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SUMMARY:Science at Risk - Livestream Ukraine Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this unique opportunity to meet and learn about scientists doing heroic work under the most extreme conditions. What does the world lose when researchers are denied safety\, resources\, and the ability to work openly? Show support for academic freedom and for Ukraine!  \nThursday\, February 5\, EST 12:00-1PM \nIn-person at Fries Center for Global Studies\, Wesleyan University\, Middletown CT \nJOIN ONLINE! \nKyiv: 7:00 PM | EST Noon | Central Time: 11:00AM | Mountain: 10:00AM | Pacific Time: 9:00AM \nLivestream Link\nIn conjunction with the Freedom in the Equation Exhibit on display in the Exley Science Library. \nLocal sponsors: Wesleyan University \nCollege of the Environment \nRussian\, East European Eurasian Studies Department \nActivating Library Spaces Initiative \nShevchenko Scientific Society
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/science-at-risk-livestream-ukraine-conversation/
LOCATION:Fries Center for Global Studies\,\, 262 High Street\, Middletown\, CT\, 06459\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T180000
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SUMMARY:Lens of the Witnesses: A Solo Show of Lesia Khomenko
DESCRIPTION:The Shevchenko Scientific Society\, New York is pleased to present Lens of the Witnesses\, an exhibition of new works by Lesia Khomenko\, on view at 63 4th Ave\, from February 6th through August 31st\, 2026. This is Lesia’s fourth solo exhibition in the United States\, and her third solo exhibition in New York. A reception with the artist will be held on Friday\, February 6\, from 6–8 PM. \nIn a new body of large-scale paintings based on raw footage from the frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war\, Khomenko incorporates various records—including drone footage\, soldiers’ body cameras\, and civilians’ phone records—into seemingly abstract\, semi-representational paintings. The Russian-Ukrainian war is the most heavily documented war in history. There is “big data” in the form of diverse records made by both soldiers and civilians documenting every aspect of life during the war. The phenomenon of photographic and video documentation made by military drones or firearm optics also opens onto a new view of wartime representation\, channeling a gaze that bridges the human and the machine. \nIn her Montage series\, composed of large-scale\, landscape-oriented paintings\, Khomenko focuses on video footage recorded by random witnesses or participants in hostilities that were shared on social media during Russia’s full-scale invasion. In these semi-abstract compositions\, the artist selects frames from videos that ultimately last but a few seconds\, and then arranges them into a sequential timeline that reveals only the beginning and end of the story. The resulting images exist in the tense space between representation and abstraction\, yielding an ambiguity that is not invented but directly extracted from lived reality. \nIn her research\, the artist adopts the methodology of war-crimes investigators\, watching graphic content frame by frame. In turn\, Khomenko employs a sharp analytical lens that reads wartime documentation visually rather than forensically. The sheer variety of images allows her to construct a dialogue between historical wars and recent battles by referencing battle paintings produced under the conditions of postwar socialist realism and the contemporary realities of cyberwar. \nThe final series presented in the exhibition is based on footage taken from surveillance and combat drones. Due to the low resolution of the drone’s cameras\, dynamic disposal\, and vertical perspective\, the captured figures are abstracted\, evoking futurist sculptures or fantastic insects. \n \nLesia Khomenko is a multidisciplinary artist who reconsiders the role of painting: she deconstructs narrative images and transforms paintings into objects\, installations\, performances\, or videos. \nLesia Khomenko (b. 1980 in Kyiv\, Ukraine)\, graduated National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2004. She is a co-founder and member of the R.E.P. group (since 2004) and of the curatorial group Hudrada (since 2008) in Ukraine. She was on the shortlist for the Pinchuk Art Prize (2009\, 2011\, and 2013); together with the R.E.P. group\, for the Future Generations Art Prize\, founded by the Pinchuk Art Centre (2012); and the Kazimir Malevich Artist Award (2012 and 2016). \nKhomenkoʼs works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions\, among others at the Ukrainian Museum in New York (US); Museum de Fundatie\, Zwolle (NL)\, Albertinum\, Dresden (DE); Collateral Event of the 59th International Art Exhibition the Venice Biennial\, Venice (IT); the European Parliament (BE); Museum Folkwang (DE); Fridman Gallery\, NYC (US)\, Voloshyn Gallery\, Miami (US). \nHer works are in public collections including M HKA (BEL)\, Ludwig Museum (HU)\, Art Collection Telecom (DE)\, Kupferstich-Kabinett (DE)\, the Ukrainian Museum (USA)\, Zuzeum Art Centre (Latvia)\, Mystetskyi Arsenal (UA)\, Maidan Museum (UA)\, Pinchuk Art Centre (UA). \nShe participated in residencies at the Oasis Pointe Residency\, Miami\, FL\, USA (2022-2023)\, the Martha MOCA Artist Residency\, NJ\, USA (2022)\, the Emergency Residency at Ujazdowski Castle\, Warsaw\, Poland (2022)\, the Working Room\, Ivano-Frankivsk\, Ukraine (curated and participated) (2022)\, the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts\, Salzburg\, Austria (2021)\, LIA (Leipzig International Art)\, Leipzig\, Germany (2008). \nKhomenko’s works have been covered and reviewed by The New York Times\, The Brooklyn Rail\, The Washington Post\, The New Yorker\, The Art Newspaper\, and Frieze\, among others. She has taken part in panels and public talks at the MoMA\, NY\, NY (2022)\, the Eastern Connecticut State University\, Willimantic\, CT (2022)\, the James Gallery at CUNY\, NY (2023)\, the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts\, Tallahassee\, FL (2023)\, the Scandinavia House\, NY\, NY (2023). \nShe currently lives in New York City\, NY\, USA. \n  \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \n\n  Register
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/lens-of-the-witnesses-a-solo-show-of-lesia-khomenko/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T170000
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SUMMARY:Ukraine in the Coordinates of the Ottoman Empire through the Prism of Ottoman Archival Documents
DESCRIPTION:Андрій Живачівський \nУкраїна в координатах Османської держави крізь призму османських архівних документів \nОсманська держава протягом багатьох століть мала безпосередній кордон із землями теперішньої України. Зрештою\, різні реґіони України знаходились під владою османського султана. Історична пам’ять українців зображає османів як ворогів\, але стосунки українців з османами були не тільки ворожими. Це була столітня постійна взаємодія від конфронтації до співпраці та культурного обміну. На основі численних оригінальних османських документів\, знайдених доповідачем в архівах Стамбула та Європи покажемо як османці бачили нас українців\, а також через призму іншої – османської сторони\, подивимось на різні віхи та події спільної історії. Спробуємо спростувати міфи та стереотипи про Османську державу\, які побутують серед українців. \nАндрій Живачівський — історик. Протягом 2010–2012 років навчався в Центрі Східноєвропейських студій Варшавського університету\, а у 2011–2017 роках працював над кандидатською дисертацією в Інституті історії імені Тадеуша Мантейфеля Польської академії наук у Варшаві\, зосередивши дослідження на історії османської провінції Кефе у XVI–XVII століттях. Свої наукові вишукування він проводив в архівах Москви\, Кракова\, Бахчисарая\, Феодосії\, Києва\, Стамбула та Варшави. У 2014 році отримав стипендію від турецького уряду (TÜBİTAK) у Стамбулі. Автор низки наукових статей\, присвячених історії османського Криму\, Кримського ханату та кримських татар. Позаштатний науковий співробітник Інституту історії Польської Академії Наук та Центру медієвістичних студій. \nAndrii Zhyvachivskyi \nUkraine in the Coordinates of the Ottoman Empire through the Prism of Ottoman Archival Documents \nThe Ottoman Empire\, for many centuries\, had a direct border with the lands of present-day Ukraine. Indeed\, various regions of Ukraine at some point came under the rule of the Ottoman sultan. The historical memory of Ukrainians portrays the Ottomans as enemies\, but relations between Ukrainians and Ottomans were not only hostile. It was a centuries-long\, continuous interaction ranging from confrontation to cooperation and cultural exchange. Based on numerous original Ottoman documents discovered by the speaker in the archives of Istanbul and Europe\, we will show how the Ottomans viewed us\, Ukrainians\, and\, through the lens of the “other” — the Ottoman side — we will look at various milestones and events of our shared history. We will attempt to dispel myths and stereotypes about the Ottoman Empire that persist among Ukrainians. \nAndrii Zhyvachivskyi is a historian. He graduated from the Faculty of History at the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in Ivano-Frankivsk. He studied at the Center for East European Studies of the University of Warsaw (2010-2012)\, was working on his Ph.D. at The Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History\, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw (2011-2017)\, with a dissertation focusing on the Ottoman province of Kefe in the 16th-17th centuries. He conducted his research in the archives of Moscow\, Krakow\, Bakhchisaray\, Feodosia\, Kyiv\, Istanbul\, and Warsaw. He received a scholarship from the Turkish government\, TÜBİTAK\, in Istanbul in 2014. He is the author of several scholarly articles on the topic of Ottoman Crimea\, the Crimean Khanate\, and Crimean Tatars. \n  \nДоповідь відбудеться українською мовою.\nДискусія українською та англійською. \n  \nThe presentation will be held in Ukrainian.\nThe discussion will be in Ukrainian and English. \n \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \nRegister
