NAVIGATING THE LATVIAN HISTORY OF THE 20TH–21ST CENTURY: SOCIAL MORPHOGENESIS, LEGACY AND CHALLENGES

Navigating the Latvian History of the 20th–21st Century: Social Morphogenesis, Legacy and Challenges

Project identification number: VPP-IZM-Vēsture-2023/1-0003

Project implementation period: Deccember 14, 2023 – December 14, 2026 

Total funding of the project:  EUR1 767 400

Project funded by: Latvian Council of Science

Project scientific leader: Dr.hist. Uldis Neiburgs

Administrative leader: Dr.philol. Ieva Garda-Rozenberga

Project partners: Institute of Literature, Folklore, and Art of University of Latvia, Daugavpils University and Liepaja University.

The goal of the project is to reduce fragmentation in the field of Latvian historical research, promote its international visibility, establish new criteria in public discourse for interpreting Latvia’s 20th century history, stimulate new conceptual ideas about the development of Latvian statehood, and to promote the training of a new generation of historical researchers. To achieve this goal, the project’s research programme aims to:

1. critically evaluate Latvian historiography of the 20th and 21st centuries within the framework of social morphogenesis;
2. reinterpret the national narrative of Latvian 20th-century history in the context of micro- and mnemohistory;
3. to remediate Latvian history, paying attention to the opportunities offered by digital humanities;
4. to renew the human resources of Latvian historical science by providing opportunities for young researchers.

In total, more than 30 scientists and students will be involved in the project. Historians from the Latvian War Museum and the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, as well as experts in digital humanities from CLARIN-LV and DARIAH-EU, are also involved in the project.

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