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Interview with Dr. Tamara Martsenyuk: Gender Equality in Ukraine
May 16, 2019 Tamara Martsenyuk is Associate Professor of Sociology, the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine) and author of the recent book, Чому не варто боятися фемінізму. What are the main obstacles to women’s empowerment in contemporary Ukraine? In Ukrainian society, double standards towards gender roles still ... Continue reading
Panel Discussion on the Reintegration of Donbas
April 6, 2019The Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University hosted a panel discussion on the reintegration of Donbas. On 18 January 2018, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the law on the peculiarities of state policies in the temporarily occupied territories in Donetsk oblast and Luhansk oblast. The presidential decree of 7 ... Continue reading
Screening of the Documentary “Invisible Battalion” at Columbia University
April 2, 2019The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University (UFCCU), in collaboration with the non-profit organization Razom, held a screening of the documentary “Invisible Battalion” at Columbia University on March 29, 2019. The documentary provided insights into the participation of women in the war in eastern Ukraine from the perspective of women. ... Continue reading
Member of the Month: Oleh Wolowyna
April 2, 2019Name: Oleh Wolowyna Current Hometown: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Current Position: Research Fellow, Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Director of the Center for Demographic and Socio-economic Research of Ukrainians in the U.S. at the Shevchenko Scientific Society U.S. Professional Interests: Demography and ... Continue reading
WFUWO at the 63rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
March 12, 2019Members of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO) and the Shevchenko Scientific Society attended the 63rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, held at the UN Headquarters in New York City. At the core of WFUWO’s mission is supporting the dignity and integrity of ... Continue reading
The Fifth Anniversary of the EuroMaidan: Research on the Revolution
February 26, 2019 By Olena Nikolayenko This month marks the fifth anniversary since the end of the anti-government protests in Kyiv and the ouster of the incumbent president from power. Many members of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the United States analyzed the causes and ... Continue reading
Archives on Women’s Resistance to the Communist Regime
February 22, 2019By Ostap Kin, Archivist The Archives of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in New York consist of over two hundred collections of papers provided by individuals and organizations. These collections highlight a wide range of topics pertaining to the history and culture of Ukraine, as well as life and activities of ... Continue reading
Member of the Month: Adriana Helbig
January 30, 2019Name: Adriana Helbig Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Current Position: Associate Professor of Music, Assistant Dean of Undergraduates, University of Pittsburgh Professional Interests: Applied Ethnomusicology – Activism/Advocacy; Music and Disability Studies, Critical Race Studies, Critical Prison Studies (Pitt Prison Education Project), Development Studies, Minority and Migration Studies (Romani Music and Human Rights ... Continue reading
The 2018 Platon Kostyuk Award
