Zivojin Jakovljevic

Zivojin Jakovljevic, Lecturer

Email: z.jakovljevic@csuohio.edu

Vitae
Born in Valjevo, Serbia, May 4, 1968.

Education

  • Diploma: Saint Sava School of Theology, Belgrade, Serbia, 1988
  • Diploma (BA): Saint Sava School of Theology, Libertyville, IL, 1992
  • MA: Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL, 1994
  • MA in Eastern European Languages and Literature: The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 1999
  • Ph.D in Eastern European Languages and Literatures: The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2011

University honors

Finalist in The Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award, Spring 2000

Research interests

Medieval Russian and Serbian Church Slavonic lexicography and semantics, Language acquisition, Russian language and business culture, Serbian language and business culture, Medieval Serbian History

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant: Church History, The Saint Sava School of Theology, Libertyville IL 1994-1995
  • Teaching Associate: Serbo-Croatian, The Ohio State University, Spring 1998.
  • Teaching Associate: Russian Culture, The Ohio State University, Fall 1998.
  • Teaching Associate: Russian Culture, The Ohio State University, Winter 1999.
  • Teaching Associate: Serbo-Croatian, The Ohio State University, Spring 1999.
  • Teaching Associate: Serbo-Croatian, The Ohio State University, Fall 1999.
  • Teaching Associate: Serbo-Croatian, The Ohio State University, Winter 2000.
  • Teaching Associate: Serbo-Croatian, The Ohio State University, Spring 2000.
  • Instructor:  Accelerated Serbo-Croatian, Berlitz, Independence, OH, 2006
  • Lecturer: Church History and Church Slavonic,, Saint Sava School of Theology Libertyville, IL Winter 2010 – Present
  • Lecturer: Serbian Language and Culture, Cleveland State University, Fall 2012-Summer 2015
  • Lecturer: Writing in Culture, Cleveland State University, Fall 2014
  • Lecturer: Introduction to Linguistics II, Cleveland State University, Spring 2015
  • Lecturer: Writing in Culture, Cleveland State University, Fall 2015

Upcoming courses:

  • Lecturer: Language and Meaning, Cleveland State University, Spring 2016
  • Lecturer: Introduction to Linguistics II, Cleveland State University, Spring 2016                                   

Research

  • Linguistic Problems of Hilandar Slavic Manuscript 314. A professional Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The Ohio State University. 2000.
  • Structure of the Documents Involving Donations of Serbian Rulers to Monastery Hilandar. A professional Candidacy Paper Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The Ohio State University. 2006.
  • Editing in a Sixteenth-Century Serbian Manuscript (HM.SMS. 280)
  • A Lexical Analysis with Comparison to the Russian Original. Dissertation. The Ohio State University 2010.

Articles published in peer-reviewed journals or collections

Jakovljević, Živojin. 2011. The History of the Jewish War: Editing in a Sixteenth-Century Serbian Manuscript (HM.SMS.280). Pale: Radovi Filozofskog Fakulteta u Istočnom Sarajevu broj 13., knjiga 2. pp. 205-224.

Hilandar Slavic Manuscript 280: Josephus’ History of the Jewish Wars and the Tale of Constantinople. Presented at the 6th International Hilandar Conference at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, July 19-21, 2013. http://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/58438/HIL_Jakovljevic-Con...

Jakovljević, Živojin. "An Insight into One Serbian Royal Family: The Significance of Saint Sava and his Parents for the Establishment of Serbian Monasticism and the Serbian Church,” Orthodox Monasticism Past and Present. In Sophia Studies in Orthodox Theology, ed. J. A. McGuckin (New York: Theotokos Press - The Sophia Institute, 2014), vol. 8, 371-379. Print.

Upcoming

Jakovljević, Živojin. “Healing in the Orthodox Church: The Role of Christian Values for Spiritual Well-being,” Healing, Reconciliation and Forgiveness in Eastern Orthodox Perspectives. In Sophia Studies in Orthodox Theology, ed. J.A. McGuckin (New York: Theotokos Press- The Sophia Institute, 2015). Print.

