September 24, 2009,

Riga, Raiņa blv. 19, the Small Hall of the University of Latvia

Conference program

9.00-9.15 Registration of the conference participants.

9.15 Opening of the conference:

Professor Mārcis Auziņš, Rector of the University of Latvia

Professor Gvido Straube, Dean of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia

Professor Guntis Zemītis, Director of the Institute of Latvian History of the University of Latvia

I session: Moderator Prof. Aivars Stranga.

9.45 Ilgvars Butulis „The development of history science in the University of Latvia in the 1930s”

10.15 Ainārs Bambals „The history related publications in the Scientific Papers of the University of Latvia, 1921 – 1940”

10.45 Raimonds Cerūzis „Traditions and transformations in the Baltic Germans’ understanding of the Baltic history during the 20^th century”

11.15 Rasa Pārpuce „Formation and development of Repository of Latvian History during the World War II”

11.45 Coffee break.

 
II session: Moderator Prof. Andrejs Vasks.

12.00 Jānis Ķeruss „The Sovetisation (ideologisation) of the subject of history in the Latvia State University during the period of Stalinism and Destalinisation, 1945 – 1959”

12.30 Harijs Tumans „Legacy of Professor E. Felsbergs: studies of antiquity in the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia in the 20^th and 21^st centuries”

13.00 Andris Šnē „The evaluations of the Age of Crusades in Latvian historiography during the second half of the 20^th century: a century long fight for freedom, colonization or integration”

13.30-14.30 Lunch break.

III session: Moderator Prof. Gvido Straube.

14.30 Andris Levāns „The research of medieval history in Latvia during the second half of the 20^th century: the paradoxes of developments”

15.00 Valda Kļava „Between traditions and innovations: the interpretations of Early Modern Age in the studies of historians of the University of Latvia during the second half of the 20^th century”

15.30 Jānis Taurēns „ The problems of the research of international relations in the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia after the World War II”

16.00 Ineta Lipša and Kaspars Zellis, Presentation of scientific project of the University of Latvia „The History of the Faculty of History and Philosophy of the University of Latvia in the Soviet Era: personalities, structures, ideas”.

16.45-17.30 Final discussion and closing of the conference