Res Humanitariae

The present article presents analysis of the dances Heiduka and Szala rutele of the inhabitants of the Lithuania Minor described by Matas Pretorijus in the 17th century. The article discusses the parallels between the dances hereinabove with the later variants of these dances described in the territory of the Lithuania Minor – in Klaipėda region and a certain part of Königsberg area (current Kaliningrad Oblast) – and in Samogitia in the 17–20th centuries. The interrelationship and change of the purpose, forms and figures of dances are analyzed.

The purpose of the article is to determine the typological characteristics of decoration of the delmonas of Lithuania Minor and of the national costume pockets of neighbouring nations. This article discusses Klaipėda region delmonas, the pockets of Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian costume, and the attachable pockets of noble class’s attire of various nations preserved in museums. The decorations of the pockets were studied to support or refute the influence of the fashion of nobility and of international relations on folk costume decor formation and change. The research allowed to identify the decorating techniques, pattern variation and matching features of the pockets.

The article deals with the “theater” of entertainment world as issue of mediated society. Modern Western society can be called a mediated society for a strong impact of new, global media. Under these conditions, society, culture and everyday life is increasingly interpreted using a model of theatre and theatrical metaphors. Theatre is becoming one of the key concepts of the modern Western social categories, such as the use of concepts as simulation or society of the spectacle. Regarding to the wide spread of the new – digital media, especially the Internet, in recent decades of Western society, has increased the consumption of popular culture, one might say, began the era of the entertainment world. This study – one of the first attempts to analyze the philosophical Lithuania entertainment world phenomenon: the genesis, structure, impact on society. This article analyzes the phenomenon of entertainment world: its genesis, structure, impact on society. The objective: to explore the causes and trends of mass spread of the phenomenon of entertainment world in contemporary Western culture as an integral part of a technological breakthrough result of new media. The analysis of the phenomenon of entertainment world aims to: 1) explore genesis, causes and objectives of the world of entertainment as a cultural phenomenon and to reflect critically its forms of thinking and lifestyle; 2) reveal the structure of the entertainment world in twenty-first century society of the spectacle; 3) analyze the influence of the media impact to the entertainment world.

The article discusses the problem of spatial localization of Lithuanian literature and literature in general in the context of centre / periphery relations. The emphasis is laid upon the relative character of the concepts of centre and periphery, the fact which forestalls the formalistic or unconditional approach to the spatial existence of literature, when it is seen as isolated from historical, social and metaphysical implications of time. The author enters into polemics with postmodernistic treatment of culture and literature where hierarchic value system is no longer valid. He also proposes that modern culture is no longer literary-central and directs attention to the dramatic shifts in value-judgements and the consequences of the process.

The paper discusses the expression of childhood images in the creative works of three outstanding Lithuanian directors with different creative visions. Its aim is to explore and characterise some of the traits of childhood expression in the productions of Rimas Tuminas, Oskaras Koršunovas, and Eimuntas Nekrošius, as well as to discuss potential influences on the formation of their world outlooks and creative styles. The paper presents the key motiffs of childhood that made an impact on the development of the directorial concept and stylistic expression in one or another production. The author seeks to disclose the opportunities of artistic transformation of the events, impressions, or traumatic situations experienced in the childhood in the creative work of directors of different generations.

This article presents an analysis of the nicknames of the residents of the eastern part of Šilalė district, mainly Kaltinėnai, Bijotai and Upyna country-side districts. The nicknames are being classified according to some motivational personal features. The motivation groups of the nicknames are reviewed and described in details; moreover, it is established which personal features are mostly paid attention to by people from the Šilalė district. Specific cases of the nicknames’ formal structure are noticed and being discussed as well. After reviewing statistics of the examined districts nicknames motivation, it is compared to other nickname motivation of the whole Lithuania or separate ethnographic regions.

Dalios Dilytės monografija užpildė net dvi lietuvių literatūros istorijos moksle iki šiol žiojėjusias spragas: pateikė lietuvių kalba gana išsamų veikalą apie pasakėčios žanro ištakas antikoje, jo raidą ir plėtotę Vakarų Europos literatūrose nuo viduramžių iki Švietimo epochos pabaigos; ir pirmoji – neįtikėtina, pradėjus švęsti 300-ąsias poeto gimimo metines, bet tiesa! – ėmėsi nuosekliai ir išsamiai analizuoti Kristijono Donelaičio pasakėčias. Kad ir viena, ir kita lietuvių kultūrai buvo labai reikalinga, esu tikra, niekas nesiimtų ginčytis.

Nėra tiksliai žinoma, kiek iš sėkmingai daktaro disertacijas apsigynusių jaunųjų mokslininkų ryžtasi disertacijų pagrindu publikuoti ir monografijas. O galėtų būti žinoma. Ir net reikėtų skatinti, kad mokslo darbai būtų publikuoti, nes disertacija, kaip žinome, dar toli gražu ne monografija. Disertacijos gynimo metu oponentai ir gynimo komiteto nariai išsako nemažai pastabų, patarimų, pasiūlymų, tad monografijos autorius gali (ir privalėtų) į jas atsižvelgti. Kita priežastis – disertacijoje dėl ribojamos jos apimties panaudojama toli gražu ne visa surinkta, sukaupta medžiaga, aprėpiamos ne visos su tiriamuoju objektu susijusios problemos, netelpa vertingos, originalios iliustracijos ir t. t. Kitaip tariant, disertacija – geriausiu atveju – tik pusiaukelė link monografijos. Loreta Martynėnaitė, 2013 m. sėkmingai apgynusi humanitarinių mokslų (etnologija) daktaro disertaciją tema „Kraštovaizdžio konstravimas: gėlių darželiai Lietuvoje XX a. – XXI a. pradžioje“ pusiaukelėje nesustojo ir, intensyviai padirbėjusi dar pusantrų metų, publikavo monografiją