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This paper examines an ideologically idealised and a realistic discourse about rural Latvian teac... more This paper examines an ideologically idealised and a realistic discourse about rural Latvian teachers during the late 1940s and early 1950s, as represented, respectively, in the newspaper "Skolotāju Avīze" (The Teachers’ Newspaper), and in the memoirs of the former teacher and writer Andrejs Dripe. Dripe’s memoirs date back to the 1990s, when diaries written by him after WWII were published. The texts are analyzed with the discourse-historical approach, with the aim and result being the identification of discourse among and about rural teachers. The newspaper "Skolotāju Avīze" was established to create a discourse about the global excellence of Soviet teacher which, nonetheless, did include positive and negative evaluation. The basis of this judgement was the extent to which teachers did or did not include themselves in the
Soviet educational system and in the processes of Sovietisation. Dripe also divided teachers into positive and negative categories in a discursive manner. His point of view, however, emerges from his and his family’s success in living and surviving in the Soviet system. The evidence suggests that discourse about teachers in such publications as "Skolotāju Avīze" and Dripe’ memoirs cannot be identified or analysed without the contextual foundations of history, in this case the Stalinist period in Latvia.
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disinformation and conspiracy theories cause to present-day democracy and its values. There are two areas of research. First, historical research will examine the flow of disinformation and the trends of trust in conspiracies since the mid-1930s, when Latvia was no longer a democratic country and subsequently experienced occupation by two totalitarian powers. Second, the project will focus on the presence
of disinformation and conspiracy theories in the present-day Latvian information environment, particularly in the digital media.
Keywords: the texture of memory, the sites of memory, Baltic, Latvia, Word War II, memory politics, monuments, local memory map
The purpose of the collective monograph “The Diversity of the Media Environment in Latvia” is to assemble information about the Latvia’s media, analyze and evaluate their work, and thus present an overview of the current situation in this sector of society. The book is the result of a fruitful cooperative project between the University of Latvia and the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Culture. The research results can be used to develop the future strategies and practices of Latvian media policy, as well as to study the processes and knowledge acquisition in the mass media in general. The study has been carried out during the second half of 2017, most of the articles in the current monograph having been written in October and November and a few in the first half of 2018. Analyzing the content of media in Latvia, researchers have applied content analysis and qualitative text analysis methods to thoroughly examine media content in April, May and June 2017. Statistical data were used to describe the media environment and media consumption in Latvia. Interviews and surveys of media professionals and experts were also conducted. This study is based on Helle Sjøvaag’s concept of external and internal media diversity. The monograph contains and Introduction and three parts: “External Media Diversity: Structural Context,” “Internal Media Diversity: Organization, Creation, Production” and “External Diversity: Exposure.”
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The article examines the work and outcomes of female film directors at the Riga Film Studio (RFS). The first part of the article discusses the employment of female film directors globally and in the Soviet Union, explaining the relatively low rates. At the RFS, female film directors were most prominently involved in the production of newsreels, contributing to 28.97% of all newsreels, 19.06% of documentaries, and 15.21% of feature films. Generally, female film directors’ careers at the RFS cannot be considered successful and satisfactory.
Soviet educational system and in the processes of Sovietisation. Dripe also divided teachers into positive and negative categories in a discursive manner. His point of view, however, emerges from his and his family’s success in living and surviving in the Soviet system. The evidence suggests that discourse about teachers in such publications as "Skolotāju Avīze" and Dripe’ memoirs cannot be identified or analysed without the contextual foundations of history, in this case the Stalinist period in Latvia.
disinformation and conspiracy theories cause to present-day democracy and its values. There are two areas of research. First, historical research will examine the flow of disinformation and the trends of trust in conspiracies since the mid-1930s, when Latvia was no longer a democratic country and subsequently experienced occupation by two totalitarian powers. Second, the project will focus on the presence
of disinformation and conspiracy theories in the present-day Latvian information environment, particularly in the digital media.
Keywords: the texture of memory, the sites of memory, Baltic, Latvia, Word War II, memory politics, monuments, local memory map
The purpose of the collective monograph “The Diversity of the Media Environment in Latvia” is to assemble information about the Latvia’s media, analyze and evaluate their work, and thus present an overview of the current situation in this sector of society. The book is the result of a fruitful cooperative project between the University of Latvia and the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Culture. The research results can be used to develop the future strategies and practices of Latvian media policy, as well as to study the processes and knowledge acquisition in the mass media in general. The study has been carried out during the second half of 2017, most of the articles in the current monograph having been written in October and November and a few in the first half of 2018. Analyzing the content of media in Latvia, researchers have applied content analysis and qualitative text analysis methods to thoroughly examine media content in April, May and June 2017. Statistical data were used to describe the media environment and media consumption in Latvia. Interviews and surveys of media professionals and experts were also conducted. This study is based on Helle Sjøvaag’s concept of external and internal media diversity. The monograph contains and Introduction and three parts: “External Media Diversity: Structural Context,” “Internal Media Diversity: Organization, Creation, Production” and “External Diversity: Exposure.”
The article examines the work and outcomes of female film directors at the Riga Film Studio (RFS). The first part of the article discusses the employment of female film directors globally and in the Soviet Union, explaining the relatively low rates. At the RFS, female film directors were most prominently involved in the production of newsreels, contributing to 28.97% of all newsreels, 19.06% of documentaries, and 15.21% of feature films. Generally, female film directors’ careers at the RFS cannot be considered successful and satisfactory.
Soviet educational system and in the processes of Sovietisation. Dripe also divided teachers into positive and negative categories in a discursive manner. His point of view, however, emerges from his and his family’s success in living and surviving in the Soviet system. The evidence suggests that discourse about teachers in such publications as "Skolotāju Avīze" and Dripe’ memoirs cannot be identified or analysed without the contextual foundations of history, in this case the Stalinist period in Latvia.