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2010 AABS Conference on Baltic Studies: Seattle, Washington

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:18:47 -0500

The 2010 AABS conference will take place from April 22-24, 2010 in Seattle, Washington, as a joint conference with the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study.

The conference website is here.

Fly AABS colors at the 42nd AAASS National Convention in Los Angeles

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:56:54 -0500

AABS is pleased to announce the sponsorship of a panel at the 2010 AAASS National Convention to be held from November 18-21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. We are looking for three presenters for our panel, broadly titled "Windows, Bridges, Gateways and more: Describing Baltic Space in Eurasia." The panel is open to papers from all disciplines. Papers that incorporate the convention's general theme, "War and Peace," are encouraged. To be considered, submit a brief c.v. (2 pages) and a proposal of no more than 250 words embedded in the body of an e-mail to aldisp@u.washington.edu by December 01, 2009. Only submissions from AABS members in good standing will be considered. Chosen panelists will be notified by December 31, 2009. AABS will then submit the panel to AAASS and pay the participants' registration fee.

A reciprocal panel, one sponsored by AAASS, will be in the program of the 22nd AABS Conference.

2010 Call for Grant Applications

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:24 -0500

The Association announces the 2010 Call for Applicants for Mudīite I. Zīlīte Saltups Postgraduate and Post-Doctoral Fellowships , the Jānis Grundmanis Postgraduate Fellowship, Dissertation Grants for Graduate Students and Research Grants for Emerging Scholars. Find more information about AABS Grants and Awards.

The Politics of Memory and Democratization in Europe

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:58:35 -0500

The Advanced Social and Political Research Institute (ASPRI) at the University of Latvia invites you to participate in an international conference: Twenty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: The Politics of Memory and Democratization in Europe

Riga, University of Latvia
September 10-13, 2009

Short proposals (300-500 words) and registration form should be submitted by April 30, 2009 to conferenceASPRI@lu.lv.

2009 Jānis Grundmanis Fellowship Awarded to Ilze Garoza

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:42:00 -0500

AABS Vice-President for Professional Development, Dr. Daunis Auers, and 2009 Jānis Grundmanis Fellow, Ilze Garoza.

Ten PhD positions in Sweden

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:08:13 -0500

The Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS) is located at Södertörns högskola (Södertörn University) in south Stockholm, Sweden. BEEGS is part of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies, CBEES. The focus of the research activities at BEEGS is on the Baltic and East European area. The language of instruction is English and fluency in English is required.

In cooperation with the following universities, Södertörns högskola is inviting applications for 10 doctoral student positions:

Up to three PhD candidates in Archaeology in cooperation with Stockholm University

Up to four PhD candidates in Business Administration in cooperation with Stockholm University

Up to three PhD candidates in Media and Communication Studies in cooperation with Örebro University

Up to three PhD candidates in Sociology in cooperation with Uppsala University

Up to two PhD candidates in Theoretical Philosophy in cooperation with Uppsala University

Closing date for applications: 15 September 2009

Details

Four Postdocs in Sweden

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:02:29 -0500

The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies at Södertorn in Sweden is now inviting applications for four postdoctoral positions within three research themes: Knowledge and Sustainability and Cultural Theory and Social Landscapes of the Political. Closing date for applications: 31 August 2009. Details

Conference on Baltic Studies in Europe

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:10:49 -0500

The Baltics as an Intersection of Civilizational Identities
Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
June 11-14, 2009

This region has been home for Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and modern Western cultures. The Baltic, unthinkable without and inseparable from its German, Scandinavian, Russian, Jewish, and Polish legacies, is a perfect place to analyze diversity in small countries at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

Baltic studies are considered as a particular historical, political, linguistic, social, cultural and ideological contact zone where the meanings of identities, languages, and relationships are renegotiated.