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/ukraine-in-the-coordinates-of-the-ottoman-empire-through-the-prism-of-ottoman-archival-documents/
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SUMMARY:Ukrainian Music Initiative. Consonance: Ukrainian Composers and the Western Canon
DESCRIPTION:The Shevchenko Scientific Society is thrilled to welcome Ukrainian Music Initiative as they launch their second season back to where it all started.  You don’t want to miss contralto Vira Slywotzky\, cellist Valeriya Sholokhova\, pianist Pavlo Gintov and pianist Margarita Rovenskaya as they celebrate two centuries of musical dialogue and cultural exchange between Ukrainian composers and their counterparts further west in an all new program featuring works by Theodore Akimenko\, Oleg Bezborodko\, Dmytro Bortniansky\, Sergei Bortkiewicz\, Vladimir Dyck\, Bohuslav Martinu\, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Stefania Turkewich. \nUkrainian Music Initiative was created in 2025 to elevate Ukrainian classical music to its rightful place in the Western canon and to fill a significant gap in the US’ cultural and educational landscape. This is being accomplished by having skilled and knowledgeable musicians of Ukrainian heritage perform and educate about Ukrainian music and composers in accessible venues on a regular basis.  Ukrainian Music Initiative also collects and makes available music scores and composer biographies through various media.  Since its inaugural concert\, Ukrainian Music Initiative has performed to standing room only audiences throughout the US.  Come experience Ukrainian classical music at its finest at the iconic Shevchenko Scientific Society! This concert is presented by Vira + Friends in partnership with Shevchenko Scientific Society. \nArtWine wine-tasting reception to follow
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/ukrainian-music-initiative-consonance-ukrainian-composers-and-the-western-canon/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T170000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading by Mykola Vorobiov
DESCRIPTION:  \nМикола Воробйов народився 12 жовтня 1941 року на Черкащині. Один із фундаторів літературного угруповання “Київська школа”. Був замовчуваний і недрукований протягом 20 років після першої публікації в Черкаський газеті “Молодь”\, 1962 р.\, з передмовою Василя Симоненка. Учасник Міжнародного літературного фестивалю у Торонто\, Канада\, 1992 р. Лауреат літературних премій: імені Павла Тичини (1992)\, “Благовіст” (1993)\, “Приятелів Руху”\, США (1994)\, Національної премії України ім. Т. Г. Шевченка (2005). Автор багатьох поетичних збірок\, найновіші – Затонулі персні та Сходження (обидві 2024). В 1989 році на Державній студії “Укркінохроніка” було знято фільм “Майстер”\, який висвітлював творчий шлях Миколи Воробйова як поета-філософа та самобутнього маляра. \nМодерує: Д-р Марія Ревакович \nMykola Vorobiov was born on October 12\, 1941\, in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine. He is one of the founders of the literary group known as the Kyiv School. His first publication appeared in 1962 in the Cherkasy newspaper Molod\, with an introduction by Vasyl Symonenko. Soon thereafter\, Vorobiov was silenced and remained unpublished for nearly twenty years. He participated in the International Literary Festival in Toronto\, Canada\, in 1992. Vorobiov is the recipient of numerous literary awards\, including the Pavlo Tychyna Prize (1992)\, the Blahovist Prize (1993)\, the Friends of the RUKh Prize (USA\, 1994)\, and the National Taras Shevchenko Prize of Ukraine (2005). He is the author of many poetry collections; his most recent books are Zatonuli persni and Skhodzennia (both 2024). In 1989\, the documentary film Master was produced at the State Studio Ukrkinokhronika\, highlighting Mykola Vorobiov’s creative path as a poet-philosopher and an original painter. A volume of his selected poetry in English translation by Maria Rewakowicz\, Mountain and Flower\, was published by the Lost Horse Press in 2020. \nModerator: Dr. Maria G. Rewakowicz \nThe poetry reading will be held in Ukrainian. \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \nWatch the streamed event here \n  \nЧитання відбудеться українською мовою. \nРеєстрація обов’язкова. Рекомендована пожертва – 20 дол. \nПодію дивитися тут
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/poetry-reading-by-mykola-vorobiov/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T120000
