91桃色

Faculty of Communication

Faculty of Communication

Sukurta: 11 May 2022

kfSaul臈tekio al. 9, bld 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6101
E-mail:

Dean 鈥 Prof. Dr Rimvydas Lau啪ikas

 

STAFF

122 teachers (incl. 63 holding research degree), 6 research fellows (incl. 3 holding research degree), 13 doctoral students.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY

Department of Book, Media and Publishing Studies
Department of Digital Cultures and Communication
Centre for Journalism and Media Research
Department of Organizational Information and Communication Research

RESEARCH AREAS

Information and Communication in Traditional and Network Society
Lithuanian Studies: Philological, Cultural and Interdisciplinary Aspects. Research and Development
Generating and Communicating Heritage

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2021

Valius Venck奴nas. LDK paveldo dalyb懦 naratyvai Lietuvos ir Baltarusijos politin臈je komunikacijoje XXI a. prad啪ioje (Narratives of the division of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Lithuanian and Belarusian political communication in the early 21st century).

Fausta Kepalien臈. Lietuvos mokslinink懦 atvirosios prieigos leidybin臈 elgsena ir j膮 lemiantys veiksniai (Lithuanian scholars' open access publishing behaviour and its determinants).

Justas Gribovskis. 沤ini懦 valdymo 寞taka organizacijos proces懦 prid臈tin臈s vert臈s k奴rimui (The influence of knowledge management on the creation of value added by business processes).

Ingrida Kelp拧ien臈. Dalyvaujamasis paveldas: 啪moni懦 kult奴ros paveldo lietuvi拧k懦 鈥濬acebook鈥 bendruomeni懦 daugybini懦 atvej懦 tyrimas (Participatory heritage: a multiple-case study of Lithuanian grassroots cultural heritage communities on Facebook).

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021

Kaunas, Domas. Martynas Jankus. Tautos vienytojas ir lietuvi懦 spaudos k奴r臈jas. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2021, 879 p.

Gudinavi膷ius, A., Grigas, V. Causes and consequences of unauthorized use of books: readers, authors, and publishers' perspective. Online Information Review. 2021, first published online, p. 1鈥20.

Levratto, V., 艩uminas, A., Schilhab, T., Esbensen, G. Smartphones: reading habits and overuse. A qualitative study in Denmark, Lithuania and Spain. 贰诲耻肠补肠颈贸苍 XX1. 2021, 24(2): 167鈥188.


DEPARTMENT OF BOOK, MEDIA AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH

Saul臈tekio al. 9, bld 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6111, 236 6112, 236 6116
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Au拧ra Navickien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr Habil. D. Kaunas (emeritus), Dr R. Misi奴nas, Dr A. Navickien臈, Dr A. Pacevi膷ius, Dr A. E. Walter (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈 (part-time), Dr J. Gir膷ien臈, Dr T. Petreikis.
Teaching assistants: Dr R. Cic臈nien臈 (part-time), Dr K. Tolka膷evski, F. Kepalien臈.
Lecturers: A. Urbanavi膷i奴t臈-Globien臈 (part-time).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Media publishing and marketing
History, theory and methodology of book and other media research
Lithuanian studies
Evaluation and digitization of documentary heritage
History of museums, libraries and archives and memory communication
Age of Enlightenment and Romanticism in Lithuania and North Germany: memory and identity
Medieval-Modern Lithuanian written culture in the European context
Local lore studies
Science and scholarly communication
Information and documentation terminology research

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2021

Projects Supported by University Budget

Documentary Media Evolution and Today鈥檚 Effects. Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈. 2020鈥2023.

The aim of the project was to analyse print culture in different historical periods, documentary heritage in today鈥檚 memory institutions, to investigate processes of traditional and digital publishing in network society, and to develop fundamental and applied research of documental communication disciplines. Main research results in 2021 were published in one study in peer-reviewed book, printed in foreign publishing house, in five articles in Scopus database referred journals, as well as have been presented at eight international scientific conferences.

Main publications:

Cic臈nien臈, R. Sveikatos sodo Vilniaus nuora拧as: kodikologinis tyrimas. Knygotyra. 2021, 77: 87鈥170.

Navickien臈, A., Brazi奴nien臈, A., Cic臈nien臈, R., Kaunas, D., Misi奴nas, R., & Petreikis, T. History of publishing in Lithuania. In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2021, pp. 1鈥65.

Petreikis, T. Socialdemokratini懦 organizacij懦 pogrindin臈 spauda 艩iauliuose 1904鈥1914 metais. Knygotyra. 2021, 77: 236鈥276.

Walter, A. E. Schulbibliotheken im Kontext der fr眉hneuzeitlichen Bibliothekslandschaften. In: Historische Schulbibliotheken. Eine Ann盲herung. 2021, pp. 1鈥26.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. The State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥2024. The research results dissemination project Publishing of 91桃色 Research Journal Knygotyra (Book Science) (Nr. LIP-073/2016/ LSS-160000-398). Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈. 2019鈥2021.

The aim of the project was to ensure uninterrupted publishing of the open-access peer-reviewed scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science) and its functioning in the space of social sciences and humanities. In 2021, volumes 76 and 77 of Knygotyra (Book Science) were published.

Main publications:

Knygotyra (Book Science). 91桃色 Press. 2021, 76: 322 p.
Knygotyra (Book Science). 91桃色 Press. 2021, 77: 408 p.

Research Council of Lithuania. The State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥2024. Martynas Jankus: a Unifier of the Nation and a Pressman (No. P-LIP-18-138). Prof. Dr Habil. D. Kaunas. 2018鈥2021.

