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Chair 鈥� Prof. Dr. Dalia Leinart臈

STAFF

Professor: Dr. D. Leinart臈.
Lecturers: Dr. D. 艩臈poraityt臈, Dr. L. Stund啪臈, V. Tretjakova, J. Augustyt臈.
Visiting professors: Assoc. Prof. Leena Kurvet-K盲osaar , Sen. Researcher Ene K玫resaar, Dr. Swantje K枚bsell.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social sciences 鈥� gender/women鈥檚 studies
Family policy
Women鈥檚 history
Women with disabilities

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Traditional Lithuanian Family. Prof. D. Leinart臈. 2012鈥�2013.

In the 19th century, traditional Lithuanian family was closely intertwined with the Catholic Church. The Church regulated many issues of married life. It explains why in this research a significant body of the sources consists of nearly one hundred years (1813鈥�1915) of documents from the Curia of the Samogitian Diocese. They include the reports of priests about the obstacles in Canon Law to the marriage of particular individuals, the requests of parishioners for permission to marry and the letters of priests to bishops about these requests, and parishioners鈥� complaints about the interference of priests in their proposed marriages. These archival documents permit to examine the motives for nineteenth-century Catholic marriages, and study note the incidence of traditional Lithuanian family and reasons for marriages between close relatives.  The protocols of the Samogitian Curia also facilitate the reconstruction of traditional Lithuanian family how the sacrament of marriage was administered and managed, and the attitude of the clergy toward illegitimate marriages among Catholics.

In 2012, international conference The Soviet Past in the Post-Soviet Present: Ethics of Oral History and Memory Studies was organized by Gender Studies Centre in cooperation with the University of Gloucestershire. It was funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.  

At the beginning of the 21st century, historians and social investigators are making increasing use of oral history methods to explore the realities of everyday life in Eastern Europe under the Soviet regime and for analyzing present day memories of the Soviet past. The use of oral history helps researchers to identify a broad range of responses to life under the Soviet regime both in what is said during interview and what is not said.

In 2012 the series presentations of the book Memories of Lithuanian painter Barbora Did啪iokien臈, published at the end of 2011, was organized.
Barbora Did啪iokien臈 lived at the period 1896鈥�1976. Her life story is archived in Kaunas National M. K. 膶iurlionis Art Museum. Barbora Did啪iokien臈 (Varvara Gorochova) and Vladas Ddid啪iokas both were painters, but Barbora Did啪iokien臈 was less acknowledged. Her life tells a story of woman and a painter. The archive can be divided in two parts: Va颅rvara Gorochova memories of her childhood and youth in Saint Petersburg and her life after marriage with Vladas Did啪iokas in Lithuania. The archive documents translation and publishing of the first book was funded by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture.  

Women with Disabilities in Lithuanian: Diversity of Female Discourses. Dr. D. 艩臈poraityt臈. 2012鈥�2013.

Despite a growing interest in and research on the gender situation and identity in a Lithuanian and foreign academic discourse in Lithuania, it should be noted that people with disabilities are not as yet perceived as gender subjects. In the situation of disability the aspect of disability becomes dominant, and often gender becomes almost invisible. Such a situation is evident from accounts by women and men with disabilities, and academic discourse which seldom considers the gender aspect of the disabled (K枚bsell, 2010). So far, almost all studies focusing on people with disabilities have regarded gender and other social dimensions such as class, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation as irrelevant. Disability studies, analyzing the lives of disabled people, have also followed the traditional perspective and disregarded the impact of gender on the lives of the disabled (Traustad贸ttir, 1990). This trend can still be seen in an analysis of the situation of people with disabilities (Robertson, 2004).
The unique situation of disabled women, and their vulnerability is noted in the preamble of the Conventionon the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its articles regulating different spheres as they are reflected in scientific reports and research carried out in various countries (Bungart, 2005; Zinsmeister, 2003; Ghai, 2001; May, Remus, 2000; Live, 2000; Henschel, 2007; Schur, 2004; S酶rheim, 2004; Reis, 2007, etc). The Convention emphasizes the need to take into account the gender aspect of the disabled in different spheres of their life. Besides their equal participation in public life (in education, employment, representation of the disabled and etc.) attention is also paid to the elimination of discrimination in private life (family relationships, motherhood, parenthood and etc.) and protection of its privacy. It is likely that the establishment and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will impel to address the multidimensional experience of disability, its links to other social categories, and disabled people as gender subjects.
We analyze the social construction of women鈥檚 identities in a perspective of disability, the importance of body in this process, also gender socialization as well as femininity and sexuality in the context of physical disability. It will also taken into account interactions of various social categories which take place in the processes of women鈥榮 gender identity construction. Multidimensional interaction analysis acknowledges the variety of disabled women鈥檚 experiences, which extend over different generations, class, education, work experience, interpersonal relationships and other experiential aspects throughout their lifetimes. This will allow a more comprehensive look at the current situation of women having motor disabilities and the construction of femininity in general.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Parts of the Books

D. Leinart臈. Lithuanian women and Lithuanian men in soviet exile: living through trauma. Maps of memory: trauma, identity and exile in deportataion memoirs from the Baltic states edited by Violeta Davoli奴t臈, Tomas Balkelis. Vilnius, 2012, p. 72-89.

Other Books

D. Leinart臈. Census-like material preserved in the archives of Lithuania, 19th century. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2012. 38 p.

