From 28 October until 15 November, 2017 world renowned American researcher and professor at the Pennsylvania State University Simon J Bronner will be visiting Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to give guest lectures in the fields of cultural studies and folklore. The initiator of this visit is the Latvian Academy of Culture, taking into account that works by Simon J Bronner such as “Explaining Traditions: Folk Behaviour in Modern Culture” has influenced several research projects coordinated by the Latvian Academy of Culture.