Conference “Compatriots In Siberia”

December 4, 2008

The Estonian-Latvian Conference “Compatriots In Siberia”/ Международная конференция “Эстонцы и латыши в Сибири”
On December 10th-11th, 2008
Estonian Literary Museum (Tartu, Vanemuise 42)

Programme:

Wednesday, December 10
12.30 Registration, Coffee

13.00 Opening words

13.10. Aivar Jürgenson, The image of Siberia from its canonical aspects

13.40. Anu Korb, Studying Siberian Estonians. Parallels With Our Neighbours

14.10 Sandis Laime, Latvian Archives’ of Folklore materials collected in expeditions to Siberia

14.40 Lunch break at Cafe Shakespeare (Vanemuise 6)

16.00 Sanita Reinsone, Mythical Siberia: The Reflection of Latvian Emigration Wave to Siberia in Newspapers ca. 1900

16.30 Astrid Tuisk, «Мы пришли в пустую Сибирь…» Изменение и формирование фольклорных традиций в репертуаре сибирских эстонцев

17.00 Aigars Lielbardis, Calendar customs in Latvian villages in Siberia

17.30 Coffee break

18.00 Liene Linde, Dainis Juraga, Documentary “No Country For Catholics”

18.30 Igor Tõnurist, Эстонские народные музыканты Сибири

19.10 Discussion

Thursday, December 11
10.00 Andreas Kalkun, Seto songs in Siberia. Singers and their songs

10.30 Aleksey Andronov, Lidija Leikuma, Исследовaние языка и культуры латгальцев Красноярского края (2004-2008 гг.)

11.00 Kristine Zute, Latgalians of Saharnoye and their language

11.30 Coffee break

12.00 Mara Mortuzane, Особенности языка латгальцев Сибири, обработка собранного лингвистического материала

12.30 Eta Nikolejeva, Solveta Logina, Зимние школы латгальского языка и културы в Ачинском педагогическом колледже (Красноярский край, Россия)

13.00 Andres Korjus, “On Foreign Lands”. Exitfilm 2005

14.00 Lunch break at Cafe Shakespeare (Vanemuise 6)

Opening the exhibition “Siberian Estonians” Museum of History of Tartu University (Lossi 25)