International seminar of the Faculty of History of Vilnius University and Master students of the East European Studies, University of Amsterdam. Seminar is conducted by prof. Marija Drėmaitė and prof. Arūnas Streikus (Vilnius University), and prof. Christian Noack and dr. Sara Crombach (University of Amsterdam).
14.00-14.45. Presentation and Discussion
Marija Drėmaitė, The Phenomenon of Kaunas Modernism (1919-1939) and its Aftermath: Interpretations of built environment
14.45-15.00 Break
15.00-16.30 Research Presentations and Discussion
15.00-15.10. Arūnas Streikus, Introductory remarks on the state of Soviet/Russian studies at Vilnius University and on their future in general
15.10-15.20. Christian Noack, The Future of East European Studies from Amsterdam Perspective
Reflection
15.30.-15.40. Rūta Matimaitytė, To reclaim a repressed voice: the case of wolf children as a community of memory and Russian speakers in the Baltic states
15.40-15.50. Ieva Balčiūnė, Young, “antisocial“, “immoral“: cases of juvenile delinquency in Soviet Lithuania
15.50-16.15. Discussion
16.15-16.30. Coffee break
16.30-18.00. Research Presentations and Discussion
16.30-16.40. Tomas Vaiseta, Findings of the research project on shifts of sexual culture in Soviet Lithuania
16.40-16.50. Tomas Vaitelė, Television in Soviet Lithuania: how popular culture could be a tool for understanding
16.50-17.00. Rugilė Rožėnė, Eastern Europe VS Western Soviet Union. The Powers of Discourse in Spatial History
17.00-18.00. Discussion