zasto ne govorim srpski (na srpskom) is set amidst the political turmoil in Kosovo and its struggle for independence. Using the community’s complicated relationship with the Serbo-Croat language as a reflection of its ambivalence toward its history and identity, Collins records testimonies by a number of contributors – from politicians, intellectuals and public figures to ordinary people – recounting in Serbo-Croat the reasons why they no longer speak the language.