Naujienos

International academic conference

2023-01-24

International academic conference dedicated to the 700th Anniversary of Vilnius

Vilnius University and the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore

29-30 May 2023

Scholars, doctoral students and young researchers from the international Baltic studies centres, and Lithuanian researchers, are invited to participate in the international academic conference “Urban Cultural Space: The Baltic Narratives”. The purpose of the conference is to present and discuss the latest research on urban literature and culture, urban identity and memory narratives of the Baltic region, and to analyse the multi-ethnic culture and literature of Vilnius in the context of other Baltic cities. We propose the following main topics for presentations:

• Urban literature of the Baltic region

• Vilnius literary and cultural discourse

• Narratives of identity and memory of the Baltic cities

• Cultural and literary connections of the cities in the Baltic region

• Baltic images of urban space and their comparative studies 
 
Conference venue: Vilnius University Faculty of Philology

Conference languages: Lithuanian and English

Send the title and abstract of your presentation (up to 300 words) by March 12, 2023 to
laurusaitel@gmail.com. We will confirm your participation by March 20, 2023

For more information: CALL FOR PAPERS.

The costs of travel and accommodation in Vilnius for international participants of the conference will be covered from the project funds.

Conference committee: Prof. Dr. Mindaugas Kvietkauskas (Vilnius University), Dr. Laura Laurušaitė (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore), Prof. Ojārs Lāms (University of Latvia), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vaidas Šeferis (Masaryk University), Dr. Joanna Tabor (University of
Warsaw) and Tiina Kattel (University of Tartu).

Conference partner – Vilnius UNESCO City of Literature


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