Books, Monographs

Jakovljević, Živojin. 2013. Editing in a Sixteenth-Century Serbian Manuscript (HM.SMS. 280) A Lexical Analysis with Comparison to the Russian Original. Belgrade: Rascian School. Print.

Other publications

  • Jakovljević, Živojin. 2012. The Heritage of Saint Sava – A workbook for students and teachers. Belgrade: Rascian School. Print.
  • Jakovljević, Živojin. 2012. Nasledje Svetog Save – Priručnik za studente i učitelje. Beograd: Raška škola. Print.
  • Jakovljević, Živojin. 2015.  Enduring Legacy of the Serbian People. Belgrade: Rascian School. Print.
  • Jakovljević, Živojin. 2015. Neotuđivo Blago Srpskog Naroda. Beograd: Raška škola. Print.

Conferences and invited presenations

Saint Sava as the enlightener. Presentation presented at the Saint Sava Celebration of the Saint Sava School of Theology, Libertyville, IL. February 5, 2012.

Is the Church Young or Old? Presented at the Fall Seminar 2012 at the Saint Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, Lansing, IL., November 16, 2012.

Standardized Serbian language education for Diaspora children. Presented at the Serbian Professional Networking Conference. Chicago, IL., December 1, 2012.

The Enduring Legacy of the Hilandar Monastery for Serbian Culture. Presented at Columbia University, New York, NY, December 14, 2012.

Development of Serbian Literacy: Discussion of a XVI Century Manuscript. Presented  at the Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, March 21, 2013.

Hilandar Slavic Manuscript 280: Josephus’ History of the Jewish Wars and the Tale of Constantinople. Presented at the 6th International Hilandar Conference at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, July 19-21, 2013.

Profile of Hieromonk Grigorije Vasilije, The Scribe of the First South Slavic Copy of Josephus Flavius’ The History of the Jewish War. Presented at the “Crossing Over” International Symposium, at the Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, October 11-12, 2013.

An Insight into One Serbian Royal Family: The Significance of Saint Sava and his Parents for the Establishment of Serbian Monasticism and the Serbian Church. Presented at the Sophia Institute – Sixth Annual Conference “Monasticism, Asceticism and Holiness in the Eastern Orthodox World” at the Union Theological Seminary New York, NY, December 6, 2013

Healing in the Orthodox Church: The Role of Christian Values for Spiritual Well-being Presented at the Sophia Institute – Seventh Annual Conference “Healing, Reconciliation and Forgiveness in Eastern Orthodox Perspectives” at the Union Theological Seminary New York, NY, December 5, 2014

Upcoming Conferences – accepted papers       

An Assessment of the Impact of Orthodoxy on Serbia’s and Russia’s Cultural Traits through Cross-Cultural Examination. Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture, Inc. (ASEC). Sixth Biennial Conference, Rhodes College, 

September 18-19, 2015

Major Serbian Migrations and Their Consequences: Struggle for Preservation of National, Cultural and Religious Identity - Cultural Crossings - 6th Crossing Over Symposium, at the Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, October 9-10, 2015

Saint Nikolai Velimirovic and Saint John Maximovich as Unifiers of the Serbian and Russian People. 47th Annual Convention of the Association of  Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, Philadelphia, PA, November 19-22, 2015.

Serbian Orthodox Medieval Architecture and Art: Invaluable contribution to the Christian Heritage. Eights Annual Conference “The Sacred Arts of Eastern Orthodoxy: Icon, Music, Rhetoric, Architecture and Artifacts” at the Union Theological Seminary New York, NY, December 4, 2015

Professional memberships           

  • ACEEES - Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • ACES – Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture
  • NASSS – North American Society for Serbian Studies
  • Sophia Institute - Senior Fellow at the Sophia Institute – International Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture