The NLL has published its Scientific Article Volume 15 (XXXV): “Feminist Perspectives: Archives and the Arts”. This collection of articles highlights the relevance of feminist and gender studies and the application of their methods in Latvian research and institutional practices.

This collection compiles articles by researchers, curators, and archive and collection specialists from various fields of art, focusing on the re-evaluation of art collections from the perspective of feminism and gender studies, the influence of contemporary theory on the formation of cultural canons, and the representation of gender studies themes in visual art and exhibition practices.

Volume 15 (XXXV) of the NLL Scientific Articles continues to explore topics raised at the 2024 international symposium and summer school titled “Gender Studies in Cultural and Art History Research and the in the Work of Memory Institutions”.

The articles by Latvian, Estonian, and Lithuanian authors included in the collection are published in Latvian and English. Authors: Līga Goldberga, Agne Narušīte, Liāna Ivete Žilde, Katrīna Teivāne, Mārtiņš Mintaurs, Sanita Duka, Inga Pērkone, Andra Silapētere, Marika Agu, Jānis Ozoliņš, Kārlis Vērdiņš, Laine Kristberga, Jana Kukaine, Jānis Taurens, Ingrīda Peldekse.

Publisher: National Library of Latvia. Editors-in-chief: Katrīna Teivāne, Māra Traumane, Pauls Daija. Literary editors: Antra Bula (Latvian), Laine Kristberga (English). Artist: Una Grants. The publication was printed at Jelgavas tipogrāfija.

The Scientific Articles of the National Library of Latvia is a reviewed serial publication – one of the longest-running periodicals in the humanities and social sciences in Latvia and the Baltic states (published since 1964). Since 2022, the article has been indexed in the Scopus database.

Scientific Article Volume 15 (XXXV) has been prepared and published as part of the project “Latvia’s Cultural Ecosystem as a Resource for National Resilience and Sustainability”/CERS (No. VPP-MM-LKRVA-2023/1-0001). The project is funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia within the framework of the National Research Programme “Latvian Culture as a Resource for the Development of the State” (2023–2026). The National Research Programme is administered by the Latvian Council of Science.