he central theme of the AABS 20th Conference is “Re-Imagining the Baltic
Region.” Participants are encouraged to consider, among others, the following
questions:
What is the “Baltic region?” Has the meaning of this concept changed over
time?
What are the cultural, social, economic, environmental, military, legal, and
political implications of expanding the borders of the “Baltic region” both
westward and eastward?
How are the changes reflected in ideas and practices regarding ethnicity,
nationhood, and citizenship? Wealth, poverty, and free markets? Gender
norms and roles? Memories and the writing of history? Cultural
representations of the region in film, music, literature, and art?