Klausītava

Discussion. Transformations of ideas. Texts as different forms of art and communication

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Discussion moderated by Gustavs Strenga, Senior Researcher, NLL
Participants:
Solvita Krese, Director of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
Viestarts Gailītis, Director of the “Skaņu mežs” music festival
Ieva Morica, Director of the Open Society Foundation DOTS
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Discussion. 100 years later. New challenges and tasks

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Discussion moderated by Dagnija Baltiņa, Director, Special Collections Department, National Library of Latvia
Participants:
Vija Kilbloka, Director of “Zvaigzne ABC” publishing house
Alīse Nīgale, Co-owner and Head of children’s book publishing house “Liels un mazs”
Jayde Will, Literary Agent of the platform “Latvian Literature”

The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

The early 20th century reader. To reach, to follow or to guide?

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Kristiāna Ābele. No longer a stranger in the realm of art: The contribution of “Mājas Viesa Mēnešraksts” to understanding visual arts in Latvian society. 1895–1905
Signe Raudive. The role of book advertisements in creating the public image of the publisher and the engaging of readers (1918–1940)
Piret Pärgma. A book for every reader. Publishing house Loodus and its activities in 1920–1940
Kārlis Vērdiņš. French cosmopolitan bestsellers and Latvian book publishing during a period of parliamentary democracy
Discussion. Engaging an audience in the early 20th century. How the publishing industry follows societal trends and opportunities to shape these trends
Session and discussion moderated by Eva Eglāja-Kristsone
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Big ideas, big projects, big men? Translation, encyclopaedias and patronage

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Discussion moderated by Gustavs Strenga, Senior Researcher, NLL
Participants:
Eva Eglāja-Kristsone, Director of the Institute of the Latvian Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia
Toms Ķikuts, Deputy Director for Research, Latvian National History Museum
Benedikts Kalnačs Senior Researcher, Institute of Latvian Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia

The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Creating and reinventing a nation: experience from other countries

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Piret Lotman. Estonian perception of history in the final years of Tsarist Russia: writers and publishers of historical books

Melinda Simon. Hungarian copyright protection in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Loreta Vinclovienė and Veronika Girininkaitė. The work at the bookshop owned by Marija and Jurgis Šlapelis in Vilnius in 1906–1949

Andreas Hedberg. Re-inventing the nation: patriotism and book design in Sweden at the turn of the century 1900

Session moderated by Mārtiņš Mintaurs

The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Ansis Gulbis: publishing magnate

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Viesturs Zanders. Ansis Gulbis and his importance in the development of Latvian publishing
Kristina Papule. Ansis Gulbis as a newspaper and magazine publisher
Mārtiņš Mintaurs. Ansis Gulbis’ publications in political theory and the history of ideas in the late 19th and early 20th century
Session moderated by Dagnija Baltiņa
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Plenary session. Small nations – big issues

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Speakers:
Meelis Friedenthal, Writer and researcher in the history of ideas, University of Tartu, Estonia
Pēteris Bankovskis, Art historian, journalist, Latvia
Moderator:
Dagnija Baltiņa, Director of the Special Collections Department, National Library of Latvia
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Opening of the Conference "Publishing and the Nation"

On 7–8 December, 2023, an international scientific conference "Publishing and the Nation" was held at the National Library of Latvia. The conference was part of the "Latvian Book 500" series and was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the prominent publisher Ansis Gulbis (1873–1936). It stimulated discussion on book publishing as a cornerstone of a nation's culture, focusing on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when the establishment of professional book publishing in the Baltic Sea region nations began.
www.gramatai500.lv/en/post/confere…-and-the-nation
Speakers:
Zane Vāgnere, Deputy State Secretary for International Affairs, Integration and Media Policy at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia
Andris Vilks, Director of the National Library of Latvia
Renāte Punka, Chair of the Board of the Latvian Publishers Association
Moderator:
Dagnija Baltiņa, Director of the Special Collections Department, National Library of Latvia
The conference was organised by the National Library of Latvia within the framework of the series of events "Latvian Book 500" with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Diskusija. Ideju transformācijas. Teksts dažādos mākslas un komunikācijas formātos.

2023. gada 7.–8. decembrī Latvijas Nacionālajā bibliotēkā notika starptautiska zinātniska konference "Izdevējdarbība un nācija". Konference organizēta norišu cikla "Latviešu grāmatai 500" ietvaros, tā bija veltīta ievērojamā izdevēja Anša Gulbja (1873–1936) 150 gadu jubilejai un rosināja diskutēt par grāmatniecību kā nācijas kultūras stūrakmeni, īpašu uzmanību pievēršot 19. gadsimta beigām un 20. gadsimta sākumam, kad aizsākās Baltijas jūras reģiona nāciju profesionālās grāmatniecības izveide.
www.gramatai500.lv/post/konference…rbiba-un-nacija
Diskusiju vada Gustavs Strenga, LNB vadošais pētnieks
Piedalās:
Solvita Krese, Latvijas Laikmetīgā mākslas centra direktore
Viestarts Gailītis, festivāla “Skaņu mežs” direktors
Ieva Morica, fonda atvērtai sabiedrībai DOTS vadītāja
Konferenci rīkoja Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka pasākumu cikla "Latviešu grāmatai 500" ietvaros ar LR Kultūras ministrijas un Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda atbalstu.

Diskusija. Pēc 100 gadiem. Jauni izaicinājumi un uzdevumi.

2023. gada 7.–8. decembrī Latvijas Nacionālajā bibliotēkā notika starptautiska zinātniska konference "Izdevējdarbība un nācija". Konference organizēta norišu cikla "Latviešu grāmatai 500" ietvaros, tā bija veltīta ievērojamā izdevēja Anša Gulbja (1873–1936) 150 gadu jubilejai un rosināja diskutēt par grāmatniecību kā nācijas kultūras stūrakmeni, īpašu uzmanību pievēršot 19. gadsimta beigām un 20. gadsimta sākumam, kad aizsākās Baltijas jūras reģiona nāciju profesionālās grāmatniecības izveide.
www.gramatai500.lv/post/konference…rbiba-un-nacija
Diskusiju vada Dagnija Baltiņa, LNB Speciālo krājumu departamenta direktore

Piedalās:
Vija Kilbloka, apgāda “Zvaigzne ABC” direktore
Alīse Nīgale, bērnu grāmatu izdevniecības “Liels un mazs” līdzīpašniece un vadītāja
Džeids Vils (Jayde Will), platformas “Latvian Literature” literārais aģents
Konferenci rīkoja Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka pasākumu cikla "Latviešu grāmatai 500" ietvaros ar LR Kultūras ministrijas un Valsts kultūrkapitāla fonda atbalstu.