Vita Zelče
Biographic Data
| ID | 3483764 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vita Zelče |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vita |
| FAMILY NAME | Zelče |
| SIGNATURE | ZELČE V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Latvia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5169-8862 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Navigating Russian culture cancelation in post-colonial context: Analysis of Latvian theater practices and discourses
The article analyzes efforts to cancel Russian culture in Latvian theatre following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Theatre is conceptualized as a medium that is itself a message and that conveys a message to a wider audience. The study is grounded in theoretical perspectives drawn from cancel culture and postcolonial theory. It discusses the trigger, motives, objectives, practices, and discourses of the cancellation of Russian culture. …
A gendered memorial landscape: Women and the making of commemorative places in Latvia
The article summarizes the results of research on the presence of women in the memorial landscape of Latvia. Its categories of analysis are the memorial landscape as text, arena, and performance. The frequent changes in political power and systems over the past few centuries have had a significant impact on the memorial landscape. This determines that memorial sites are primarily dedicated to wars, their heroes, politicians, the crimes of totalit…
Ineta Lipša. Viena. Grozāmo sarakstu slazdā: Sieviešu politiskā vēsture Latvijā. 1922–1934. Rīga: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2022
The review analyses the monograph Viena.Grozmo sarakstu slazd: Sievieu politisk vsture Latvij.1922-1934 (The Only One
Latviešu Biogrāfija
Family history and memory in photo albums of Latvian women after World War II
The article analyses family history and memory in the post-WWII period, as reflected in photo albums compiled by women living in what had become the Soviet-occupied country of Latvia. The content analysis method is used to examine twenty photo albums. The results indicate that such albums served as an autobiographical instrument for women in the private sphere of everyday life. The principal thematic categories of photographs in the albums were e…
The Sovietization of Rainis and Aspazija: Discourses and rituals in Soviet Latvia in celebration of the two poets
The purpose of this article is to analyze the Sovietization of the Latvian poets Rainis and Aspazija by using as evidence the organization of their celebration and ideological messages. The research base consists of press and archival materials and the analysis is based on a discourse-historical approach. After the Soviet occupation, Rainis became a quasi-religious figure in Soviet-Latvian ideology, confirming the legitimacy of the Soviet regime.…
An Unlikely Refuge: Latvia’s Women Volunteers in the Red Army in World War II
This article examines women’s wartime experiences with a focus on Latvia’s women volunteers in the Red Army in World War II. An estimated 8 percent of the Red Army was composed of women, who played a wide array of roles, including as snipers, combat engineers, medics, and frontline journalists. This level of female participation was unique in World War II, but a close examination of the phenomenon shows that motives and means for entry into the R…
The Transformation of ‘Holiday’ in Post-Soviet Space: Celebrating Soviet Victory Day in Latvia
This article discusses the celebration in Latvia of the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II. Since the restoration of Latvia’s statehood, 9 May has not been an official holiday, but it has become—as ‘Victory Day’—the most important history-linked celebration for the Russian-speaking community in Latvia. The post-1991 history of ‘Victory Day’ makes it possible to track changes in: policies toward history and memory in Russia and Latvia; ho…
Latvia. Human Development Report 2015/2016. Mastery of Life and Information Literacy
Population, millions 2.0 million Annual population growth % -0.3 Population density, person per km 2 31 Population distribution % Rural 32 Urban 68 Gender distribution % Males 46 Females 54 Age structure, % (beginning of year) 0-14 15 Working age (males 15-62, females 15-61.5)62 Above working age 23 Ethnic structure, % (beginning of year) Latvians 62 Russians 26 Belarussians 3 Ukrainians 2 Poles 2 Lithuanians 1 Others Human Development Report 201…
Latviešu kapusvētki: Identitātes rituāls
Grāmata sagatavota un izdota valsts pētījumu programmas “Nacionālā identitāte” projekta “Latvijas sociālā atmiņa un identitāte” ietvaros. Grāmata izdota ar Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda atbalstu
Unruly actors: Latvian women of the Red Army in post-war historical memory
This work highlights the case of Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army who worked and fought on the eastern fronts of World War II. An estimated 70,000–85,000 Latvians served in the Red Army, some as conscripts, others as volunteers. At least several hundred of those who volunteered were women. How are Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army represented and remembered in Soviet and post-Soviet historical accounts of World War II? Why have the…
Latviešu kapusvētki: Identitātes rituāls
Grāmata sagatavota un izdota valsts pētījumu programmas “Nacionālā identitāte” projekta “Latvijas sociālā atmiņa un identitāte” ietvaros. Grāmata izdota ar Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda atbalstu
Family history and memory in photo albums of Latvian women after World War II
The article analyses family history and memory in the post-WWII period, as reflected in photo albums compiled by women living in what had become the Soviet-occupied country of Latvia. The content analysis method is used to examine twenty photo albums. The results indicate that such albums served as an autobiographical instrument for women in the private sphere of everyday life. The principal thematic categories of photographs in the albums were e…
The Transformation of ‘Holiday’ in Post-Soviet Space: Celebrating Soviet Victory Day in Latvia
