Larisa Jašarević

Dr Larisa Jašarević

Independent Scholar Fellow 2022-23

Beekeeping in the End Times

Beekeeping in the End Times is an ethnographic film project that conveys Bosnian Muslim apicultures and stories about the world’s imminent ecological collapse. It shows how Islamic apocalyptic lore informs human-apian relations with ecological insights that, surprisingly, inspire hope. The ISRF fellowship proposal aims to secure funds for the films’ post-production as well as for online and on the ground distribution.

More information

Research outcomes

Jašarević, L. (2024).

Beekeeping in the End Times. Indiana University Press.

Jašarević, L. (2024).

“For the Future-Wary: Eco-eschatology in Four Steps.” In Journal of Muslims in Europe. 13(3): 322-335.

Jašarević, L. (2024).

From the Periphery, “Beekeeping, Bosnia & in the End Times,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-A1QzRwsPY

Jašarević, L. (2024).

New Books Podcast, https://newbooksnetwork.com/beekeeping-in-the-end-times

Jašarević, L. (2023).

“Time to Dread.” In Anthropology Today. 39(2): 1-2.

Jašarević, L. (2023).

Ethnographic Imagination Basel Podcasts, “On Death” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJYwQe9UWE

Blog posts

How Honeybees Can Teach Us How to Live During the Climate Emergency

By exploring the impact of climate change on the remote mountaintop village she calls home, Larisa Jašarević’s research finds surprising and revelatory connections between beekeeping and Islamic teachings.

Areas of interest

Anthropology Apiculture Beekeeping Bosnia & Herzegovina Eastern Europe Ethnography Film

Cohort

ISF8

Biography

Larisa Jasarevic is an independent scholar. An anthropologist, she has been conducting field research on local apicultures, honeybee ecologies in changing climates, and Islamic eschatology in Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2014. She taught for a decade at the University of Chicago. Currently, she is engaged in ethnographic filmmaking while beekeeping and homesteading on the side.

Biographical details correct as of 23.09.25