Baltic Novels of Exile: A Postcolonial Analysis ; Baltų egzodo romanai: postkolonijinis žvilgsnis

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LITERATURE AND FOLKLORE Laura Laurušaitė BALTIC NOVELS OF EXILE: A POSTCOLONIAL ANALYSIS Summary of Doctoral Thesis Humanities, Philology (04 H), Lithuanian literature (H 5903) Vilnius, 2011 The doctoral thesis was prepared at the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore in 2006-2010 Research supervisor: doc. dr. Silvestras Gaiţiūnas (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Lithuanian literature – H 5903) Research consultants: prof. dr. Ausma Cimdiņa (University of Latvia, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Latvian literature – H 5903) dr. Inguna Daukste-Silasproģe (Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Latvian literature – H 5903) The thesis will be defended at the following council of Vilnius University and Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore: Chairman: doc. dr. Vigmantas Butkus (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Lithuanian literature – H 5903) Members: prof. dr. habil. Benedikts Kalnačs (Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, University of Latvia, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Latvian literature) prof. dr. habil. Algis Kalėda (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H, Lithuanian literature – H 5903) prof. dr.