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Congratulations to Diāna Popova for successfully completing her AABS Birnitis Fellowship! Diāna successfully defended her dissertation, "Interpreting Dark Heritage for Children and Youth in Museums," in late 2025.
Learn more about Diāna's research: vist.ly/4r6yu
Learn more about Diāna's research: vist.ly/4r6yu
February 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Congratulations to Diāna Popova for successfully completing her AABS Birnitis Fellowship! Diāna successfully defended her dissertation, "Interpreting Dark Heritage for Children and Youth in Museums," in late 2025.
Learn more about Diāna's research: vist.ly/4r6yu
Learn more about Diāna's research: vist.ly/4r6yu
Recently published online in JBS: "Between meadows and metropolis: emotional geographies and feminist landscapes in Ivande Kaija’s novel Iedzimtais grēks (1913)," by Zita Kārkla and Eva Eglāja-Kristsone.
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
Recently published online in JBS: "Between meadows and metropolis: emotional geographies and feminist landscapes in Ivande Kaija’s novel Iedzimtais grēks (1913)," by Zita Kārkla and Eva Eglāja-Kristsone.
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
Recently published online in JBS: "Between meadows and metropolis: emotional geographies and feminist landscapes in Ivande Kaija’s novel Iedzimtais grēks (1913)," by Zita Kārkla and Eva Eglāja-Kristsone.
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
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February 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Recently published online in JBS: "Between meadows and metropolis: emotional geographies and feminist landscapes in Ivande Kaija’s novel Iedzimtais grēks (1913)," by Zita Kārkla and Eva Eglāja-Kristsone.
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
Now available for JBS subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2026.2618215
CFP: "What Makes Literature: Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging”
International conference, Riga, September 16-18, 2026.
Submissions due February 12: https://lulfmi.lv/en/news/call-for-papers-for-international-conference-what-makes-literature-redefining-realism-poetics-and-belonging-1
International conference, Riga, September 16-18, 2026.
Submissions due February 12: https://lulfmi.lv/en/news/call-for-papers-for-international-conference-what-makes-literature-redefining-realism-poetics-and-belonging-1
Call for papers for international conference “What Makes Literature: Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging”
Call for papers for international conference “What Makes Literature: Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging”
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February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM
CFP: "What Makes Literature: Redefining Realism, Poetics, and Belonging”
International conference, Riga, September 16-18, 2026.
Submissions due February 12: https://lulfmi.lv/en/news/call-for-papers-for-international-conference-what-makes-literature-redefining-realism-poetics-and-belonging-1
International conference, Riga, September 16-18, 2026.
Submissions due February 12: https://lulfmi.lv/en/news/call-for-papers-for-international-conference-what-makes-literature-redefining-realism-poetics-and-belonging-1
New grant opportunity!
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4qq7r
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4qq7r
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
New grant opportunity!
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4qq7r
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4qq7r
Call for Nominations: the AABS Book Prize and Undergraduate Paper in Baltic Studies Award, due February 15.
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
AABS Book Prize – AABS
The biennial AABS Book Prize is awarded to an outstanding English-language scholarly book in Baltic Studies.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Call for Nominations: the AABS Book Prize and Undergraduate Paper in Baltic Studies Award, due February 15.
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Recently published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Pluralism in peril? Examining the protectionist turn in Latvian integration policy," by Gustav Lundberg.
Article available for all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2596801
Article available for all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2596801
Pluralism in peril? Examining the protectionist turn in Latvian integration policy
Many scholars have drawn attention to the growing influence of nationalist ideology within Latvian politics in recent years. The causes behind this nationalist turn remain disputed. This article st...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Recently published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Pluralism in peril? Examining the protectionist turn in Latvian integration policy," by Gustav Lundberg.
Article available for all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2596801
Article available for all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2596801
TODAY - Deadline for AABS Grants and Fellowships
Don't miss out on opportunities to get your research funded. Apply now for a career-changing opportunity: vist.ly/4pxcj
Don't miss out on opportunities to get your research funded. Apply now for a career-changing opportunity: vist.ly/4pxcj
February 1, 2026 at 10:16 AM
TODAY - Deadline for AABS Grants and Fellowships
Don't miss out on opportunities to get your research funded. Apply now for a career-changing opportunity: vist.ly/4pxcj
Don't miss out on opportunities to get your research funded. Apply now for a career-changing opportunity: vist.ly/4pxcj
AABS welcomes nominations for our biennial Book Prize, awarded to an outstanding English-language scholarly book in Baltic Studies. Books with a broadly historical, literary, social, or cultural significance are of particular interest.