The aim of the project was to carry out research on the subject Martynas Jankus: Unifier of the Nation and Pressman. The result of the project is a monograph 鈥濵artynas Jankus: Unifier of the Nation and Pressman 014鈥. The monograph was published in July 2021 partly financed by the Lithuanian Science Council and partly by donors. Circulation 鈥 650 copies, text size 鈥 57.8 authors鈥 quires (without illustrations). For its preparation, in the year 2018 the search for archival material was carried out in Lithuanian and German archives, libraries and museums. A part of the monograph (2 author's manuscripts) was translated into German and published in the Annaberger Annalen in 2021.

Main publications:

Kaunas, D. 2021. Martynas Jankus. Tautos vienytojas ir lietuvi懦 spaudos k奴r臈jas. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.

Kaunas, D. Martynas Jankus als Vorsitzender des Obersten Ausschusses zur Rettung des Memelgebietes 1922鈥1923 [translation of a chapter of monograph Martynas Jankus. Vilnius, 2021, p. 220鈥252. Translated and introduction written by Arthur Hermann, p. 8. [Anneberger Annalen ueber Litauen und deutsch-litauische Beziehungen (Bonn; Lampertheim)]. 2021, 29: 8鈥42.

Research Council of Lithuania. National Research Programme (NRP) 'Modernity in Lithuania' for 2017鈥2022. Homo viator: Travel space and Experiences of Travellers in Early modern Lithuania (No P-MIP-21-343). Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius. 2021 April鈥2022 December.

The aim of the project was to systematise and update the sources and descriptions of journeys to/from the GDL in the 16th-18th centuries on the basis of the research on the mobility of the old society, to create new products (a website, a virtual map), and to prepare a collective monograph. In 2021 the following works were done: information architecture and navigation model developed; design concept developed; prepared sketches of typical website pages; testing started with users.

Research Council of Lithuania. The State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥2024. Clutches of Scientific Information: The Book of Donations to 91桃色, 1820鈥1832 (No P-LIP-21-88). Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius. 1 April 2021鈥31 December 2021.

During the project 鈥楥lutches of Scientific Information: The Book of Donations to 91桃色, 1820鈥1832鈥, visual material was collected and systematized for the book being prepared, the bibliographic descriptions of the source publication were revised, also completed the study 鈥楥lutches of Scientific Information鈥, and an introductory article. The project has been extended until April 2022. Editing and layout work is scheduled to the beginning of January.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
University of Wroclaw (Poland)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Eutiner State Library, Research Centre for Historical Travel Culture (Germany)
Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing, SHARP (Global Society)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 袙械褋褌薪懈泻 袣邪蟹邪薪褋泻芯谐芯 谐芯褋褍写邪褉褋褌胁械薪薪芯谐芯 褍薪懈胁械褉褋懈褌械褌邪 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褘 懈 懈褋泻褍褋褋褌胁,

Teaching Assist. Dr R. Cic臈nien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the Lithuanian National Retrospective Bibliography;
  • editorial board member of the Folia bibliothecalia, a journal published by Ksia台z虈nica Podlaska im. 艁ukasza Go虂rnickiego, in Bialystok;
  • editorial board member of the research papers Lietuvos moksl懦 akademijos Vrublevski懦 biblioteka.

Prof. Dr Habil. D. Kaunas 鈥

  • chairman of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
  • member of the Presidium of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
  • board member of the book series Fontes historiae Universitatis Vilnensis, /studijos/studentams/133-apiemus/fontes-et-studia/4207-redaktoriu-kolegija;
  • deputy editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial board member of the Latvia鈥檚 National Library serial Zin膩tniskie raksti,
  • editorial board member of the research papers 袘械谢邪褉褍褋泻邪褟 泻薪褨谐邪 褳 泻邪薪褌褝泻褋褑械 褋褍褋胁械褌薪邪泄 泻薪褨卸薪邪泄 泻褍谢褜褌褍褉褘.

Prof. Dr A. Navickien臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial board member of an annual electronic scholarly journal Lingua Franca: The History of the Book in Translation,
  • regional liaison officer to the Baltic region of the global Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP);
  • member of the global Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP), ;
  • member of European Publishing Research Association (EuroPub).

Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius 鈥

  • editorial board member of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial board member of the journal Roczniki Biblioteczne,
  • editorial board member of the journal Archiwa-Kancelarie-Zbiory,
  • editorial board member of the journal Archeion,
  • editorial board member of book series Lietuvos egodokumentinis paveldas;
  • editorial board member of book serials Bibliotheca Lituana,
  • editorial board member of book series Fontes et studia historiae universitatis Vilnensis, /studijos/studentams/133-apiemus/fontes-et-studia/4207-redaktoriu-kolegija;
  • member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).

 Assoc. Prof. Dr T. Petreikis 鈥

  • member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
  • editorial board member of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial team member of book serials Bibliotheca Lituana,
  • executive secretary of the serial publication 沤emai膷i懦 kult奴ros savastys;
  • member of the editorial board of the Lithuanian National Retrospective Bibliography.

Teaching Assist. Dr K. Tolka膷evski 鈥

  • executive secretary of the editorial board of the scholarly journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial board member of the scholarly journal Communications and Communicative Technologies,

Prof. Dr Habil. A. E. Walter 鈥

  • editorial board member of the Aus Archiven, Bibliotheken, Museen Mittel- und Osteuropas - Studien, Verzeichnisse, Editionen (Cologne, Weimar, Wien: B枚hlau-Verlag);
  • editorial board member of the book series Metropolis. Texte und Studien zu Zentren der Kultur in der europ盲ischen Neuzeit (Berlin: Akademie-Verlag);
  • editorial board member of the Vossische Nachrichten - Mitteilungen der Johann Heinrich Vo脽-Gesellschaft.

