Isabel Emslie Hutton’s Account of World War I in Serbia
Journal: Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies
Year: 2020

Leaning on Maria Todorova's concept of Balkanism, this paper looks into an English travelogue from World War I -With a Woman's Unit in Serbia, Salonika and Sebastopol by a Scottish medical doctor Isabel Emslie Hutton -to show examples of the author's respect and sympathy for the Serbs as well as to point to what seems to be inevitable traces of Balkanism which go hand in hand with her expressions of appreciation and empathy. The paper argues that Balkanism seems to be overcome during Dr Hutton's