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SUMMARY:Memorial Evening for Yuriy Tarnawsky
DESCRIPTION:The Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US invites you to a memorial evening honoring Yuriy Tarnawsky (1934–2025)\, a prominent Ukrainian-American writer and a Full Member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US (NTSh-A). \nProgram \n\nPresentations by Vitaly Chernetsky\, Maria Rewakowicz\, and Vasyl Makhno\nA reading of Tarnawsky’s poetry by Enei Olensky\nAn exhibition of Tarnawsky’s publications\nA musical performance by Pavlo Gintov\n\nThe program will be presented in Ukrainian and English. \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation: $20 \nThe event will also be available via livestream. \n\n  Register
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/memorial-evening-for-yuriy-tarnawsky/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T120000
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DTSTAMP:20261023T021201
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SUMMARY:Webinar. Oksana Shchur: Lystuvannia Sofii Iablons'koi\, Volodymyra Vynnychenka ta Rozalii Vynnychenko\, 1928-1935 (Kyiv: Komora\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:How Is a Writer Born? Can the making of a writer be traced through private correspondence? \nThis online conversation explores Lystuvannia Sofii Iablons’koi\, Volodymyra Vynnychenka ta Rozalii Vynnychenko (1928-1935)\, a collection that brings together letters preserved in archives in France and the United States and offers a fresh perspective on three important figures in Ukrainian culture. The correspondence tells a story not only of friendship and creative exchange\, but also of Sofia Yablonska’s development as a writer. The letters reveal Volodymyr Vynnychenko as an attentive mentor and editor\, Rozaliia Vynnychenko as an independent and engaged interlocutor\, and the Ukrainian literary milieu of interwar Europe as a vibrant space of intellectual debate\, creative uncertainty\, and international cultural connections. During the conversation\, Oksana Shchur will discuss the process of working with archival materials\, the principles behind annotating the letters\, and the ways in which this rich epistolary legacy opens new possibilities for reading and understanding 20th-century Ukrainian literature. \n  \nOksana Shchur is a Ukrainian writer\, essayist\, literary scholar\, and translator based in Berlin. She is the author of the essay collection Cassandra Is Wrong Only Once\, longlisted for the Yuri Shevelyov Prize (2025)\, and editor\, commentator\, and author of the introduction to Lystuvannia Sofii Iablons’koi\, Volodymyra Vynnychenka ta Rozalii Vynnychenko (1928-1935). Her work explores war\, memory\, cultural identity\, emigration\, and Ukrainian culture in a broader European context. She studied literature at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. For six years\, she worked on the literary program of the Book Arsenal International Festival and coordinated international collaborations with the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Cheltenham Literature Festival. In 2022\, she joined international initiatives documenting wartime experiences\, including the online anthology Stimmen gegen den Krieg in cooperation with Literaturhaus Niederösterreich. In 2025\, she curated the audio project 20 Best Short Stories of the New Ukraine for Radio NV. Her current research focuses on the transnational history of twentieth-century Ukrainian literature through archival sources. She regularly lectures and presents her work in Ukraine and internationally. \n  \nThe conversation will be held in Ukrainian. \nModerated by Vasyl Makhno \nWebinar registration \n 
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/webinar-oksana-shchur-lystuvannia-sofii-iablonskoi-volodymyra-vynnychenka-ta-rozalii-vynnychenko-1928-1935-kyiv-komora-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T120000
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DTSTAMP:20261023T021201
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SUMMARY:Webinar. Language(s)\, Religion\, and Beyond: The Multidimensional Dynamics of Identity Construction
