10-12 April 2025, Riga
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (Riga, Latvia)
Call for papers
International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference
From 2023 to 2026, five scientific institutions of Latvia – Latvian Academy of Culture, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Art Academy of Latvia, Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of University of Latvia and National Library of Latvia implement a project “Cultural and creative ecosystem of Latvia as a resource of resilience and sustainability”/CERS (No. VPP-MM-LKRVA-2023/1-0001) funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia in the framework of the State Research Programme “Latvian Culture – a Resource for National Development”). The project aims to create new knowledge about the influence of the USSR occupation (1940–1941; 1944–1990/1991) on Latvian culture today. Aware that the research of this topic relates to diverse disciplines and fits into the wider context of cultural processes, we invite you to apply for participation in the international scientific conference held in Riga, Latvia.
After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, a number of states in Eastern and Central Europe (former “Soviet republics” and the so-called camp of socialist countries during the Cold War) found themselves in a new situation of cultural and geopolitical choice. Debates about the impact of the heritage of the totalitarian political system of the USSR in the arts and culture, and creative processes at the end of the 20th century and even in the 21st century have been regularly interconnected with colonial and postcolonial studies. Besides, this situation raises discussions about the concept of colonialism and the framework of its application. Before the historical geopolitical upheavals resulting from the collapse of the USSR, postcolonial studies were mainly used to explain the situation in territories outside Europe. The attribution of the postcolonial discourse to the former USSR creates several research challenges and questions. The interdisciplinary conference invites applications from the scholars researching Soviet and Post-Soviet era arts – literature, visual arts, music, performing arts, cinema, and other –, as well as the reception and influence of this heritage.
The range of recommended topics (including but not limited to):
- the discourses of postcolonialism in the Eastern and Central European culture after the collapse of the Soviet Union;
- the analysis of the decolonization process in Eastern and Central European arts since the 1990s;
- the footprints of the Soviet era arts in the cultural memory;
- postdependence transformations and developments in the arts.
Interdisciplinary solutions that offer a comparison of processes in different arts are especially welcome.
Proposals for 20-minute individual paper presentation must be submitted by October 15, 2024, and must include the following:
- email; name, surname;
- institutional affiliation (or status of the independent researcher);
- short bio (150 words maximum, including information on the academic titles);
- the field of the research (respective field of the arts);
- a title and abstract of the proposal (150–300 words);
- technical equipment needed for the presentation.
Proposals for thematically focused sessions consisting of 3-4 papers are also welcome. For themed sessions, please submit all abstracts together with short description of the session focus (100 words). In that case the leader of the group should fill the application for all persons willing to present their papers in the respective thematic session separately. However, the organizers reserve the right to modify the thematic sessions when designing the final programme.
Please submit your abstract through the online submission form
The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2024.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent by November 15, 2024.
Find the full Call for papers here
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