Call for Papers
Deadline: February 1, 2009

Call for Papers: Folklore of Conflict Zones and Conflict Resolution

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:42:51 -0500

The Journal of Folklore Research invites papers on any aspect of the folklore of conflict zones and conflict resolution. Topics may be current or not-so-current. “Conflict” for the purposes of the issue should be understood to involve the group use or serious threat of coercive physical force. Theories and comparative treatments of vernacular discursive tactics and interventions, based on field observation and/or analysis of archived or published texts, are welcome. Please send an article proposal in the form of a 200-300 word abstract to mills.186@osu.edu. If accepted, we will solicit a finished paper for external review. Papers (total 20-35 pp. double-spaced) will be needed by February 28, 2009. Details

Saltups and Grundmanis Fellowships Announced

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:48:31 -0500

The Association invites applications for two Postgraduate Fellowships for Latvian citizens to study in the United States. The Mudīite I. Zīlīte Saltups Postgraduate and Post-Doctoral Fellowship supports up to eight weeks of study of the Humanities and Social Sciences, while the Jānis Grundmanis Postgraduate Fellowship is an annual award of $15,000. Deadlines for both fellowships are October 30, 2008.

Doctoral Student Positions in Sweden

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:51:27 -0500

In cooperation with the Stockholm and Uppsala universities, Södertörn University College (Sweden) is inviting applications for 10 doctoral student positions within the Baltic and East European Graduate School. The language of instruction is English and fluency in English is required. Areas include Ethnology, History, Literature and Rhetoric. For information about the regulations regarding admission, selection and entry requirements, see: www.sh.se/beegs.

2008 AABS Conference on Baltic Studies: Bloomington, Indiana

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:09:45 -0500

Baltic Crossroads: Examining Cultural, Social, and Historical Diversity

May 29 to 31, 2008

Indiana University
The AABS conference planning committee was pleased to offer an exciting program for the 21st Conference on Baltic Studies. The conference focused on the question of diversity in the Baltic region in the past and present and considered the implications of this diversity for global developments and scholarship.

The program included:

More than one hundred panelists from a variety of disciplines—including linguistics, economics, history, sociology, religious studies, political science, anthropology, and education—reflecting an international community of scholars from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, France, Russia, Canada, and the United States and other regions.

Workshop "Ethnicity and Migration in the Baltic Region" featuring Nils Muiznieks, (University of Latvia, Advanced Social and Political Research Institute), Pille Petersoo, (Institute of International and Social Studies, Tallinn University, Estonia) and Audra Sipaviciene (International Organization of Migration, Vilnius, Lithuania)

Evening program: book exhibit and reading featuring Pauls Toutonghi, author of Red Weather.

Photo: The Trustees of Indiana University

The Baltic Region: Antipodean Perspectives

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:27:24 -0500

The 14th AABS Australasian Chapter Conference was held at the University of Melbourne on the 6th of September. Set in the Gryphon Gallery of the 1888 Building the conference was divided into three sessions and was well attended. The 14th AABS Conference Dinner was held at "University House" at the University of Melbourne. The dinner honoured Professor Trevor Fennell for his outstanding service to the promotion and pursuit of Baltic Studies in Australia and abroad. Additionally the dinner was accompanied by the AABS launch of Ann Tündern-Smith's book Bonegilla’s Beginnings documenting the process of bringing the first Displaced Persons (Balts) from German displaced person camps to Australia in late 1947. The AABS conference and conference dinner were organised and convened by Dr. Andrew Blumbergs, who is President of the AABS Australasian Chapter. Conference Program with Abstracts (Word format)

2006-2007 Book Prize Winners

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:39:02 -0500

The 2006-2007 AABS Book Prizes has been awarded to:

Katrina Z.S. Schwartz, Nature and National Identity after Communism: Globalizing the Ethnoscape (U of Pittsburgh P, 2006).

Iveta Silova, From Sites of Occupation to Symbols of Multiculturalism: Reconceptualizing Minority Education in Post-Soviet Latvia (IAP, 2006).

Honorable Mention:

Jeff Johnson: The New Theatre of the Baltics: From Soviet to Western Influence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (McFarland, 2007)

International Workshop: The Baltic Sea Region and its Higher Education Sector

Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:06 -0500

September 14–20, 2008, Copenhagen/Denmark and Tallinn/Estonia

The workshop is especially designed to make multipliers from non-European universities acquainted with the Baltic Sea Region, its politics, history, economy, and regional culture. Special emphasis is put on the region’s higher education structures, study possibilities and scholarship options for students and researchers. That way, academic staff in key positions is enabled to inform students and colleagues thoroughly about the scientific opportunities the region offers

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