Singing as Cultural Resilience in the Baltic and Scandinavian Regions

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Singing as Cultural Resilience in the Baltic and Scandinavian Regions

Short Bio

Lea Wierød Borčak (Aarhus University)
Valdis Muktupāvels (University of Latvia):
Rūta Muktupāvela (The Latvian Academy of Culture)
Guntis Šmidchens (University of Washington, Seattle)

Sub Unit

• Arts, Music, and Religion

Chair

• Heather MacLaughlin Garbes, University of Washington, Seattle

Individual Presentations

• What Are the Limits of Social Inclusion in Danish Communal Singing Culture? - Lea Wierød Borčak, Aarhus University

• Singing in a (Post)imperialist World: Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian National Song Celebrations, 2013-2024 - Guntis Šmidchens, University of Washington