Memoirs of lithuanian exile writers of the second half of XX century: genre development ; XX amžiaus antrosios pusės lietuvių išeivijos memuarai: žanro raida

VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LITHUANIAN LANGUAGE Kristina BARTKIENĖ MEMOIRS OF LITHUANIAN EXILE WRITERS OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX CENTURY: GENRE DEVELOPMENT Summary of Doctoral Dissertation Humanities, Philology (04 H) Kaunas, 2010 The dissertation has been prepared at Vytautas Magnus University in 2006-2010. The right for the joint doctoral studies was accorded to the Institute of the Lithuanian Language and Vytautas Magnus University on July 15, 2003 according to the decree of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 926. Research supervisor: Prof. dr. Irena Buckley Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology – 04H The dissertation will be defended before the Council of Philological Sciences of the Vytautas Magnus University and Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Kaunas. Chair: Doc. dr. Dalia Kuizinienė Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology – 04H Members: Prof. PHD Violeta Kelertienė University of Washington, Humanities, Philology – 04H Prof. habil. dr. Virginija Balsevičiūtė-Šlekienė Vilnius Pedagogical University, Humanities, Philology – 04H Doc. dr. Indrė Žakevičienė Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, Philology – 04H Dr. Daiva Dapkutė Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, History – 05H Oponents: Prof. dr.