A.J. Greimas Centre for Semiotics and Literary Theory
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| Prof. Dr Eric Landowski | Visiting lecturer, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (Paris, France) | |
| Prof. Dr Irina Melnikova (head of the centre) |
Theory and practice of intertextuality and intermediality Adaptation studies (literary fiction to screen) Narrative in literature, painting and film City in literature and film |
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| Prof. Dr Habil. Kęstutis Nastopka, emeritus | Semiotics Literary theory Mythology Comparative studies Lithuanian literature |
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| Prof. Dr Paulius Subačius | Textology, theory of the text History of nationalism History of the Catholic Church, religion studies Lithuanian literature of XIX century Postcolonial criticism Sociology of literature |
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| Prof. Dr (HP) Arūnas Sverdiolas, emeritus | Cultural philosophy Philosophy of phenomenology and hermeneutics History of hermeneutics Theories of contemporary culture |
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| ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS | ||
| Assoc. Prof. Dr Nijolė Keršytė | Narratology Semiotics Modern rhetoric Poststructuralism Philosophy of phenomenology Modern French philosophy |
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr Jūratė Levina | Phenomenological aesthetics History of literature in English Modernism Heritage of Algirdas Julius Greimas |
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr Birutė Meržvinskytė | Literary theory Deconstructionalism Theory of myth Modernism Psichoanalitical criticism of art |
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| Dr Paulius Jevsejevas | General theory of semiotics Methodic of semiotic analysis Problem of reading in semiotics Plastical semiotics and formal aesthetics Sociosemiotics Literature of Soviet era in Lithuania |
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| Dr Jurgita Katkuvienė | Literary theory (structuralism, poststructuralism, semiotics, theory of the text, aspects of corporality in literary theory) Problematics of semantics Literary criticism Lithuanian poetry of XX–XXI century Latin American literature of XX century |
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Department of Lithuanian Literature
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| Prof habil dr Viktorija Daujotytė-Pakerienė, emerita | Lithuanian literature Phenomenology |
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| Prof dr (HP) Dainora Pociūtė-Abukevičienė | History of literature and culture of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Prussia of XVI-XVIII century The mindset of early modern period History of Christian reformation and religious confessions Religion studies Cultural ties of Italy and Lithuania |
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| Prof dr Brigita Speičytė (head of the department) |
Literary theory and history of literature Theory and history of culture Lithuanian culture and literature |
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| ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS | ||
| Assoc prof dr Dalia Čiočytė | Modelling of classical Lithuanian literature Christian contexts of literature Teology of literature Literary theory |
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| Assoc prof dr Darius Kuolys | Literature of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Prussia | |
| Assoc prof dr Mindaugas Kvietkauskas | Multilingual literature of XIX–XX century Lithuania Modernism in Lithuanian literature Modern literature Anthropology of literature Judaica |
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| Assoc prof dr Regimantas Tamošaitis | Theory, criticism, and history of Lithuanian literature of XX century Western and Eastern philosophy Cultural theory Theory of myth |
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| Assoc prof dr Audinga Peluritytė-Tikuišienė | Lithuanian literature of XX–XXI century and its contexts Literature of Eastern and Central Europe Comparative and intermedial literary studies Theories of modern and postmodern art |
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| ASSISTANTS | ||
| Dr Neringa Klišienė | Dramaturgy of XX century Theory of the drama Lithuanian literature of XX century |
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| Dr Saulė Matulevičienė | Folkloristics (folklore, mythology, history and methodology of folklore) Baltic Studies Methodology of literary studies Documentary literature |
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Department of Translation Studies
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| Prof dr Nijolė Burkšaitienė | Studies of English for academic and specific purposes Competence development in translation studies Teaching, learning and assessment in higher education Integration of technologies in university studies Paradigm change in adults' life-long learning |
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| Prof dr Jonė Grigaliūnienė | Semantics Language philosophy Political discourse Corpus linguistics Language of school pupils |
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| Prof dr Nijolė Maskaliūnienė (head of the department) |
Theoretical and practical aspects of translation studies Lexical and syntactic semantics Lexicology Terminology and terminography |
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| ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS | ||
| Assoc prof dr Liucija Černiuvienė | Theory and history of translation Methodology of translation Strategies of translation Analysis of translations |
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| RESEARCHERS | ||
| Dr Artūras Ratkus | History of linguistics Morphosyntax; theory of morphology Historical linguistics Theory and practice of translation |
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| ASSISTANTS | ||
| Dr Dalia Mankauskienė | Cultural aspects of translation Oral translation (interpretation) |
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| Dr Rimas Užgiris | ||
| LECTURERS | ||
| Alina Dailidėnaitė | Theory and practice of synchronic and consecutive interpretation | |
| Rasa Darbutaitė | Strategies of synchronic interpretation; methodics of interpretation Explicism in interpretation |
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| Diana Guogienė | Methodology of written translation | |
| Rasa Kičaitė-Petraitienė | Methodology of written translation | |
| Valentinas Kulinič | Translation and interpretation applications Automatic translation Transformative grammar Historical linguistics |
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| Nomeda Lukoševičienė | Synchronic interpretation | |
| Žygimantas Pekūnas | ||
| Neringa Terleckaitė | ||
| Daina Valentinavičienė | Theoretical and practical aspects of translation | |
| Vida Vilkienė | Theory of translation | |
| Agnė Zolubienė | Literary translation | |
| PHD STUDENTS | ||
| Ingrida Tatolytė | ||
Group for Studies in Comparative Literature