DESCRIPTION:The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine intensified the dynamics already underway shaping new conceptions of self\, nation\, and belonging among Ukrainians. Since 2022\, millions of Ukrainians have been displaced abroad by war. Diasporic communities are more engaged than ever in Ukraine. What might be some of the sources affecting cultural politics and changing understandings of what it means to be Ukrainian going forward as a result of almost five years of armed combat with Russia? \nJulia Korniichuk (University of Warsaw) \nRoman Nazarenko (Ukrainian Catholic University) \n  \nModerator: Catherine Wanner (Shevchenko Scientific Society/Penn State University) \n  \nJulia Korniichuk holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the National Pedagogical Drahomanov University in Kyiv\, Ukraine. She has taught Ukrainian Culture\, Religious Studies\, and Religion and Politics for over a decade\, first at the National Pedagogical Drahomanov University and later at the University of Warsaw. She has held several international fellowships\, including at Indiana University Bloomington\, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich\, and the University of Helsinki. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of religion\, politics\, and European integration\, with a particular focus on Eastern Orthodoxy\, Ukrainian culture\, and decolonization. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3346-4920 \nRoman Nazarenko is a scholar of religion focusing on Islam and Christian–Muslim relations. He is Director of the Institute of Religion and Society at the Ukrainian Catholic University and a Senior Lecturer at the National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine. Roman Nazarenko is an expert in interfaith dialogue and reconciliation. A frequent representative of Ukraine in international delegations focused on interfaith and cultural dialogue across Europe\, Turkey\, Jordan\, Qatar\, the UAE\, Tunisia\, Georgia\, Armenia\, and other regions. A consultant\, analyst\, and trainer specializing in intercultural interaction and effective communication within Middle Eastern partnerships for both the business sector and government agencies. His publications include «Несподіваний іслам. Історія про Аладдіна. Те\, чого ми не бачимо»\, «Пандемія та ренесанс світових релігій»\, «A Catholic Perspective on the Qur’an. In Search for a Method» \nRegistration
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/webinar-languages-religion-and-beyond-the-multidimensional-dynamics-of-identity-construction/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T170000
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SUMMARY:Tamara Hundorova. The Feminism of Olha Kobylianska: Melancholy\, High Culture\, and Nationalism
DESCRIPTION:In her presentation\, Prof. Tamara Hundorova will focus on Kobylianska’s feminism as a complex intellectual project that emerged at the intersection of European ideas of women’s emancipation\, Nietzsche’s concept of high culture\, and modern nation-building. Particular attention will be paid to the notion of the melancholic ‘new woman’ and its autobiographical significance in Kobylianska’s work. The discussion will address the tension between feminine nature and spiritual self-realization\, individual freedom and social expectations\, and emancipation and motherhood. The presentation will also consider Kobylianska’s self-identification within the context of Ukrainian and German literature. \nProf. Tamara Hundorova is a literary and cultural studies scholar\, a Doctor of Sciences\, and a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. She is an associate scholar at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute\, dean of the Ukrainian Free University\, and a senior research fellow at the Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. She is a member of PEN Ukraine. She is the author of several seminal studies\, among them The Post-Chornobyl Library: Ukrainian Postmodernism of the 1990s; Transit Culture and Postcolonial Trauma; Леся Українка. Книги Сивілли; Кітч і література. Травестії; Франко і/не Каменяр; Femina melancholica. Стать і культура в гендерній утопії Ольги Кобилянської\, and others. She is a recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship\, the fellowships of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and the Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, the Jacyk Distinguished Fellowship\, the Shklar Fellowship at Harvard and the Foreign Visitors Fellowship at Hokkaido University. Prof. Hundorova has taught at Princeton University\, Harvard University\, the University of Toronto\, the Ukrainian Free University\, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv\, the Ukrainian Catholic University\, and the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. \nДоповідь відбудеться українською мовою. Дискусія українською та англійською. \nThe presentation will be held in Ukrainian. The discussion will be in Ukrainian and English. \n  \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \nRegister \nWatch the streamed event here
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/anastasiia-vlasenko-new-york-university-fiscal-decentralization-and-local-spending-evidence-from-ukraines-voluntary-amalgamation-reform/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T180000