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Bli奴d啪iuvien臈, Nijol臈. Lithuania鈥檚 Experience in International Standardization of Information and Documentation for Memory Institutions. International conference The Interoperability of Cultural-Heritage Institution Data in the Digital Space: Terminological Aspects, 8 October 2021, Riga.
  • Navickien臈, Au拧ra. Professional publishing and Lithuanian books in Lithuania in the first half of the 19th century: The case of the Zawadzki firm. International jubilee conference on the 65th anniversary of the Institute of Information and Library Science of the University of Wroc艂aw The Book and the Reader, 19鈥20 April 2021, Wroc艂aw.
  • Pacevi膷ius, Arvydas. Ego-documents as travel media: the case of Grand Duchy of Lithuania. International web conference Reisen und Medien in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 19 May 2021,
  • Tolka膷evski, K拧i拧tof. O tym, jak Stanis艂aw August Poniatowski inskrypcje nagrobne czytywa艂. International conference Pismo-kultura-technologie. 15鈥17 June 2021, Warsaw.
  • Walter, Axel Ernst. Kartographie und Reise. International web conference Reisen und Medien in Geschichte und Gegenwart, 19 May 2021,

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Bli奴d啪iuvien臈 鈥 expert of ISO/TC 46/AHG 2 Terminology Coordination Group.
  • Teaching Assist. Dr R. Cic臈nien臈 鈥 member of the Board of the eLABA Consortium; member of the National Committee for UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme,
  • Prof. Dr Habil. D. Kaunas 鈥 chairman of the Panel of Experts for the Evaluation of the candidates for the Members of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences; member of the Commission for the Election of Members of the Young Academy of Sciences of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Misi奴nas, R. Lietuvos leidybos statistika: tarp ger懦 sieki懦 ir realyb臈s. Tarp knyg懦. 2021, 4: 9鈥11.
  • Navickien臈, A., (intervwr.), Kaunas, D. (intervwr.), & Raguotien臈, G. (interviewee.). Interview with associate professor Genovait臈 Raguotien臈, first editor-in-chief and a long-standing member of the editorial board of Knygotyra. Knygotyra. 2021, 76: 17鈥26. doi:10.15388/Knygotyra.2021.76.73.
  • Pacevi膷ius, A. 鈥濻tudija 50鈥. Arvydas Pacevi膷ius: istorija yra visada su mumis. 25 February 2021.
  • Petreikis, T. Apie pirm膮j寞 knyg懦 pirat膮 Lietuvoje. Tarp knyg懦. 2021, 3: 20鈥22.
  • Walter, A. Lesenswert, statt Schund des 19. Jahrhunderts: Axel E. Walter bindet vergessene Werke von Autorinnen in ein Buch. 25 August 2021.


DEPARTMENT OF DIGITAL CULTURES AND COMMUNICATION

Saul臈tekio al. 9, bld 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6111, 236 6112, 236 6116
E-mail: ;
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Elena Macevi膷i奴t臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈.
Associate professors: Dr J. Bla啪i奴nas (part-time), Dr V. Grigas, Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius (part-time), Dr M. Petrikas, Dr R. Rep拧ien臈 (part-time), Dr A. 艩uminas.
Teaching assistant: Dr J. Rud啪ionien臈.
Doctoral students: D. Armakauskait臈, N. Charapan, J. Janu拧kevi膷i奴t臈, I. Jovai拧ait臈-Bla啪evi膷ien臈, N. Latvyt臈, J. Paltanavi膷i奴t臈, A. 艩ileris.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Digital and social inequalities in production, distribution and usage of cultural and entertainment services
Move, expression and usage of cultural activities and industries in digital environments
Relation between digital cultures and digital inequality
Role of digital cultural entertainment in diminishing of digital divide
Aspects of cultural services and their consumption reducing digital and social divide

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2021

Projects Supported by University Budget

Manifestation of Digital Inequalities in Entertainment Cultures. Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈. 2020鈥2023.

The project aims to analyse differences in consumption of digital entertainment cultural services caused by digital and other social inequality, and study their manifestations as well as the potential to increase social and digital inclusion.

Main publications:

Levratto, V., 艩uminas, A., Schilhab, T., Esbensen, G. Smartphones: reading habits and overuse. A qualitative study in Denmark, Lithuania and Spain. 贰诲耻肠补肠颈贸苍 XX1. 2021, 24(2): 167鈥188.
Gudinavi膷ius, A., Grigas, V. Causes and consequences of unauthorized use of books: readers, authors, and publishers' perspective. Online Information Review. 2021, vol. ahead-of-print.

Kelp拧ien臈, I. Participatory heritage on social networking sites: the discussion of main theoretical concepts. Information & Media. 2021, 91: 100鈥119.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Connective Digital Memory in Borderlands: A Mixed-Methods Study of Cultural Identity, Heritage Communication and Digital Curation on Social Networks (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-17-0027). Project leader 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr C. Dallas, Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Murinien臈, Assist. Dr V. Denisenko, doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈, doctoral student J. Gribovskis, doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, Assist. Dr R. Stonyt臈. 2020鈥2023.

The aim of the project is to reveal how memory practices on Lithuanian Social Network sites mediated by contested heritage shape cultural identities at transnational, national and intersectional level, advancing digital curation knowledge to save Lithuanian social digital memory from future obsolescence.

Research Council of Lithuania. National Research Programme (NRP) 'Modernity in Lithuania' for 2017鈥2022. Homo viator: Travel space and Experiences of Travellers in Early modern Lithuania (No P-MIP-21-343). Prof. Dr A. Pacevi膷ius, Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas. 2021 April鈥2022 December.

The aim of the project was to systematise and update the sources and descriptions of journeys to/from the GDL in the 16th鈥18th centuries on the basis of the research on the mobility of the old society, to create new products (a website, a virtual map), and to prepare a collective monograph. In 2021 the following works were done: information architecture and navigation model developed; design concept developed; prepared sketches of typical website pages; testing started with users.

Research Council of Lithuania. Automated Heritage Monitoring of Urbanised Areas Implementing 3D Technologies (No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-01-0043). Head of the project - Prof. Dr Habil. Vladislav V. Fomin (since July 2020); project participants 鈥 Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Dr T. 沤i啪i奴nas. 2018鈥2022.