Articles

D. Leinart臈. Lietuvos moter懦 ir vyr懦 traumin臈 patirtis soviet懦 lageriuose ir tremtyje // Kult奴ros barai. 2012, nr. 2, p. 50-57.

D. Leinart臈. Cohabitation in imperial Russia: the case of Lithuania // The history of the family. Kidlington: Routledge. 2012, vol. 17, issue 1, p. 16-30.

D. Leinart臈. Why does public policy implementation fail? Lithuanian office of state benefits for mothers of large families and single mothers // And they lived happily ever after: norms and everyday practices of family and parenthood in Russia and Central Europe / Edited by Helene Carlback, Yulia Gradskova, Zhanna Kravchenko. Budapest : Central European university press, 2012, p. 105-122.

Translations

G. Jankevi膷i奴t臈, M. Adom臈nas, A. Aleksandravi膷i奴t臈, V. Ali拧auskas, R. Andriu拧yt臈-沤ukien臈, J. Augustyt臈, L. Balai拧yt臈, J. Baronien臈, K. Bubnyt臈-Montvydien臈, A. Burnyt臈, R. Butvilait臈, L. Dovydaityt臈, R. Drazdauskien臈, J. Fomina, A. Gailius, A. Grigaravi膷i奴t臈, E. Grigoravi膷ien臈, L. Jablonskien臈, A. Jackut臈, R. Janonien臈, I. Katilien臈, L. Lau膷kait臈-Surgailien臈, E. Lubyt臈, J. Malinauskas, S. Maslauskait臈, G. Mick奴nait臈, I. Mi拧kinien臈, K. Mitalait臈, A. Naru拧yt臈, A. Paliu拧yt臈, I. Pavlovskait臈, R. Rachlevi膷i奴t臈, A. Simanavi膷i奴t臈, V. Stalioraityt臈, M. Strockis, H. 艩abasevi膷ius, S. Trilupaityt臈, B. Vitkauskien臈. Dail臈s istorijos 拧altiniai : nuo seniausi懦 laik懦 iki m奴s懦 dien懦 : antologija : [mokymo priemon臈 humanitarini懦 specialybi懦 studentams]. / sudarytoja Giedr臈 Jankevi膷i奴t臈 ; 寞vadinius straipsnius ir komentarus para拧臈: doc. dr. Mantas Adom臈nas, prof. dr. Aleksandra Aleksandravi膷i奴t臈, dr. Vytautas Ali拧auskas, doc. dr. Rasa Andriu拧yt臈-沤ukien臈, Justina Augustyt臈, dr. Lina Balai拧yt臈, Karolina Bubnyt臈-Montvydien臈, doc. dr. Rasa Butvilait臈, doc. dr. Linara Dovydaityt臈, Julija Fomina, dr. Erika Grigoravi膷ien臈, doc. dr. Lolita Jablonskien臈, Asta Jackut臈, prof. dr. Giedr臈 Jankevi膷i奴t臈, dr. R奴ta Janonien臈, dr. Laima Lau膷kait臈-Surgailien臈, prof. dr. Elona Lubyt臈, dr. Sigita Maslauskait臈, doc. dr. Giedr臈 Mick奴nait臈, dr. Kristina Mitalait臈, doc. dr. Agn臈 Naru拧yt臈, dr. Aist臈 Paliu拧yt臈, Inesa Pavlovskait臈, Ramut臈 Rachlevi膷i奴t臈, doc. dr. Helmutas 艩abasevi膷ius, dr. Skaidra Trilupaityt臈, doc. dr. Birut臈 R奴ta Vitkauskien臈; Vert臈: Vytautas Ali拧auskas, Rasa Andriu拧yt臈-沤ukien臈, Lina Balai拧yt臈, J奴rat臈 Baronien臈, Auksa Bunyt臈, Rasa Drazdauskien臈, Antanas Gailius, Au拧ra Grigaravi膷i奴t臈, Erika Grigoravi膷ien臈, Giedr臈 Jankevi膷i奴t臈, R奴ta Janonien臈, Irena Katilien臈, Laima Lau膷kait臈-Surgailien臈, Jonas Malinauskas, Irena Mi拧kinien臈, Agn臈 Naru拧yt臈, Aist臈 Paliu拧yt臈, Inesa Pavlovskait臈, Au拧ra Simanavi膷i奴t臈, Vaidil臈 Stalioraityt臈, Helmutas 艩abasevi膷ius, Mindaugas Strockis // Vilnius : Vilniaus dail臈s akademijos leidykla, 2012. 816 p.

COOPERATION

Estonian Literary Museum (Estonia)
NGO Development Centre Pro Magister (Estonia)
Association Weibernetz (Nationwide Network for Women Lesbians and Girls with Disabilities) (Germany)
The University of Gloucestershire (UK)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. D. Leinart臈 鈥�

• member of Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, UN (CEDAW);
• member of the Commission on Academic Ethics of 91桃色;
• editorial board member of the journal Gender Studies and Research,
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• consultant of the Inter-Ministerial Commission on Equal Opportunities of Women and Men, Lithuania;
• editor-in-chief of international website Women in Democracy, .

Dr. D. 艩eporaityt臈 鈥�

• editorial board member of international website Women in Democracy, .

V. Tretjakova 鈥�

• member of the Lithuanian Sociological Association.

L. 艩umskait臈 鈥�

• member of the Lithuanian Sociological Association;
• member of the Research School in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies (Int鈥�ergender) doctoral students group DO9.