Main Publications

In the past six years more than 60 academic articles related to the study of life stories have been published in books and scientific journals in Latvia (The Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences; Letonica; History of Latvia; Humanities and Social Sciences in Latvia ect.) and abroad (Elore: A Scholarly Online Journal in Folklore Studies and Theory, Culture and Society ect.).

The main themes of these publications are associated with (1) issues regarding the specificity and methodology of life story and oral history studies; (2) the study of the ethnic, historical, and regional identities through the life stories of Latvia residents; (3) Latvian identity, culture, and communities outside Latvia; (4) the history of daily life and the problematic aspects of socialism-era history; (5) traditional culture and modern-day folklore.