3.-4. November 2015
Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius
TUESDAY, November 3
19.00 Meet & greet and symposium at mystery location (more details upon arrival)
WEDNESDAY, November 4
10.00 Opening remarks by Baltic Heritage Network board members Maarja Merivoo-Parro and Jolanta Budriūnienė
Session I
10.15-11.45 Focus: Lithuania
Laura Laurušaitė
Correlations between environment and social characteristics in Baltic émigré literature: Grey & colorful, black & white
Valdonė Budreckaitė
Changing Agenda: Lithuania in West European Press in 1990
Dalia Cidzikaitė
A Researcher as a Collector, a Researcher as an Oral Historian
LUNCH
Session II
14.00-15.00 Focus: Research in Progress
Maarja Merivoo-Parro
Rendering Abkhazia: Estonian colonists and a history of war
Priit Parro
Ethnic youth work in multicultural societies
COFFEE BREAK
Session III
15.15-16.45 Focus: Collecting
Guntis Švītiņš
Latvian art collections in the United Kingdom
Linda Plesa
Latvian film records in exile
Piret Noorhani
On the crossroads of VEMU, BaltHerNet and BAAC – transitioning into the future
COFFEE BREAK
17.00-… Discussion and closing remarks
Contact:
Maarja Merivoo-Parro, maarjamerivooparro@gmail.com
Jolanta Budriuniene, j.budriuniene@lnb.lt