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International Conference “Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10”

From 29 to 31 October, an international research conference “Archives of Traditional Culture: 100 + 10” will take place in Riga. The conference is one of the events of the 100th anniversary year of the Archives of Latvian Folklore. This academic forum will bring together researchers from different fields of the humanities and social sciences to discuss the past of traditional archives and their future perspectives - the past 100 years and the next 10.

The conference is organized by the Archives of Latvian Folklore, ILFA UL, in cooperation with the SIEF Working Group on Archives and the SIEF Working Group on Cultural Heritage and Property as well as in collaboration with Riga City Council. The conference will feature altogether 34 presentations by scholars from 17 countries. The authors of the plenary lectures are Maryna Chernyavska from Canada and Sanita Reinsone from Latvia, ILFA UL.

The conference will also be available to everyone via streaming at https://www.facebook.com/lulfmi/ and https://www.youtube.com/@LFK1924.

Conference Programme (PDF)

Abstracts (PDF)


The Conference is supported by the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, the Nordic Culture Point (Project No. 31989 "Heritage and Future Network"), the State Culture Capital Foundation (Project. No. 2024-1-STP-M06023 "Archives of Latvian Folklore – 100"), the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia (budget sub-programme No. 05.04.00 “The Cabinet of Folksongs of Krišjānis Barons”), Riga City Council, and NGO "Cultus".

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