March 2024
- 02.03, 17:00 – 19:00, GMT-2, New York, USA
Report “Ukrainian Archives in the Challenges of War and Preservation of Memory” presented by Dr. Maryna Paliienko, head of the Department of Archival Science and Special Branches of History at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Organised by the Shevchenko Scientific Society.
- 06.03, London, UK
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies: Bruno Schulz and the Jewish-Polish-Ukrainian Triangle. Prof. Stanley Bill and Dr Vira Tsupyk will join Dr Uilleam Blacker to discuss Schulz’s origins in the multicultural context of Galicia and the complex ways in which he is viewed in Poland, Ukraine and beyond. The event will also celebrate the publication of Stanley Bill’s recent translations of Schulz, Nocturnal Apparitions, published with Pushkin Press. Stanley Bill is Professor of Polish Studies at the University of Cambridge. Dr Vira Tsypuk is British Academy Research Fellow at The Courtauld Institute of Art. She works on Ukrainian-British cultural relations in the late nineteenth – first half of the twentieth centuries. She is researcher in history (art history) and sociology, art curator. She is the author of the project and curator of a permanent exhibition in the Drohobych Museum “Bruno Schulz and his city”.
- 8.03, 7 p.m. MST, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Annual Shevchenko Lecture “UKRAINIAN CULTURAL TREASURES UNDER THREAT FROM RUSSIAN AGGRESSION: Losses, Protections, and Repatriation” with Ihor Ostash. Since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine, eight of the UNESCO World Heritage treasures in Ukraine have come under the threat of destruction. In the past two years of escalated war on Ukraine’s territory, 872 cultural heritage sites and 1,907 cultural infrastructure entities have suffered destruction, and damage sustained by over 630 places of worship. To safely preserve Ukraine’s museum collections, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine evacuated 43 museums and preserves. Extraordinary efforts have been expended toward protecting Ukrainian cultural heritage, particularly by UNESCO.
- 14.03, – , ET, online
Expert info session on the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the European Union’s reference program for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. Registration is available under the link.
- 14.03, 5-6:30 p.m. MT, University of Alberta, Canada
Exhibit “Destroyed Temples”. In partnership with the Maidan Museum (Kyiv), Canadian Institute of Advanced Studies hosts the photo exhibit depicting the damage and destruction wreaked upon various places of worship in Ukraine as a result of the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine. The programm of the Exhibit reception includes an informative walk-through with the Maidan Museum’s Director Ihor Poshyvailo to learn more about the history and context of the Destroyed Temples exhibit.
- 14-16.03, Alberta, Canada & online
Conference “Religion and War in Ukraine: The Political, the Public, and the Possible”. This international, interdisciplinary conference takes stock of the profound impact of war on religious life in Ukraine since the invasion and launches an international conversation about the role the range of religious groups in Ukraine – Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim—can play after the war. The conference will also include the opening of an exhibition, “Destroyed Temples of Ukraine.” Hosted by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, in cooperation with the Working Group on Lived Religion in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
- 14-15.03, online
- Part 1: Beyond Words: Examining the Role of Popular Culture in Communicating War
- Part 2: War Discourse and Public Opinion: The Re-actualisation of Performativity in Digital Media during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
- 14-15.03, Bonn
DAAD workshop Intercultural competence Ukraine (30). German-Ukrainian university and academic relations have been growing steadily for years. This workshop will help you to recognize the stumbling blocks in your work, to avoid them and/or to clarify misunderstandings. With regard to the current situation, the knowledge gained and the techniques practiced should also facilitate access to refugee students.
- 19.03, SaskTel Theatre, Remai Modern, 102 Spadina Cres E, Saskatoon, Canada
Public Talk “Identity War in Ukraine: Resilience Amidst Devastation”. Canadian Institute of Ukraine Studies presents a talk by cultural activist, ethnologist, museologist, cultural manager, art curator, and Maidan Museum Director Ihor Poshyvailo as he explores the stark reality of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. His presentation will spotlight the extensive assault on Ukraine’s heritage, particularly its religious sites, and Ukrainian resilience in the face of this destruction.