The aim of the project is to develop knowledge based computer software and a methodology for automatic monitoring of urban heritage by implementing three dimensional (3D) technologies and artificial intelligence platforms (AI).

Main publication:

Lau啪ikas, R. Monitoring of Immovable Cultural Heritage using 3D and Artificial Intelligence Technologies. Online event Using AI to monitor historic towns and landscapes: #Connecting Archaeology in Digital Meets Culture, 2021.

International Research Projects

European Regional Development Fund. Development of a Virtual Cultural Space that Meets the Needs of Society. Doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, Dr T. 沤i啪i奴nas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Varnien臈-Janssen. 2018鈥2021.

The main goal of this project is widening the gateway to digital cultural heritage. Objectives: to create 9 new e-services facilitating the search, accumulation, management and use of digitized cultural content for educational, research and other relevant issues to the subscribers of the portal epaveldas.lt.
The task of the Faculty of Communication in this project is the implementation, development and integration of the thesaurus of Lithuanian personal names, geographical names and historical chronology with the Virtual Electronic Heritage System.

Project funded by 鈥淣ordplus鈥 programme for education in the Nordic and Baltic countries. DigMus: Empowering Museum Professionals with Digital Skills. Project coordinator 鈥 doctoral student N. Charapan; participants 鈥 Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈. 2020鈥2022.

This project positions itself in the domain of life-long education and aims at museum professionals in the Baltic and Nordic regions. It aims to map and strengthen the existing gap in professional competences and skills that will facilitate a more sustainable and multifold integration of digital collections into museum services.

Project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and Research Council of Lithuania. Identity on the Line (I-ON) (No. EACEA 34/2018). Project manager 鈥 doctoral student N. Latvyt臈. Project administrator 鈥 doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈. Experts 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Bla啪i奴nas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rep拧ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Murinien臈, Dr T. Bo啪erocki. 2019鈥2023.

(I-ON) is a large-scale cooperation project between six cultural history museums and one university, working together to explore the long-term consequences of different migration processes, forced or voluntary, which took place in Europe over the last 100 years. Through the collection and dissemination of experiences from former migrants and their descendants, summarized and placed in factual historical contexts, we will unfold and transmit common features of migration from past to future generations. Our priority is to reinforce the sense of belonging to a common European space to contemporary migrants, to those who have settled and their hosting communities.

The aim of the project is a transnational cooperation, the circulation of cultural works and players, which is assured by a broad cooperation between partners in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia and Croatia. Starting with similar approaches and using the same methods, each partner (museum/university) will work on one important migration process in its country by collecting and facilitating sensitive narratives in local exhibitions and uncovering challenges which have not been addressed before. The main findings and common features will be summarized and made available as a joint travel exhibition within Europe and a digital package, free to download. The working process initiates interaction between partners and other professionals, aiming at skill transfer, the anchoring of successful methods among colleagues, as well as developing toolkits and school packages.

University of Amsterdam and associated institutions. Corona Humour. Assoc. Prof. Dr Rep拧ien臈. 2020鈥2021.
The scientific output of the project is the creation of the international database "Corona Humour" (15 000 items). Based on the international database, a codebook was developed (Corona humour codebook, with codes for the global dataset and instructions for cleaning, coding and checking reliability, May 2021).

Unibo 鈥 UNA Europa. Humour in the European Public Sphere: Fostering Societal Debate about Contested Expression in a Globalizing World. Assoc. Prof. Dr Rep拧ien臈. 2021鈥2022.
Publications in the peer-reviewed journal The European Journal of Humour Research (EJHR), and an exhibition on "Humour in the European Public Sphere" at a workshop in Leuven, Belgium. An online platform "Humour in European public space" has also been created to display the project material.

Project funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland. Reclaimed Avant-garde (No. 11H 17 0144 85). Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Petrikas. 2018鈥2023.
International research and artistic project were initiated by the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute on the occasion of the Avant-garde Year 2017. It refers directly to theatre projects of the first half of the 20th century in Central and Eastern Europe, as a source of inspiration for contemporary artists, redefining at the same time a phenomenon of the historical avant-garde from the present perspective developed by historians and culture practitioners from this region.

The core of the project is an international team of experts from Central and Eastern Europe. The main goal of the team is to create a permanent international and transnational platform of cooperation between institutions and organizations interested in theatre, including defining common features of theatre culture in this part of the continent. The task of the team is to prepare an anthology and a lexicon presenting a panorama of the theatrical avant-garde of Central and Eastern Europe, which takes into account its diversity in the international context as well as the interdisciplinary dimension of this phenomenon.

Complex Development of Research Capacities and Services at Eszterh谩zy K谩roly University. The investigation is conducted under the auspices of the Doctoral School of Education's Research Team, supported by the EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00001 project. Leader of the research group 鈥 Prof. Dr Habil. T. Koltay. Member of the research group 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas. 2017鈥2021.

This project examines the proper application of information literacy to public education, taking the wide variety of literacies (media literacy, media and information literacy) into account and focusing on critical thinking and reading, as well as the importance of communication.

COST Action CA15201. Archaeological Practices and Knowledge Work in the Digital Environment. Funded by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020. Dr Isto Huvila (Uppsala University, Sweden). 91桃色 鈥 Grant holder institution. Prof. Dr Rimvydas Lau啪ikas 鈥 Science Representative, MC member and leader of WG3. Researchers 鈥 Prof. Dr V. Vaitkevi膷ius, doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, Dr T. 沤i啪i奴nas took part at different WG. 2016鈥2021, May.

COST-ARKWORK brings together the multidisciplinary work of researchers of archaeological practices in the field of archaeological knowledge production and use. The aim of the network is to make a major push forward in the current state-of-the-art in knowing how archaeological knowledge is produced, how it is used and how to maximise its positive impact on society.

