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, poet |
| Years active | 1955–2014 |
Jovan Ćirilov (pronounced [jǒ̝v̞an tɕirǐlo̝v̞]; 30 August 1931 – 16 November 2014) was a Serbian theater expert, philosopher, writer, theatre selector, and poet. He mostly wrote about the Serbian culture. He was born in Kikinda, Yugoslavia.
As a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, he was the first person who publicly called for decriminalization of male same-sex relations ("sodomy laws") in the 1980s.[1][2]
Ćirilov died in Belgrade, Serbia, aged 83.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Zoran Milutinović & Will Petersen, Yugoslavia, in Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia pp. 964–965, ed. George E. Haggerty, New York and London: Garland Publishing, 2000
- ↑ http://fabrikaknjiga.co.rs/rec/67/317.pdf Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine pp. 324–325, footnote # 31
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Jovan Ćirilov at Wikimedia Commons
- Jovan Ćirilov on IMDb
- Jovan Čirilov page at UNESCO
- David Zarić, Mia. "Intervju: Jovan Ćirilov". B92. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010. (in Serbian)
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