This article discusses the celebration in Latvia of the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II. Since the restoration of Latvia’s statehood, 9 May has not been an official holiday, but it has become—as ‘Victory Day’—the most important history-linked celebration for the Russian-speaking community in Latvia. The post-1991 history of ‘Victory Day’ makes it possible to track changes in: policies toward history and memory in Russia and Latvia; ho…
Latvia. Human Development Report 2015/2016. Mastery of Life and Information Literacy
Population, millions 2.0 million Annual population growth % -0.3 Population density, person per km 2 31 Population distribution % Rural 32 Urban 68 Gender distribution % Males 46 Females 54 Age structure, % (beginning of year) 0-14 15 Working age (males 15-62, females 15-61.5)62 Above working age 23 Ethnic structure, % (beginning of year) Latvians 62 Russians 26 Belarussians 3 Ukrainians 2 Poles 2 Lithuanians 1 Others Human Development Report 201…
Unruly actors: Latvian women of the Red Army in post-war historical memory
This work highlights the case of Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army who worked and fought on the eastern fronts of World War II. An estimated 70,000–85,000 Latvians served in the Red Army, some as conscripts, others as volunteers. At least several hundred of those who volunteered were women. How are Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army represented and remembered in Soviet and post-Soviet historical accounts of World War II? Why have the…
Unruly actors: Latvian women of the Red Army in post-war historical memory
This work highlights the case of Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army who worked and fought on the eastern fronts of World War II. An estimated 70,000–85,000 Latvians served in the Red Army, some as conscripts, others as volunteers. At least several hundred of those who volunteered were women. How are Latvian women volunteers of the Red Army represented and remembered in Soviet and post-Soviet historical accounts of World War II? Why have the…
Latviešu kapusvētki: Identitātes rituāls
Grāmata sagatavota un izdota valsts pētījumu programmas “Nacionālā identitāte” projekta “Latvijas sociālā atmiņa un identitāte” ietvaros. Grāmata izdota ar Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda atbalstu
Latvia. Human Development Report 2015/2016. Mastery of Life and Information Literacy
Population, millions 2.0 million Annual population growth % -0.3 Population density, person per km 2 31 Population distribution % Rural 32 Urban 68 Gender distribution % Males 46 Females 54 Age structure, % (beginning of year) 0-14 15 Working age (males 15-62, females 15-61.5)62 Above working age 23 Ethnic structure, % (beginning of year) Latvians 62 Russians 26 Belarussians 3 Ukrainians 2 Poles 2 Lithuanians 1 Others Human Development Report 201…
The Transformation of ‘Holiday’ in Post-Soviet Space: Celebrating Soviet Victory Day in Latvia
This article discusses the celebration in Latvia of the victory of the Soviet Union in World War II. Since the restoration of Latvia’s statehood, 9 May has not been an official holiday, but it has become—as ‘Victory Day’—the most important history-linked celebration for the Russian-speaking community in Latvia. The post-1991 history of ‘Victory Day’ makes it possible to track changes in: policies toward history and memory in Russia and Latvia; ho…
An Unlikely Refuge: Latvia’s Women Volunteers in the Red Army in World War II
This article examines women’s wartime experiences with a focus on Latvia’s women volunteers in the Red Army in World War II. An estimated 8 percent of the Red Army was composed of women, who played a wide array of roles, including as snipers, combat engineers, medics, and frontline journalists. This level of female participation was unique in World War II, but a close examination of the phenomenon shows that motives and means for entry into the R…
Family history and memory in photo albums of Latvian women after World War II
The article analyses family history and memory in the post-WWII period, as reflected in photo albums compiled by women living in what had become the Soviet-occupied country of Latvia. The content analysis method is used to examine twenty photo albums. The results indicate that such albums served as an autobiographical instrument for women in the private sphere of everyday life. The principal thematic categories of photographs in the albums were e…
The Sovietization of Rainis and Aspazija: Discourses and rituals in Soviet Latvia in celebration of the two poets
The purpose of this article is to analyze the Sovietization of the Latvian poets Rainis and Aspazija by using as evidence the organization of their celebration and ideological messages. The research base consists of press and archival materials and the analysis is based on a discourse-historical approach. After the Soviet occupation, Rainis became a quasi-religious figure in Soviet-Latvian ideology, confirming the legitimacy of the Soviet regime.…
Ineta Lipša. Viena. Grozāmo sarakstu slazdā: Sieviešu politiskā vēsture Latvijā. 1922–1934. Rīga: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2022
The review analyses the monograph Viena.Grozmo sarakstu slazd: Sievieu politisk vsture Latvij.1922-1934 (The Only One
Latviešu Biogrāfija
Navigating Russian culture cancelation in post-colonial context: Analysis of Latvian theater practices and discourses
The article analyzes efforts to cancel Russian culture in Latvian theatre following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Theatre is conceptualized as a medium that is itself a message and that conveys a message to a wider audience. The study is grounded in theoretical perspectives drawn from cancel culture and postcolonial theory. It discusses the trigger, motives, objectives, practices, and discourses of the cancellation of Russian culture. …
A gendered memorial landscape: Women and the making of commemorative places in Latvia
The article summarizes the results of research on the presence of women in the memorial landscape of Latvia. Its categories of analysis are the memorial landscape as text, arena, and performance. The frequent changes in political power and systems over the past few centuries have had a significant impact on the memorial landscape. This determines that memorial sites are primarily dedicated to wars, their heroes, politicians, the crimes of totalit…
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