Nominate by February 15: vist.ly/4prpk
Nominate by February 15: vist.ly/4prpk
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
AABS welcomes nominations for our biennial Book Prize, awarded to an outstanding English-language scholarly book in Baltic Studies. Books with a broadly historical, literary, social, or cultural significance are of particular interest.
Nominate by February 15: vist.ly/4prpk
Nominate by February 15: vist.ly/4prpk
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 PM
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Understanding occupational mobility: young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia," by Oksana Žabko. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2595211
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Understanding occupational mobility: young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia," by Oksana Žabko. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2595211
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Understanding occupational mobility: young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia," by Oksana Žabko. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2595211
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January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Understanding occupational mobility: young women transitioning to the IT industry in Latvia," by Oksana Žabko. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2595211
New grant opportunity!
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4p6vi
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4p6vi
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
New grant opportunity!
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4p6vi
The Journal of Baltic Studies Publication Development Grant supports research and writing for an academic publication intended to be published in JBS.
Applications are due March 1: vist.ly/4p6vi
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Congratulations to Robert Lipiński for successfully completing his AABS Dissertation Grant with research on the impact of Finnish TV in Soviet-occupied Estonia! Robert used the grant to complete archival research and share his findings with a broader audience. Learn more: vist.ly/4nzvu
January 24, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Congratulations to Robert Lipiński for successfully completing his AABS Dissertation Grant with research on the impact of Finnish TV in Soviet-occupied Estonia! Robert used the grant to complete archival research and share his findings with a broader audience. Learn more: vist.ly/4nzvu
Do you have an undergraduate student who wrote an excellent paper in Baltic Studies? AABS is accepting nominations for papers written in 2024 or 2025 - the deadline is February 15. Submit here: vist.ly/4nrx9
Learn about our 2024 awardees: vist.ly/4nrx7
Learn about our 2024 awardees: vist.ly/4nrx7
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Do you have an undergraduate student who wrote an excellent paper in Baltic Studies? AABS is accepting nominations for papers written in 2024 or 2025 - the deadline is February 15. Submit here: vist.ly/4nrx9
Learn about our 2024 awardees: vist.ly/4nrx7
Learn about our 2024 awardees: vist.ly/4nrx7
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Estonia as a multinational nation-state: the imperial origins of post-independence political thought," by Hent Kalmo.
Article available for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2593980
Article available for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2593980
Estonia as a multinational nation-state: the imperial origins of post-independence political thought
The anti-democratic leanings of nation-statehood are sometimes ascribed to the potency of a particular ideal – a homogenous nation-state – that champions of ethnic nationalism supposedly attempt to...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Estonia as a multinational nation-state: the imperial origins of post-independence political thought," by Hent Kalmo.
Article available for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2593980
Article available for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2593980
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Had the pleasure to review Oskar J. Rojewski's "Painter to the Queen" in the Journal of Baltic Studies @balticstudies.bsky.social. An exquisite work of Art & Court History taking the reader on a fascinating adventure across princely courts circa 1500. Have a read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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January 21, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Had the pleasure to review Oskar J. Rojewski's "Painter to the Queen" in the Journal of Baltic Studies @balticstudies.bsky.social. An exquisite work of Art & Court History taking the reader on a fascinating adventure across princely courts circa 1500. Have a read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Congratulations to longtime AABS member Paula Oppermann on the publication of her new book! "Thunder Cross: Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-Century Latvia" (University of Wisconsin Press) is the most comprehensive study of Latvia’s fascist movement in English to date.
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Congratulations to longtime AABS member Paula Oppermann on the publication of her new book! "Thunder Cross: Fascist Antisemitism in Twentieth-Century Latvia" (University of Wisconsin Press) is the most comprehensive study of Latvia’s fascist movement in English to date.
Looking for a "transformative" fellowship experience?
Learn about AABS's Saltups Fellowship from one of our recent grantees, Santa Barone-Upeniece, who studied migration at Georgetown University. Apply by February 1, 2026! vist.ly/4n9nf
Learn about AABS's Saltups Fellowship from one of our recent grantees, Santa Barone-Upeniece, who studied migration at Georgetown University. Apply by February 1, 2026! vist.ly/4n9nf
January 18, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Looking for a "transformative" fellowship experience?
