Announcements

Politics of Uncertainty by Una Bergmane: Book Subvention Report

Politics of Uncertainty by Una Bergmane: Book Subvention Report

The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) is pleased to recognized the successful conclusion of a Book Publication Subvention awarded to Oxford University Press for publishing the monograph Politics of Uncertainty: The United States, the Baltic...

M. Lee Alexander: Baumanis Grant Report

M. Lee Alexander: Baumanis Grant Report

AABS is pleased to recognize M. Lee Alexander for her completion of the project "'Old Love Does not Rust:' An Exploration of Baltic Poetry," for which she received the Baumanis Grant for Creative Projects in Baltic Studies. “Old Love Does not Rust” involved extensive...

Journal of Baltic Studies 54/1 Now Available Online

Journal of Baltic Studies 54/1 Now Available Online

The first 2023 issue of Journal of Baltic Studies (Vol 54, Issue 1) is now available online. This special issue is entitled "Memory and recognition of the Nazi genocide of Roma in the Baltic context." An editorial introduction by Volha Bartash and Neringa Latvytė lays...

Vanda Visocka: Birnitis Grant Report on Ancient Pottery

Vanda Visocka: Birnitis Grant Report on Ancient Pottery

AABS is pleased to recognize Vanda Visocka for the completion of her dissertation "Pottery production, function and meaning during the Bronze and Pre-Roman Iron Age in the Eastern Baltic," for which she received the 2021–2022 Aina Birnitis Dissertation-Completion...

Heidi Erbsen: Baumanis Grant Report

Heidi Erbsen: Baumanis Grant Report

AABS is pleased to recognize Heidi Erbsen for her completion of the project "More than just Movies: Baltic Language Learning Film Festival," for which she received the Baumanis Grant for Creative Projects in Baltic Studies. “More than just Movies” brought together...

Mārtiņš Kaprāns: Saltups Fellowship Report

Mārtiņš Kaprāns: Saltups Fellowship Report

AABS is pleased to recognize Mārtiņš Kaprāns for his fulfillment of the 2022–2023 Mudīte I. Zīlīte Saltups Fellowship, a short-term study or research grant for up to eight weeks of study in the United States with a maximum stipend of $10,000.©Mārtiņš Kaprāns, 2023...

Zane Vāgnere: Grundmanis Fellowship Report

AABS is pleased to recognize Zane Vāgnere for her completion of the Jānis Grundmanis Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowships for Study in the U.S.©Zane Vāgnere, 2022 Zane Vāgnere is an experienced public administrator and international policy expert with a career...