Conference and scientific readings coleections
29.11.2013
Thursday Readings
At the Riga Latvian Society
Lecture cycle
Latvian Academy of Sciences readings
Year 2013
Conference and scientific readings coleections
"Ojārs Vācietis and His Time in Latvian Literature
presentation
Concluding Ojārs Vācietis anniversarys month, on 29th November, 2013 at 16.00 in the Riga Latvian Society Ligo Hall book "Ojārs Vācietis and His Time in Latvian Literature (publisher Zinātne) will be opened.
In the programme:
LU rectors Mārcis Auziņš, Ministers of Culture Dace Melbārde, Riga Vice-Chairmans Andris Ameriks and poets Jānis Peters speaches, Mārtiņš Brauns musical greetings, meeting with books authors and publishing houses Zinātne book table.
Lifes Song in Red. Ojārs Vācietis and His Time continues the series of editions Research of Latvian Basic Texts (leader Ausma Cimdiņa). It was started in 2010 by publishing scientific readings collection Lāčplēsis Way in the World. Latvian Epos and European Eposes Tradition that is followed by Text of Piebalga. Novel Mērnieku laiki (2011) by brothers Kaudzītes and Text of Riga. Augusts Deglavs Novel Riga 100 (2013). Under way Imants Ziedonis. Searchings of Belonging, Training of Freedom.
The book is based on the second international scientific conferences Ojārs Vācietis and his time in Latvian literature (Riga, 12.- 13.XI, 2012) presentations that was organised by Latvian Academy os Sciences and University of Latvia after initiative of Ojārs Vācietis Society. The edition is divided in 4 parts: Ojārs Vācietis time and poetics of poetry; Poetry contexts of Ojārs Vācietis and parallels of motifs; Ojārs Vācietis as a translator and in Russian translations; Ojārs Vācietis in memory culture. Kernel of the authors make LU Facultys of Humanitarian Sciences docents and doctors (Ausma Cimdiņa, Valdis Muktupāvels, Ieva Kalniņa, Ludmila Sproģe, Nataļja Šroma, Ilze Brēmere, Austra Gaigala, Elīna Kļaviņa, Elīna Kokareviča, Rozanna Kurpniece, Jeļena Marčenko, Iveta Narodovska, Anastasija Vedela), as well as cooperation partners from other institutions - Kārlis Vērdiņš (LU Literature, Folklore and Art Institutes leading researcher), Edgars Lāms (Liepāja University professor), Ieva Ķīse (Ojārs Vācietis Museum director) and writers interested in Ojārs Vācietis literary heritage investigation - Jānis Peters, Rauls Čilačava, Roalds Dobrovenskis and Sergejs Moreino.
Organises: Riga Latvian Society in cooperation with Latvian Academy of Sciences
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