Learn about AABS's Saltups Fellowship from one of our recent grantees, Santa Barone-Upeniece, who studied migration at Georgetown University. Apply by February 1, 2026! vist.ly/4n9nf
Learn about AABS's Saltups Fellowship from one of our recent grantees, Santa Barone-Upeniece, who studied migration at Georgetown University. Apply by February 1, 2026! vist.ly/4n9nf
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
CFA: The Baltic Studies Summer Institute 2026 is accepting applications for a summer program of intensive language study in Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian with highly-rated instructors.
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
Apply by January 30: https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-language-workshop/balssi/index.html
ICYMI: the first Baltic Ways podcast episode of 2026 dropped last week! 🎙️
Learn from Liina-Ly Roos about how children's experiences are rendered in Baltic film and literature, and what we can learn from analyzing the art. Listen now: vist.ly/4mvd9
Learn from Liina-Ly Roos about how children's experiences are rendered in Baltic film and literature, and what we can learn from analyzing the art. Listen now: vist.ly/4mvd9
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 AM
ICYMI: the first Baltic Ways podcast episode of 2026 dropped last week! 🎙️
Learn from Liina-Ly Roos about how children's experiences are rendered in Baltic film and literature, and what we can learn from analyzing the art. Listen now: vist.ly/4mvd9
Learn from Liina-Ly Roos about how children's experiences are rendered in Baltic film and literature, and what we can learn from analyzing the art. Listen now: vist.ly/4mvd9
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Latvian folkloristics in the early years of the Soviet occupation and the case of Andrejs Kurcijs," by Aigars Lielbārdis. Available now for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2591907
Latvian folkloristics in the early years of the Soviet occupation and the case of Andrejs Kurcijs
This article is devoted to Latvian folklore studies and the Institute of Folklore during the first years of Soviet occupation after the Second World War. As well as the Soviet regime, the principle...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Latvian folkloristics in the early years of the Soviet occupation and the case of Andrejs Kurcijs," by Aigars Lielbārdis. Available now for subscribers: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2591907
Call for Nominations: the AABS Book Prize and Undergraduate Paper in Baltic Studies Award, due February 15.
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
AABS Book Prize – AABS
The biennial AABS Book Prize is awarded to an outstanding English-language scholarly book in Baltic Studies.
aabs-balticstudies.org
January 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Call for Nominations: the AABS Book Prize and Undergraduate Paper in Baltic Studies Award, due February 15.
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Recognize your colleagues and student's excellent output by nominating them today!
Learn more about both prizes: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/awards-prizes/
Don't miss out on this event! Join us on Tuesday to learn more about applying for AABS Grants and Fellowships. You'll hear from a former grantee about what to expect and prepare. RSVP now: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2026/01/01/webinar-applying-for-2026-baltic-studies-grants/
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Don't miss out on this event! Join us on Tuesday to learn more about applying for AABS Grants and Fellowships. You'll hear from a former grantee about what to expect and prepare. RSVP now: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2026/01/01/webinar-applying-for-2026-baltic-studies-grants/
Congratulations to Ramunė Bleizgienė for successfully organizing the "Local Feminisms in the Baltic Region" conference this past October, supported by an AABS grant!
Read more: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/12/20/local-feminisms-in-the-baltic-region-academic-events-and-projects-grant-report/
Read more: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/12/20/local-feminisms-in-the-baltic-region-academic-events-and-projects-grant-report/
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Ramunė Bleizgienė for successfully organizing the "Local Feminisms in the Baltic Region" conference this past October, supported by an AABS grant!
Read more: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/12/20/local-feminisms-in-the-baltic-region-academic-events-and-projects-grant-report/
Read more: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/2025/12/20/local-feminisms-in-the-baltic-region-academic-events-and-projects-grant-report/
Recently published online in JBS: "Chronicling transitions in Baltic media: a longitudinal topic analysis of The Baltic Times’ coverage from the post-Soviet era to European integration (1998–2024)," by Shesen Guo & Ganzhou Zhang. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2587631
Chronicling transitions in Baltic media: a longitudinal topic analysis of The Baltic Times’ coverage from the post-Soviet era to European integration (1998–2024)
A computational analysis of The Baltic Times’ coverage from 1998 to 2024 documents the Baltic states’ transition using natural language processing techniques. Examining 40,471 articles through topi...
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January 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Recently published online in JBS: "Chronicling transitions in Baltic media: a longitudinal topic analysis of The Baltic Times’ coverage from the post-Soviet era to European integration (1998–2024)," by Shesen Guo & Ganzhou Zhang. Read now: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2587631