Ivana Brstilo Lovrić
Head of the University Department of Sociology at the Catholic University of Croatia. She completed her undergraduate studies in Sociology at the University of Split and obtained her graduate degree in Sociology at the University of Zagreb. She earned her PhD from the international joint doctoral program Sociology of Regional and Local Development at the University of Zadar, with a dissertation titled Consumption and New Technologies Among Youth in Croatia: An Analysis of Consumer Styles and Practices of Students at the Universities of Zadar and Zagreb.
She lectures at the (under)graduate studies in Sociology and Nursing, as well as in the Doctoral study Sociology: Values, Identity, and Social Change in Croatian Society at the Catholic University of Croatia. She is the recipient of the "Fra Špiro Marasović" Award for the Promotion of the Social Teaching of the Church, presented by scientific, ecclesiastical, and social institutions.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Youth sociology, sociology of consumption, sociology of the body, culture of fashion sustainability, postmodern social trends, transhumanism.
COURSES:
Introduction to Sociology
Contemporary Sociological Theories
Sociology of the Body
Workshop on Fundamental Concepts in Sociology
Sociology of Croatian Society II
Doctoral Seminar II
PROJECTS:
How LLMs Modulate our Collective Memory and its Ethical Implications (University of Notre Dame IBM Technology Ethics Lab, USA; Catholic University of Croatia)
The Role of Migration Processes in Shaping Collective Memory, Experiences and Practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage on the North Dalmatian Islands and Coast (Institute for Migration Research)
CRO Laudato si’ – Caring for Our Common Home
Sunday Work and Quality of Life
A Study on the Impact of the Characteristics of Different Types of Teaching Materials on the Learning Process
Perception of the Data Protection and Privacy Issues by Children and Youth