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SUMMARY:Webinar. XLV  Annual Taras Shevchenko Scholarly Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh-A) and the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) \nOpening remarks \nVitaly Chernetsky (President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society/University of Kansas) \nSpeakers: \nShevchenko in Vilnius: Catalyst of Formation \nRory Finnin (University of Cambridge\, UK) \nRory Finnin is Professor of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Robinson College\, Cambridge. He launched the Cambridge Ukrainian Studies programme in 2008. His recent book is Blood of Others: Stalin’s Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (2022). He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. \nСлідчі справи кирило-мефодіївців як джерело Шевченкової текстології \nМихайло Назаренко (Київський національний університет ім. Т. Г. Шевченка) \nМихайло Назаренко – літературознавець\, кандидат філологічних наук\, доцент кафедри східнослов’янської філології та інформаційно-прикладних студій Навчально-наукового інституту філології Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Основні книжкові публікації: Поховання на могилі (Шевченкова біографія у фольклорі та фейклорі) (2006\, доп. і випр. видання — 2017)\, Крім «Кобзаря». Антологія української літератури. 1792–1883 (2021\, Національна премія імені Тараса Шевченка)\, Тілько істинна правда. З українських повір’їв (2025). Разом із Олександром Боронем упорядкував і прокоментував видання «Тарас Шевченко в критиці» (т. І–ІІ\, 2013–2016)\, «Тарас Шевченко у спогадах» (т. І\, 2023). \nTestaments to Memory: Examining the Re-Formations of Taras’ Hill \nGrace Mahoney (University of Michigan) \nGrace Mahoney is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan. She studies Ukraine through the lenses of literary studies\, cultural history\, memory studies\, translation\, and feminist theory. Recently she has assumed leadership of Lost Horse Press\, an independent literary press known for its Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry Series. \nDiscussant \nGeorge G. Grabowicz (Shevchenko Scientific Society/ Harvard University) \nRegistration Required – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ch8rV0GRScqdhFaOH6IUMw
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/webinar-xlv-annual-taras-shevchenko-scholarly-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260314T170000
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SUMMARY:“Kyivan Christianity”: The New Concept of Early Modern Religious History of Central and Eastern Europe
DESCRIPTION:Ivan Almes (Ukrainian Catholic University) \nThe presentation focuses on the concept and publishing series Kyivan Christianity\, which aims to reconceptualize the religious history (and broader cultural history) of Central and Eastern Europe from Kyiv’s perspective. During the event\, the historian from Lviv will present the research project implemented at UCU since 2012\, which has resulted in a 40-volume series published by UCU Press and aims to release 100 volumes. At the very heart of such research stands Kyiv as a religious center\, not Rome\, Constantinople\, or Moscow. From Kyiv\, the culture was spread to the north (up to the territory of Courland – modern Lithuania\, Latvia\, and Estonia)\, to the south (Slavo-Vlachia – modern Moldova and Northern Romania)\, to the west (Peremyshl and Mukachevo eparchies)\, and to the East (for example\, the Bilhorod eparchy). This tradition or culture has been preserved not only in visible forms such as St. Sophia Cathedral\, but also in narratives\, images\, songs\, architecture\, etc\, investigated by researchers from the perspective of Kyiv. \n  \nIvan Almes is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the Ukrainian Catholic University\, where he also serves as Director of the Ihor Skochylias Center for Religious Culture and Coordinator of the research program Kyivan Christianity. He is the editor-in-chief of the Kyivan Christianity publishing series\, issued by UCU Press. Almes has co-organized several international scholar conferences in Rome: in 2021 on the Zamość Sobor; in 2023 on St Josaphat Kuntsevych; and in 2024 on Kyivan Metropolitan Yosyf Veliamyn Rutsky. His most recent volume is In Search of Centres: Early Modern Kyivan Christianities (co-edited with Svitlana Potapenko\, Oksana Prokopyuk\, Vitalii Tkachuk\, and Valerii Zema; Böhlau Verlag\, Cologne\, 2026). Currently\, he is a visiting scholar at the Nanovic Institute of European History at the University of Notre Dame\, IN. \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \n\n  Register
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/kyivan-christianity-the-new-concept-of-early-modern-religious-history-of-central-and-eastern-europe/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T170000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Konstantin Frank\, Unlikely (Viti)cultural Hero?  The Legacy of Ukrainian Agriculture Science that Transformed American Winemaking
DESCRIPTION:Daniel J. Epstein (Harvard University) \nDr. Konstantin Frank\, born in Odessa in 1900\, became a path-breaking agricultural scientist of wine-making against difficult obstacles in Soviet-dominated Ukraine. He pioneered technologies to grow true European wine grapes (vinifera) in continental climate zones with cold winters\, previously thought impossible. He fled Ukraine at the end of World War II and eventually came to upstate New York with a large family and no English\, but eventually founded his own winery (still flourishing on Keuka Lake today). He taught Americans how to cultivate vinifera in any region (previously it had only been grown in California). Through his indomitable devotion\, Ukrainian agricultural scientific practices were adapted to spawn wine-growing industries in almost every state in America\, from upstate New York to Virginia to Texas to the Pacific Northwest. Could he be a new cultural hero for Ukraine in America? \nDaniel J. Epstein did his undergraduate degree in Slavic Studies at Harvard University\, and later continued on to receive his PhD in Government\, also from Harvard University.  