Aija JANSONE

Dr.hist. Aija JANSONE Researcher Department of Ethnology, Institute of History of Latvia, University of Latvia Akademijas laukums 1 Riga, LV 1050 Latvia Phone: +371 7 226857 Fax: +371 7 225044 E-mail: lvi@lza.lv Private phone: +371 7561285 Private e-mail: aija.jansone@ml.lv

Born: January 30, 1958, Bauska, Latvia.

Interests:

• Latvian traditional material culture, history of clothes
• History of textiles in the folk art of Middle and Eastern Europe
  (embroidering and folk costumes being the main subjects of the research)

Languages: English, Latvian, Russian.

• Latvia State University (Faculty of History), 1984
• Dr.hist., University of Latvia, 1995
• University of Latvia, Project manages, 2002

• Teacher, Riga Secondary School No 75, 1977-1980
• Designer, Junior Researcher, Institute of History, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 1981-1993
• Assistant, Researcher, Institute of History of Latvia, University of Latvia, 1993 -

• Diploma of the LR Ministry of Culture, 1993, 1998
• Prize of the LR Ministry of Culture, 1999

• Member, International Commission on Traditional Clothing, International Organisation of Folk Art (IOV), Austria, 1998
• Member, Applied Art Commission, LR Ministry of Culture Folk Art Centre, 1995
• The Responsible Person, Traditional Folk Costumes Commission, XXII Latvian Song and XII Dance Festivals, 1998
• Scientific Secretary, Scientific Council of Latvia Institute of History, University of Latvia, 1996-1999
• Member, Latvian Council of Science Expert Commission for History, 1999 -

• Latvian Traditional Costume Shirts of the 19th century. - 1^st Conference on Baltic Studies, Riga, Latvia, 1995
• Traditions and Innovations in Latvian Embroidery in the 20th century. - Interaction of Cultures in the Baltic region, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1995
• Using Raw Materials in Latvian Traditional Folk Costumes. - Conference of the International Commission on traditional Clothing (IOV), Austria, 1998
• Experience of Latvian Folk Costume Preservation in Latvia. - 8^th IOV European Conference "The Meaning and the Chances of Folk Culture for the European Integration", Rumania, 1999

• Latvian Material Culture and the History of Clothes in Latvia, LR Ministry of Culture, State Folk Art Centre, 1999-2002

• A.Jansone. Decorated Home Textiles in Latvia. Late 19th-20th Century, 2004, Riga, 227 pp. (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. Traditions of Adorning Towels in Latvia ( 2nd half of the 19th century - 20th century), 2001, Riga, 130 pp. (in Latvian and English).
• A.Jansone. 19th Century Shirts of the Traditional Folk Costume in the Vidzeme Region, 1999, Riga: Zinatne Press, 144 pp. (in Latvian).

    Papers:

• A.Jansone. Development of the Tailor's Trade in Kurzeme and Vidzeme at the End of the 19th Century. - Journal of the Institute of History of Latvia, Riga, 1996, N 2, pp. 85-106 (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. Insight into the History of Monograms Known in Latvia. - Journal of the Institute of History of Latvia, Riga, 1997, N 4, pp.57-76 (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. Cross-Stitches in Latvian Embroideries. - Journal of the Institute of History of Latvia, Riga, 2000, N 1, pp.66-82 (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. The History of Teaching Embroidering in Latvia. - Journal of the Institute of History of Latvia, Riga, 2001, N 2, pp.61-86 (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. The Use of Raw Materials in Latvian Traditional Folk Clothes. - International Organization of Folk Art (IOV), Publication N 5 /1999, pp.13-19.
• A.Jansone. The most characteristic paralel features in traditional folk costumes of Kurzeme and those of European nations. - Arheologija un Etnografija (Riga), 2000, vol. 20, pp. 177-191 (in Latvian).
• A.Jansone. Women's headgear in Selija (Augszeme) Region of Latvia, according to written sources. -   Proc. Latv. Acad. Sci., A, 2001,  pp. 100-105.
• A.Jansone. Krustpils embrodered woolen shawls (beginning of the 19th century). - Latvijas Vestures  Inst. Zurnals (Riga), 2004, N 1, p. 45-78. (in Latvian).

• A.Jansone. (Head of Project). Development of Latvian Applied Art. Latvian Council of Science (1995-1996).
• L. Dumpe (Head of Project). The Traditional Life Style and Culture of Latvia's Inhabitants in the 18th - 20th Centuries. Latvian Council of Science (1997-2000).
• A.Jansone. (Head of Project). The History of Latvian Textiles on the European Cultural and Historical Background . Latvian Council of Science (2001-2004).
• A.Jansone. (Head of Project). Developmental Hstory of Latvian Textiles in the Context of European Cultural History . Latvian Council of Science (2005- ).

Last update 10.12.2004