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SUMMARY:Curatorial Talk: Intergenerational Dialogue
DESCRIPTION:This curatorial panel presentation called Intergenerational Dialogue features works from the NTSh-A’s permanent art collection and archives. During the event\, the curatorial team will share insights into the project: how the exhibition idea took shape\, how they selected the works\, and what they found during the research and writing phases. Come learn about the artistic legacy of prominent representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora\, such as Roman Patchovskyi\, Mykhailo Moroz\, Volodymyr Lasovsky\, and Petro Andrusiv. The exhibition catalog will be presented during the talk. \nSpeakers: \nAnastasia Gudko is a cultural producer\, writer\, and nonprofit professional. She leads the project’s curatorial vision and execution. In this project\, she researched Roman Patchovskyi’s artistic legacy. \nMaya Shkolnik is a Ukrainian-American interdisciplinary artist working across contemporary Slavic art\, psychoanalysis\, performance\, photography\, and film. A Columbia University graduate\, she explores the intersections of Ukrainian\, Russian\, and American identities through personal and cultural memory. In this project\, she researched Volodymyr Lasovsky’s artistic journey. \nIryna Borodin is a Ukrainian artist and graphic designer with Lemko roots\, based in New York City. Her practice explores memory\, identity\, cultural heritage\, and displacement. In this project\, she translates the curatorial vision into exhibition graphics\, spatial presentation\, and visual communication. Iryna also contributed an essay on a painting of Bohdan-Ihor Antonych by Volodymyr Lasovsky to the catalog. \nA.M. LaVey is a senior librarian at The New York Public Library and a doctoral researcher at University College London. LaVey’s work focuses on archives\, art\, dance\, exhibition studies\, Slavic studies\, and visual culture\, and includes regular collaboration with The Ukrainian Museum in New York. In this project\, LaVey wrote about Mykhailo Moroz’s artistic legacy. \n  \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \nRegister \nWatch the streamed event here
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/curatorial-talk-intergenerational-dialogue/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261122T140000
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SUMMARY:Presentation of a New Novel by Vasyl Makhno: The Angel and the Donkey: With Poems About Fire and Water
DESCRIPTION:The presentation will explore Makhno’s multilayered novel about journeys and returns\, memory and creativity\, history and personal experience. Set between Buchach and Jerusalem\, the novel weaves together the lives of writers\, philosophical reflection\, parable-like narratives\, and a novel-within-a-novel structure. The central character\, writer Viktor Preisner\, lives on the outskirts of Riverhead and has spent years working on a novel about Gospel times. Two small figurines—an angel and a donkey\, souvenirs from Jerusalem—sit on his desk. After a devastating storm\, he discovers the same figurines in a ruined house\, raising questions about the fate of his manuscript and the meaning of memory\, loss\, and return. \nThe novel has been described by Ukrainian literary critics as a meditation on memory\, creativity\, migration\, history\, loss\, and the elemental forces of fire and water\, as well as a work that expands the possibilities of contemporary Ukrainian émigré literature. \nThe novel The Angel and the Donkey: With Poems About Fire and Water is stylistically diverse. Yet this rich palette of styles is precisely what makes it a distinctive hallmark of Vasyl Makhno’s unique voice – a mature master of prose. \n— Ihor Nabytovych\, Zbruch \nThe Angel and  the Donkey transforms from an émigré novel about a Ukrainian in America into an illustration of a new mode of existence for Ukrainian literature. \n— Oksana Shchur\, Ukrainska Pravda \nAt the level of plot\, The Angel and the Donkey is a novel about two writers connected by the town of Buchach in the Ternopil region and by life trajectories that share striking similarities. Yet\, contrary to what one might expect\, the novel is not primarily about the act of writing itself. Rather\, in a broader sense\, it is a work about life. \n—Zoya Shevchuk\, Krytyka \nThe book launch will be in Ukrainian. \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \nRegister \nWatch the streamed event here \n 
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/presentation-of-a-new-novel-by-vasyl-makhno-the-angel-and-the-donkey-with-poems-about-fire-and-water/
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