His early work focused on political parties and elections in the wake of regime change in Eastern Europe and Latin America.  He has taught political science at the University of Rochester\, Colgate University and Texas Tech University\, and also served as a Fulbright Scholar in 2011.  Since 2021\, he has been a Lecturer on Government at Harvard University.  His research focus has shifted to nationalism and identity in times of war (he has traveled three times to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion.  He currently works at Harvard University’s Davis Center as Assistant Director for Scholars Without Borders\, an initiative to support scholars affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine. \n  \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \n\n  Register
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/dr-konstantin-frank-unlikely-viticultural-hero-the-legacy-of-ukrainian-agriculture-science-that-transformed-american-winemaking/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: War in My Home: When Conflict Becomes Everyday Life
DESCRIPTION:Paweł Pieniążek  \nExperienced reporter\, journalist\, and war correspondent \n“War in My Home” by Paweł Pieniążek describes the horrific\, unending reality of conflict\, often focusing on the Donbas region in Ukraine\, where war becomes a normalized part of daily life\, affecting civilians profoundly\, with Pieniążek sharing raw\, ground-level perspectives on survival\, disillusionment\, and the struggle to find meaning amidst continuous struggle\, showcasing how ordinary people endure extraordinary circumstances. \nPaweł Pieniążek is a journalist and non-fiction writer. He studies Russia\, Eastern Europe\, and Central Asia at Harvard University. Pieniążek has reported from Afghanistan\, Nagorno-Karabakh\, Iraq\, Syria\, and Ukraine\, capturing the human cost of conflict with rare empathy and precision. He is the author of several books\, including War in My Home: When Conflict Becomes Everyday Life (Znak Literanova\, 2025). His work has been nominated for the Ryszard Kapuściński Award for Literary Reportage\, and in 2019\, he received the MediaTory Award for excellence in journalism. In 2015\, he was a Poynter Fellow in Journalism at Yale University. \nModerator: Dr. Vitaly Chernetsky (President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society) \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \n\n  Register
URL:https://shevchenko.org/event/book-launch-war-in-my-home-when-conflict-becomes-everyday-life-znak-literanova-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T170000
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SUMMARY:Chornobyl as a Gateway to the Uncanny: Representing the Disaster First World Documentaries
DESCRIPTION:Tetyana Dzyadevych (University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign) \nOne of the most significant global consequences of the Russian war against Ukraine is the threat of ecological catastrophe posed by nuclear disaster. In February 2022\, as Russian military troops crossed the Ukrainian border from Belarus and occupied the Chornobyl nuclear power station\, the haunting memories of the 1986 disaster resurfaced. In that year\, the world learned that atomic energy\, which was once viewed as a peaceful alternative\, could be just as dangerous as nuclear weapons. With the occupation of both the Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear sites— the latter being the largest in Europe and among the ten biggest atomic stations in the world—fears of a global nuclear catastrophe emerged from a repressed collective memory. \nTetyana Dzyadevych is a researcher\, commentator\, and analyst of modern Ukrainian and Russian culture and literature. She was born and raised in Kyiv\, Ukraine. Tetyana received her education in Europe and the USA. Dr. Dzyadevych holds two PhD degrees: one from Maria Curie-Sklodowska University of Lublin in Poland\, and the other from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Dzyadevych has multiple publications on Slavic romanticism\, modernism\, and late Soviet and post-Soviet literature and culture. Her most current publication is Nostalgia\, Anxiety\, Politics: Media and Performing Arts\, from Egypt to Central-Eastern Europe\, Including Russia (2025). She is currently working on her monograph\, “Voices of Political Revival in Post-Soviet Russian and Ukrainian Cultural Field.” In the US\, she worked at UIC\, New College of Florida\, and Grinnell College and held a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University’s Davis Center. In the fall of 2024\, she joined the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. \nRegistration is required. Suggested donation is $20 \n\n  Register
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