CA COST Action CA16123. New Exploratory Phase in Research on East European Cultures of Dissent. 2017鈥2021. Funded by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020. Dr Maciej Maryl (Instytut Badan literackich Polskiej akademii nauk, Poland). Doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, doctoral student N. Charapan, doctoral student N. Latvyt臈, Prof. Dr V. Vaitkevi膷ius.
The main aim of the Action is to trigger the next discovery phase of this legacy through forging a new, reflexive approach and providing a platform for incubating networked, transnational, multidisciplinary and technology-conscious research with creative dissemination capacities.

Main publication:

Latvyt臈, N. #Never forget: teaching trauma experience at historical places. In N. Mo膷nik, G. Duijzings, H. Meretoja, B. N. Beti (Eds.), Engaging with historical traumas: experiential learning and pedagogies of resilience. 2021, pp. 86鈥102.

COST Action CA16204. Distant Reading for European Literary History. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the operational management committee (MC) 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius. COST Deputy Chairman of the management committee (MC) 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas. 2017鈥2021.

Main publications:

Grigas, V., Gudinavi膷ius, A. Stakeholders鈥 perceptions of book piracy鈥檚 benefits to society in Lithuania. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication. 2021, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.

Grigas, V., Gudinavi膷ius, A., 膶ernevi膷i奴t臈, E. Use of illegally distributed books in Lithuania. Information & Media. 2021, 91: 83鈥99.

CA COST Action CA18128. Saving European Archaeology from the Digital Dark Age. Funded by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020. Prof. Julian Richards (University of York Archaeology Data Service, UK). Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Varnien臈-Janssen, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius. 2019鈥2023.
The main aim and objective of the Action is to mitigate the loss of primary archaeological data by developing common understandings around the stewardship of digital archaeological data, building new best-practice networks to support the preservation and open dissemination of archaeological data, and the creation of more inclusive research partnerships.

Making archaeological data open and freely accessible is a priority across Europe. However, the domain lacks appropriate, persistent repositories. Due to the fragility of digital data and non-repeatable nature of most archaeological research, the domain is poised to lose a generation of research to the Digital Dark Age. The aim of the network is to bring archaeologists and data management specialists together to share expertise, and create resources that allow them to address problems in the most appropriate way.

COST Action CA18230. Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the management committee (MC) 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas, MC substitute 鈥 doctoral student J. Janu拧kevi膷i奴t臈. 2019鈥2023.
The aim of this COST action is to build a network for the interdisciplinary study of the potential interactive digital narrative as a means to addressing complexity as a societal challenge by representing, experiencing and comprehending complex phenomena and thus also address the issue of "fake news". The challenge therefore is to change IDNs current status from 鈥榮ingular achievement鈥 of a small group of 鈥榠nitiated鈥 practitioners to 鈥榞eneral practice鈥 of many media companies. The INDCOR project (Interactive Narrative Design for Complexity Representations) addresses this challenge by means of a coordinated effort in analysing and generalizing design and production methods of stand-out IDN works with a particular focus on the representation of complex issues.

COST Action CA18236. Multidisciplinary Innovation for Social Change. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the management committee (MC) 鈥 Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈. 2019鈥2023.
The aim of this Action is to demonstrate, through the adoption of Multi-Disciplinary Innovation (MDI) methods, how we can respond to social problems with a design-led approach which has a problem-oriented ethos, supporting positive social change and the development of international public policy discourse. It will be achieved through the establishment of a Pan-European Public Sector Innovation (ePSI) lab. It will prepare students for roles in employment by integrating education programs into the lab's operations and it will support agencies that have a role in responding to and developing public policy.

COST Action CA19119. Investigation on Comics and Graphic Novels in the Iberian Cultural Area. The coordination activities are supported by the EU Horizon 2020 programme. COST member of the management committee (MC) 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius, MC substitute 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas. 2020鈥2024.
The iCOn-MICS Action aims at carrying out Investigation on Comics and Graphic Novels from the Iberian Cultural Area (Spain, Portugal, and Latin America). Today, Iberian comics are struggling to position themselves on the global scene particularly because of past political and economic crises and a strong lack of recognition. Moreover, research works are very scattered leading to redundant initiatives and sources are not easily accessible. iCOn-MICS will address it by structuring an international federating network of researchers, professionals, and end-users on Iberian comics to gather research works and improve access to it and to the sources; strengthening its dissemination and preservation; and improving practices for using comics as an educational tool to highlight and improve the image of this medium. To achieve those objectives, the network integrates 11 European countries, including 7 ITCs and 3 countries of Latin America (IPCs).

Contractual Research

National Agency for Education. Opinion Research of Teachers Participating in the Project The Safer Internet. Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas, doctoral student I. Jovai拧ait臈-Bla啪evi膷ien臈.

Lithuanian Council for Culture. Development of a Modeling System for Monitoring and Analysis of Cultural and Artistic Projects and Processes (Nr. 1S-30(3.1).
Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Uppsala University, Uppsala (Sweden)
Toronto University, Toronto (Canada)
University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
University of Stavanger (Norway)
University of York (UK)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas 鈥

  • editorial team member of non-serial scientific journal Bibliotheca Lituana,
  • president of the Association of Lithuanian Serials,

Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of Acta Museologica Lithuanica,
  • editorial board member of the Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology,
  • editorial board member of the Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage,

Prof. Dr E. Macevi膷i奴t臈 鈥

  • deputy editor-in-chief, regional editor, reviews editor of Information Research (UK),
  • deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Knygotyra (Book Science),
  • editorial board member of the Serials Librarian (USA),

Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Petrikas 鈥

  • editor in chief of the journal Bulletin of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts,

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rep拧ien臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of Lietuvos kult奴ros tyrimai (Lithuania Culture Studies),

Dr J. Rud啪ionien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal 碍苍颈啪苍颈肠补,
  • Program and standing committees member of the international conference European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL),

Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Parlamento studijos (Studies of Parliament),
  • editorial board member of the journal Agora, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal Journal of Comparative Politics,

