The call for applications has been announced for the international interdisciplinary conference “The Postcolonial Condition in Art after the Collapse of the Soviet Union: Experience, Impact, Re-evaluation”

The call for papers has been announced for the international interdisciplinary scholarly conference “Postcolonial Situation in the Arts after the Collapse of the Soviet Union: Experience, Impact, Reassessment” (Postkoloniālais stāvoklis mākslā pēc Padomju Savienības sabrukuma: pieredze, ietekme, pārvērtēšana), which will take place from April 10 to 12, 2025, in Riga, at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music.

The conference is part of the State Research Programme “Latvian Culture – a Resource for National Development” (2023–2026), within the project “Latvian Cultural Ecosystem as a Resource for National Resilience and Sustainability” / CERS (No. VPP-MM-LKRVA-2023/1-0001). It will bring together representatives from all five partner institutions – Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvian Academy of Culture, Art Academy of Latvia, Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, and the National Library of Latvia – as well as researchers from other countries where the creation of new research discourse in the humanities and arts is a pressing topic.

Panel presentations will include postcolonial studies experts Dorota Kołodziejczyk (University of Wrocław, Poland) and Benedikts Kalnačs (Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia).

The conference language is English (no interpretation provided).
Paper proposals are accepted until October 15, 2024.

The project “Latvian Cultural Ecosystem as a Resource for National Resilience and Sustainability” / CERS (No. VPP-MM-LKRVA-2023/1-0001) is funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia within the State Research Programme “Latvian Culture – a Resource for National Development” (2023–2026) and administered by the Latvian Council of Science.