Summary
A sociologist and Chakavian poet from Škrip. Alongside his academic work, he wrote in the Brač dialect, and the festival of Chakavian verse in his birthplace carries on his literary legacy.
His sociological research and poetry in the Brač Chakavian dialect are equally important parts of his work.
From Škrip to the university
Pulišelić was born in Škrip and studied and earned a law doctorate in Zagreb. He taught sociology and the theory of state and law, including at the Faculties of Law and Economics. He published works on contemporary society and political parties, and in 1982 received a lifetime achievement award in the social sciences.
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Chakavian speech and everyday life
In the collections ‘Tujo štivala’, ‘Kripno zemja’ and ‘Litnjo mišoncija jazikov’, and the prose work ‘Broške kartuline’, the local dialect becomes a literary language. His ‘Glos sa škrop’ has been the subject of a dedicated linguistic analysis showing the features of Škrip speech and its relationship to other Brač idioms.
A festival in his birthplace
The Festival of Chakavian Speech Štefe Pulišelić takes place in Škrip, beside the local heritage museum. The gathering brings contemporary poets and the preservation of the island’s speech together with the memory of the author. It continues the cultural life of the place, rather than serving only as a memorial to one biography.
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