The bi-annual Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies conference welcomes papers, panels, and roundtable presentations in fields related to the Baltic region, its countries, and populations within those countries, including minorities. Contributions are encouraged from disciplines including, but not limited to, the following: anthropology, architecture, business, communication and media, cultural studies, demography, economics, education, environment, ethnic relations, film studies, fine arts, gender studies, geography, history, international relations, law, linguistics, literature, memory, political science, psychology, public health, religion, sociology, and advancing Baltic studies. Interdisciplinary and comparative work is welcome.

Graduate students, both Master and Ph.D., are encouraged to submit proposal.

Divisions and Chairs

Advancing Baltic Studies Olavi Arens olavi.arens@armstrong.edu

Aesthetics, Creativity and Culture Vilius Rudra Dundzila rdundzila@ccc.edu

Business and Economics Kenneth Smith Kenneth.Smith@millersville.edu

Business ethics and corporate social responsibility

Randy Richards RichardsRandyL@sau.edu

Communication and Media Andris Straumanis andris.straumanis@uwrf.edu

Education Kara Brown brownk25@gwm.sc.edu

Environment and Public Health Robert Smurr smurrr@evergreen.edu

Ethnic Minorities in the Baltic Mara Lazda mlazda@alumni.iu.edu

Gender Tiina Ann Kirss tiina.kirss@ut.ee

History and Memory Bradley Woodworth bwoodworth@newhaven.edu

Linguistics Dzintra Bond bond@ohio.edu

Musicology Kevin Karnes kkarnes@emory.edu

Literature Daiva Markelis dmmarkelis@eiu.edu

Political Science, International Relations, Law

Daunis Auers Daunis.Auers@lu.lv

Religion Dace Veinberga dace.veinberga@utoronto.ca

Sociology, Psychology, Demography

Daina S. Eglitis dainas@gwu.edu

Registration information will be available on the website. All presenters must be AABS members in good standing.

In the name of the Organizing Committee:

University of Illinois at Chicago