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Rud啪ionien臈, J., Enwald, H., Kortelainen, T., Grigas, V. Open Research Data and Openness: Views of Scholars in Finland and Lithuania. International conference European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL 2021), 20鈥23 September 2021, Bamberg, Germany.
  • Grigas, V., Mierzecka, A., Tomori, T., Koltay, T. Secondary School Teachers鈥 Attitudes to Information Literacy in Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. International web conference European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL 2021), 20鈥23 September 2021, Bamberg, Germany.
  • Fomin, V. V., Lau啪ikas, R., 沤i啪i奴nas, T. Impact of the Digital Archaeology Practises on the Regulatory Framework Design and eCommunities. CAA Conference 2021 Digital Crossroads. 14鈥18 June 2021.
  • Lau啪ikas, R. Digital archaeology and regulatory failure: the description of the problem. CAA Conference 2021 Digital Crossroads. 14鈥18 June 2021.
  • Rep拧ien臈, R. Visuality of Humour, Sight Inside and View Outside: Lithuanian Reality. International conference Humour in the European public sphere, Krakow: Jagiellonian University, 16 September 2021.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grigas 鈥 member of the Lithuanian Library Council under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania,
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudinavi膷ius 鈥 chairman of the Sectoral Professional Committee for Printing, Publishing, Television and Radio Production, Broadcasting, Information Services, Advertising and Market Research in Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre,
  • Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas 鈥 member of Lithuanian Council for Culture, chairman of the Lituanian committee of UNESCO Memory of the World programme,
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr A. 艩uminas 鈥 Chairman of the Media Council under the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania,

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Gudinavi膷ius, Andrius. Per karantin膮 krit臋 knyg懦 pardavimai leid臈jus paskatino ie拧koti alternatyv懦. 1 February 2021.
  • Lau啪ikas, Rimvydas. Profesoriaus Lau啪iko knyg懦 rekomendacijos: nepriklausoma Lietuva 鈥 pagreitintas Graikijos istorijos variantas. In LRT radio programme, 18 September 2021.
  • Petrikas. Martynas. In LRT radio programme 鈥濺yto allegro鈥 鈥濧uksiniai scenos kry啪iai鈥 鈥 pandemijos (ne)paskatinti poky膷iai, 17 February 2021.
  • Man啪uch, Z., Macevi膷i奴t臈, E. Kod臈l ir kaip senjorai ie拧ko informacijos: 啪vilgsnis i拧 gyvenimo tiksl懦 perspektyvos. Tarp knyg懦. 2021, 2: 5鈥9.
  • Rep拧ien臈, R. Kult奴ra ir postpandemin臈s iliuzijos, arba Kaip gyvens 鈥瀗aujosios kartos鈥 Lietuva? Kult奴ros barai. 2021, 6; 2鈥9. ://www.kulturosbarai.lt/uploads/news/id169/KB-2021-6-m_visasWEB.pdf


CENTRE FOR JOURNALISM AND MEDIA RESEARCH

Bernardin懦 11, LT-01124 Vilnius
Tel. 219 3041
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr Renata 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen

STAFF

Professor: Dr A.Vai拧nys.
Associate professors: Dr A. Gudauskas, Dr D. Jastramskis, Dr K. Kirtiklis, Dr J. Ma啪yl臈, Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen. Dr V. Denisenko, Dr M. Marti拧ius, Dr L. Nevinskait臈.
Assistant professor: Dr R. Stonyt臈.
Teaching assistants: G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈, A. Valin膷i奴t臈.
Doctoral students: R. Kupetyt臈, I. Vitkauskait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Audiovisual media and mass communication
Ethics of journalism and media
History and theory of journalism and media
Media audiences
Media ecosystems
Media politics
Political communication

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2021

Projects Supported by University Budget

Journalism, Media and Political Communication in Lithuania: Challenges, Content and Audiences. Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈-Coenen. 2020鈥2023.

The project aims to analyse the changes of journalisms, media and political communication in Lithuania caused by political, technological, cultural and social factors by using quantitative and qualitative research methods; to research how the national journalism and media research compare to research findings in other European countries and worldwide.

Thematic clusters of the project:

Media Ecosystems, Content, Politics and Ethics. Prof. Dr 沤. Pe膷iulis, Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gudauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Marti拧ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Ma啪yl臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Nevinskait臈, Teaching Assist. G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈, Teaching Assist. A. Valin膷i奴t臈.

Main publications:

Kirtiklis, K. Humanist Limits of Craig鈥檚 Communication Theory. In: M. H. Rich and J. S. Robles (Eds.). Practicing Communication Theory: Exploring, Applying, and Teaching the Constitutive Metamodel. 2021, 175鈥190.

Kupetyt臈, R. The transformation of radio journalists' strategies in the Soviet Lithuania. Styles of Communication. 2021, 13(1): 60鈥75.

Pe膷iulis, 沤. TV Media Change in the Aspect of Remediation Theory. Information & Media. 2021, 91: 26鈥40.

Political Communication and Media Activism. Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Denisenko, Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Marti拧ius, Assist. Prof. Dr R. Stonyt臈.

Main publications:

Denisenko, V. Propagandos apsupty. 2021, Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.

Vai拧nys, A. Lithuania鈥檚 demarcation of information from Poland鈥檚 Solidarity Movement in 1980鈥1981, in Studia medioznawcze. 2021, 22(2): 908鈥923.

Media Audiences. Prof. Dr 沤. Pe膷iulis, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assoc. Prof. Dr R.艩ukaityt臈, Teaching Assist. G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Connective Digital Memory in Borderlands: A Mixed-Methods Study of Cultural Identity, Heritage Communication and Digital Curation on Social Networks (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-17-0027). Project leader 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr C. Dallas, Prof. Dr R. Lau啪ikas, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Murinien臈, Assoc. prof. Dr V. Denisenko, doctoral student D. Armakauskait臈, doctoral student J. Gribovskis, doctoral student I. Kelp拧ien臈, Assist. Prof. Dr R. Stonyt臈. 2020鈥2023.
The aim of the project is to reveal how memory practices on Lithuanian Social Network sites mediated by contested heritage shape cultural identities at transnational, national and intersectional level, advancing digital curation knowledge to save Lithuanian social digital memory from future obsolescence.

