The Horizons of everyday life history: the case of Šiauliai suburb

ENThe concepts "everyday life" and ìeveryday life studiesî have appeared in historical research in the second half of the 20th century. Initially, these concepts were used by the School of Annals; however, they acquired popularity in the 1960s. Nowadays, social history, which has much in common with everyday history, encompasses an especially broad scope of studies. Sociologists were among the first who got interested in these studies; later, historians followed them and introduced a retrospective approach into this field of research. The history of everyday life has become a branch of Social history; consequently, it is closely connected with gender history (Illich 1982), womenís history (Davis 1976, 83-103), familyís history (Hareven 2001, 21-40), and other specialized fields of historical research. Therefore, a vast spectrum of interdisciplinary methods is employed in the studies of the history of everyday life. The concepts ìeveryday lifeî and ìeveryday life studiesî have appeared in historical research in the second half of the 20th century. Initially, these concepts were used by the School of Annals; however, they acquired popularity in the 1960s. Nowadays, social history, which has much in common with everyday history, encompasses an especially broad scope of studies. Sociologists were among the first who got interested in these studies; later, historians followed them and introduced a retrospective approach into this field of research. The history of everyday life has become a branch of Social history; consequently, it is closely connected with gender history (Illich 1982), womenís history (Davis 1976, 83-103), familyís history (Hareven 2001, 21-40), and other specialized fields of historical research. Therefore, a vast spectrum of interdisciplinary methods is employed in the studies of the history of everyday life.