Structure

History

The Department of Philosophy and Political Science was established in 1989. The lecturers in this department delivered lectures in the direction of Humanities for all the students of the Faculty. In 2002, the Department began to implement the Cultural Management (BA level) study programme and was reorganised into the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies. Since 2011, supplementary studies were begun with the focus on the college graduates, and since 2012, the Department has been implementing a one and a half year long Art Management (MA level) study programme. The Department had the following heads: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rūta Samulionienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jūratė Černevičiūtė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jūratė Svičiulienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donatas Pilinkus. Currently, the head of the Department is Prof. Dr. Virginija Jurėnienė.

Currently, the Department contains highly qualified lecturers in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences:

• 1 professor;
• 1 partnership professor;
• 4 associate professors;
• 5 lecturers.

Practice

The students of the Cultural Management study programme carry out professional practice in Lithuanian cultural and art institutions; National Kaunas Drama Theatre, Kaunas State Philharmonic Society, Kaunas VII Fort, Museum of War, etc. Especially close connections with organisations are developed by means of case studies when students work in teams with the lecturers and the directors of particular organisations thus suggesting and implementing actual solutions. BA and MA level students study abroad on the basis of ERASMUS Exchange, i.e. in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Australia.

The Department is proud of its graduates. Milda Mitkutė has launched a clothing swap portal www.manodrabuziai.lt with highly qualified employees. Danas Viluckas established a public enterprise ARTima kutūra which organises important cultural events, for instance, the traditional Christman Town in Kaunas Hall. Indrė Valantinaitė is an author of elegant and subtle poetry (poetry set Žuvim ir lelijom) who is also an active member and nominee of Poezijos pavasaris (en. Poetry Spring). Dovilė Butnoriūtė is the initiator and organiser of the Street Music Day in Kaunas and the leader of the music band Open Culture.

Study programmes

Bachelor level studies – Cultural Management

Master level programme – Art Management

Supplementary studies – Cultural Management

Personnel

Science

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

Lecturers of the Department conduct scientific research within the framework of Society, Culture and Consumption. Gender research (gender participation on politics and everyday life) and research of the changing tendencies of the concept of Social Culture have been implemented, the development of culture business in Lithuania has been analysed, the role of cultural and creative industries in the social framework of a city (region) has been investigated, and consumer behaviour research and modelling have been carried out.

CONFERENCES

The Department organises scientific conferences which have become a platform for scientists to present the results of their research.

• Scientific conference Values: Conflict or Coexistence ( November 20, 1998);
• National scientific conference Culture and Consumption (September 27, 2002);
• National scientific conference Pop Culture: Production, Consumption, Wellbeing (September 26, 2003);
• National scientific conference Woman in the Postmodern Culture ( March 17, 2006);
• International scientific conference Gender Studies in the Baltic Region (November 29 – 30, 2007);
• National scientific conference Cultural Industries: Challenges and Perspectives (November 28, 2008);
• Conference Unconventional Spaces for Visitors of Kaunas Old Town (November 27, 2009);
• National scientific conference Culture and City (November 11, 2010);
• International scientific conference Exploring Culture: Consumption, Organization, and Communication (May 17-18, 2012);
• International scientific conference Social and Ecological Implications of Restructuring During and After the Global Economic Crisis (May 9-10, 2013);
• International scientific conference Creative Urban Development:Culture, Business, Community (November 20-21, 2014).

Projects

Publications

Lecturers of the Department publish the results of their research in science monographs and article sets:

Kultūros industrijos: iššūkiai ir perspektyvos. Vilnius, 2008.
Jurėnienė, V. Lietuvos moterų judėjimas XIX amžiaus pabaigoje — XX amžiaus pirmoje pusėje. Vilnius, 2006.

METHODICAL LITERATURE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL STUDIES

Aurelija Novelskaitė. Socialinio tyrimo terminija: tyrimo strategija, tyrimo planas, tyrimo dizainas, tyrimo procesas.  Methodical book. Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2012. - 39 p.

Audronė Rimkutė. Kursinių ir bakalauro darbų rengimo metodiniai nurodymai: methodical literature. - Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2012. - 38 p. ISBN - 978-609-459-021-4

Rimkutė, A. (ed.) Culture and Science. Scientific article set. – Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2011. – 159 p. ISBN 978–9955–634–19–5.

Svičiulienė, J. (ed.) Cultural Management, volumes 1–2. Textbook. – Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2009. – 330 p. ISBN 978–9955–33–446–0, 978–9955–33–465–1.

Jūratė Svičiulienė. Įvadas į mados sociologiją. Textbook. Kaunas: Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, e-publication, 2006. – 27 p. ISBN 9986-19-904-2

Virginija Jurėnienė. Žemdirbių bendruomenė ir bendruomeninis gyvenimas Europoje ir Lietuvoje. Methodical literature. Kaunas: Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, e-publication, 2008. – 10 p. ISBN 9986-19-903-4

Audronė Rimkutė, Virginija Jurėnienė, Aurelija Novelskaitė. Magistro darbo rengimo metodiniai nurodymai: methodical literature. Vilnius: Vilnius University, 2013. – 34 p. ISBN 978-609-459-211-9

Partners

Academic partners:

• Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland
• Tampe University School of Management, Finland
• Estonian Business School, Estonia
• Swedish School of Social SciencesSwedish School of Social Sciences, Sweden
• Norvegian Business School, Norway
• Rezekne University, Latvia
• National University of Food Technologies, Ukraine
• Lithuanian Social Research Centre, Lithuania

Social partners:

• Kaunas National Drama Theatre, Lithuania
• Kaunas State Philharmonic Society, Lithuania
• Vytautas the Great War Museum, Lithuania
• Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum, Lithuania
• Public enterprise ARTima kultūra, Lithuania
• Cultural Group Open Culture, Lithuania
• Kaunas Cinema Study, Lithuania
• Kaunas Artists’ House, Lithuania
• Gallery Meno Parkas, Lithuania
• Cinema Romuva, Lithuania
• Kaunas City Municipality, Lithuania
• Holding Acme Grupe, Lithuania
• Ecoinstituto del friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
• Cultivamos Cultura, Portugal