Research Council of Lithuania. Media Concentration and its Regulation in Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis (project manager, chief researcher), junior researcher G. Plepyt臈-Davidavi膷ien臈, doctoral student R. Kupetyt臈. 2020鈥2021.
The regulation of media concentration in Lithuania and abroad has been analysed. Analysis of the competitive environment of Lithuanian media has been carried out. The evolution and level of horizontal media concentration in national internet, television, radio and press markets has been assessed. The competitive environment of Latvian, Estonian and Scandinavian media has been analysed. Qualitative interviews were conducted with public information producers. The report was read at the annual conference of the Lithuanian Society of Sociologists.

International Research Projects

The MPM project is co-funded by the European Union. European University Institute. Media Pluralism Monitor MPM2021. Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis. 2020鈥2021.

The Media Pluralism Monitor is aimed to document the health of media ecosystems, detailing threats to media pluralism and freedom in the European Union member states and some candidate countries.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Baltic Association of Media Research
European Communication Research and Education Association
Riga Stradins University (Latvia)
University of Central Lancashire (UK)
Warsaw University (Poland)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Jastramskis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Kwartalnik Nauk o Mediach (Media Sciences Quarterly),
  • member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA);
  • board member at the Baltic Association of Media Research.

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. 艩ukaityt臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Studies in Eastern European Cinema,
  • editorial board member of the journal Baltic Screen Media Review,
  • member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA);
  • member of European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS).

Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys 鈥

  • chairman of the editorial board of the journal Parlamento studijos (Parliamentary Studies),
  • scientific board member of the journal Kultura-Media-Teologia,
  • member of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Denisenko, V. The integration of COVID-19 topics to Kremlin-backed propaganda (Lithuanian case). International online conference 鈥濼he 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference PLACES鈥, R墨ga Stradi艈拧 University, 25 March 2021.
  • Kirtiklis, K., Wojtkowski, l. (Nicolaus Copernicus U). Is mediatization theory a challenge for methodological individualism? International online conference 鈥濧gency in a datafied society: Communication between and across humans, platforms and machines鈥, ZeMKI and University of Bremen, 30 July 2021.
  • Kupetyt臈, R. External Service of Radio in Soviet Lithuania: Who Was the Audience? International conference Baltic Connections Conference 2021, University of Helsinki, 20鈥21 April 2021.
  • Kupetyt臈, R. The Transformation of Radio Journalism in the Soviet Lithuania. The Regional Conference 30 Years of Higher Education in Journalism and Communication in Eastern Europe after 1989: From conquering the Freedom of Expression to Embracing Digital Communication, University of Bucharest, 20鈥21 May 2021.
  • 艩ukaityte-Coenen, R., Marti拧ius, M., Stonyt臈, R. Audiovisual Media and Memories of the late 1980s and early 1990s in Lithuania and Eastern Europe. International online conference 鈥淓astern European Film and Screen Media鈥, University of Central Lancashire, 4 June 2021.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Ma啪yl臈 鈥 member of the Working Group on the Review of the Regulatory and Self-Regulatory Framework for the Producers and Disseminators of Public Information (from 19 May 2021 till 23 December 2021), member of the Public Information Ethics Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, member of the Lithuanian Media Council, editorial board member of the Print publishing activities, television and radio programme generation and transmission information services ads and market research sectoral professional Committee (Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre member of the Board of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists,
  • Prof. Dr A. Vai拧nys 鈥 member of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania 18 May 2021 Resolution No. XIV-320.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Marti拧ius, Mantas. VU mokslininkas ai拧kina 鈥 kas b奴dinga s膮mokslo teorijoms ir kaip jas atpa啪inti? In lrt.lt Mokslas ir IT, 25 November 2021,
  • Kirtiklis, K臋stas. Apie diskusij懦 kult奴r膮 Lietuvoje: nusistatome, kad diskusijoje galime b奴ti 寞tikinti. In LRT television programme Labas rytas, Lietuva, 4 March 2021,
  • 艩ukaityt臈, Renata; Stonyt臈, Renata. Kaip kinas konstruoja istorij膮? In LRT radio programme 鈥濪啪iazuojanti istorija鈥, 15 April 2021,
  • Vai拧nys, Andrius. Socialini懦 tinkl懦 gyventojai n臈ra 啪urnalistai, jie skleid啪ia faktus ir labai da啪nai dezinformacij膮. 鈥炁絠ni懦 radijas鈥 programme 鈥濫kspertai pataria鈥, 17 August 2021.
  • Vai拧nys, Andrius. Ar tikrai visa Lietuvos 啪iniasklaida yra liberali? 鈥炁絠ni懦 radijas鈥 programme 鈥濱拧gliaudyti ties膮鈥, 11 August 2021.


DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH

Saul臈tekio al. 9, bld 1, LT-01222 Vilnius
Tel. 219 3168
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr Renata Matkevi膷ien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr A. Mikalauskien臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr E. Jani奴nien臈 (part-time), Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈, Dr I. Michailovi膷 (part-time), Dr A. Novelskait臈 (part-time). Dr D. Siudikien臈, Dr M. Stonkien臈, Dr L. Stund啪臈.
Teaching assistants: Dr R. Adomaitien臈, Dr I. Girnien臈 (part-time), Dr B. Grebliauskien臈, Dr J. Gribovskis (part-time). Dr S. Jok奴bauskien臈, Dr S. Preidys (part-time), Dr D. 艩臈poraityt臈-Vismant臈, Dr E. Plat奴kyt臈 (part-time).
Research assistants: M. E. 膶ernikovait臈 (part-time),
Doctoral students: V. Beniu拧is, L. Jaku膷ionien臈, E. Naba啪ait臈, A. Tely膷臈nait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theoretical, methodological, practical analysis of tendencies and problems of organization communication and its derivative fields, focusing on changing discourse (participants, context, narrative) of communication
Investigation of organization communication and information and knowledge management in international and intercultural perspective focusing on changes in organizational communication content, forms and channels, and legislation processes
Stakeholders鈥 communication and engagement in organization communication: focus on sustainability and CSR strategies, reputation and branding communication, organizational culture, and knowledge management strategies
Change of communication profession and competencies in a digital global society
Research of diversity in a socio-cultural context, emphasizing the peculiarities of the interactions between gender and other sociodemographic characteristics. Gender communication research. Sociology of gender: gender in different social institutions
Information and communication context of academic/research activities: scholarly communication, science communication, open access, ethics in HE/research institutions and academic/research activities

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2021

Projects Supported by University Budget

Information and Communication Organisational Infrastructures and Activities in the Context of the Network Society. Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈. 2020鈥2023.

The project aims to research communication and information infrastructures and activities in organisations.

Main publications:

Stund啪臈, L. Sexual Harassment Discourse in News Portal delfi.lt: 2017鈥2018. Information & Media. 2021, 92: 28鈥45.

Siudikien臈, D., Stund啪臈, L. For Peculiarities of Representation of Women鈥檚 Roles and Their Changes in Women鈥檚 Magazines: Case of the Magazine Moteris. Information & Media, 2021, 92: 65鈥89.

Novelskait臈, A., Stund啪臈, L. Sexuality education in school and family: communicational aspects. In M. Kawi艅ska, O. A. Kotowska-W贸jcik (Eds.), Gender (in)equality in the public sphere /(Nie) r贸wno艣膰 p艂ci w sferze publicznej. 2021, pp.189鈥208.

International Research Projects

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Simulation Games in Strategic Communication (No: 2018-1-LV01-KA203-046981). The leading project manager is Tatjana Ma啪膩ne (Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences). Coordinator in Lithuania 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr Renata Matkevi膷ien臈. 2018鈥2021.

The aim of the project is to create and test pedagogical innovations in strategic communication teaching in three Baltic universities through academic staff training, development of teaching aids, and development of a prototype of an interactive collaborative digital learning and teaching platform. As a part of the project activities a research of simulation as a method in educating media and information literacy is foreseen.

Main publications:

D膩vidsone, A., Matkevi膷ien臈, R., Tely膷臈nait臈, A., Silkane, V. and Jur膩ne Br膿mane, A. Social simulation transfer to online: Pedagogical reflections on teaching presence. In L. Daniela and A. Visvizi (Eds.), Remote learning in times of pandemic: issues, implications and best practice. 2021, pp.74鈥89.

D膩vidsone, A., Jur膩ne-Br膿mane, A., Tely膷臈nait臈, A., Seppel, K., Matkevi膷ien臈, R., Silk膩ne, V., Uibu, M., Allaje, 脮., Simanovska, J., and Amsons, T. Social simulations in communication studies: creating a simulation scenario of an environmental problem. 2021. Vidzeme: Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences.

D膩vidsone, A., Seppel, K., Tely膷臈nait臈, A., Matkevi膷ien臈, R., Uibu, M., Silk膩ne, V., Jur膩ne-Br膿mane, A., and Allaje, 脮. Exploring students鈥 perceptions on acquisition of transversal skills during an online social simulation. In L. Daniela (Eds.), Human, technologies and quality of education [Cilv膿ks, tehnolo模ijas un izgl墨t墨bas kvalit膩te] 2021, pp.727鈥738.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Lithuanian Communication Association (former Lithuanian PR Specialists Union)
Lithuanian Social Enterprise Association (LISVA)
Tartu University (Estonia)
Leeds Beckett University (Great Britain)
Blanquerna - Ramon Lull University (Spain)
IULM (Italy)
Hanze University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands)
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (Latvia)
Sodertorn University (Sweden)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Matkevi膷ien臈 鈥

  • board member of the Nordic network for intercultural communication,

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Siudikien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Informacijos mokslai (Information & Media),

Assoc. Prof. Dr A.Novelskait臈 -

  • editorial board member of the journal Informacijos mokslai (Information & Media),

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Jaku膷ionien臈, L. Communication professionals as social change agens in times of crisis. 7th International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, 23鈥25 June 2021, Politecnico de Lisboa, ISCAL - Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administra莽茫o de Lisboa, Global Corporate Governance Institute.
  • Matkevi膷ien臈, R. & Jaku膷ionien臈, L. Communication professionals as social change agents in times of uncertainty. 27nd International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference. 13鈥15 July 2021, Mid Sweden University, Sweden.
  • Matkevi膷ien臈, R. & Tely膷臈nait臈, A. Exploring Students鈥 Perceptions on Acquisition of Transversal Skills During an Online Social Simulation. International conference Human, Technologies and Quality of Education, University of Latvia, 2021.
  • Mikalauskien臈, A. The impact of value created by culture on approaching the sustainable development goals. International conference Localising the Sustainable Development Goals through Baltic Museums and Libraries. 23鈥24 September 2021, National Library of Latvia, Latvia.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈 鈥 member of the International Energy Economic Association, technical committee member of Lithuanian Department of Statistics,
  • Assoc. Prof. dr. A.Novelskait臈 鈥 member of Network of equal opportunities researchers (Ministry of social security and labour)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Stonkien臈 鈥 member of the Lithuanian Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Commission under the Ministry of Culture,

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • 膶ernikovait臈, M. E. Lietuvos 寞mon臈s da啪niau komunikuoja nei 寞gyvendina 啪ali膮sias id臈jas. Spectrum. 2021, 34: 60鈥65.
  • Matkevi膷ien臈, R. The National Network of Education NGOs podcast, 15 March 2021.