- 19-20.03, Zürich, Switzerland
- 21-22.03, Jena, Germany
DGO Annual Conference “Imperial rule and colonial experience in Eastern Europe”. The annual conference will discuss the extent to which postcolonial approaches to empire research provide new insights for explaining politics and society in Eastern Europe. The focus will be on the relationship between empire and violence, integration and disintegration as well as the promise of prosperity and identity. Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych and historian Botakoz Kassymbekova will kick off the event with a talk on the biographical and historical dimensions of imperial rule and colonial experience.
- 21.03, 19:00, Central library, Düsseldorf, Germany
Gesprächsrunde: Ukraine im Fokus: Drei Frauen – Dokumentarfilm
- 28.03, London/ Online (free)
Ukrainian Institute London, An expert panel: Global environmental challenges: lessons from Ukraine. Chair: Sasha Dovzhyk, editor, London Ukrainian Review. Ukraine is a pioneer in bringing the acts of ecocide into the discussion of justice in the context of war. The lessons of Ukraine are thus of vital importance to those parts of the world that suffer from environmental damage in the context of armed conflicts, climate breakdown, and other crises. Speakers:
- Marjukka Porvari, environmental policy expert, Ukraine Service, European Commission
- Jojo Mehta, co-founder and CEO, Stop Ecocide
- Anna Ackermann, climate and energy policy analyst
- Bart Gruyaert, Project Director, Neo-Eco Ukraine
- 28-30.03, New York, USA
Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, held annually in New York City, celebrates its fifth season. This year’s theme is Crossing Borders, spotlighting Ukrainian chamber/ensemble works created and played beyond the geographical borders of Ukraine, as well as pieces that engage with new art forms and genres. All the composers presented as part of this year’s festival have lived and worked outside Ukraine for reasons ranging from emigration to education, employment, escape, and exile.
As part of this theme, UCMF will be honoring the Ukrainian-American composer Virko Baley, who turns 85 this year, and will be in attendance. The programs include world premieres by Baley, Mykhailo Chedryk, and Olga Zaitseva-Herz, plus six North American premieres. Many of the performers are Ukrainian by birth or heritage; ensembles include the NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble and string quartet The Rhythm Method. See the complete list of programs and performers here.
April 2024
- 8.04, Vienna (Anmeldung erfordelich bis 3.04.2024)
Russlands Krieg Gegen die Ukraine, mit Misha Glenny, Tanja Maljartschuk, Emil Brix, Wolfgang Mueller, Oksana Stavrou, Holger Hestermeyer, Alfred F. Praus. Eine höchkarätige Runde diskutiert über den russisch-ukrainischen Krieg und seine rechtlichen, politischen und geschichtlichen Implikationen. Programm
- 10.04, Kyiv & online
The Ukrainian Forum for International Education, organized by the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine, is a large-scale educational event that brings together key experts to expand educational opportunities in Ukraine for foreign citizens. The vectors of the Forum’s work include innovations in legislation on admission and organization of the educational process for foreigners;new scholarship opportunities for foreign students in Ukraine; ensuring the quality of higher education in Ukraine; statistics of foreign students studying in Ukraine during martial law; best practices of internationalization of higher education and other issues of international education in Ukraine.
- 14.04, 11:00, Bayreuth, Germany
Exhibition “Alexander Chekmenev | DONBASS – Photographic memories from 1994 onwards” with a guided tour in Ukrainian. The photographic memories show portraits of people who go about their daily lives alone and in groups, in urban and rural areas. On display are original photographs from the series “Donbass”, “Passport”, “Black & White Luhansk”, “Faces of War” and “EASTER”, which were taken after 1994. They show portraits whose aesthetics are influenced by studio photography. The person is at the center of the picture and the background appears like a canvas, reminiscent of a stage set. Alexander Chekmenev is one of Ukraine’s most influential photographic artists. His photographic portraits have been shown in exhibitions in the USA, France, England, Belgium, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland and Germany and are represented in the art collections of the Center Pompidou (Paris), the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. The exhibition is on display until 09.06.20224.
- 18.04, London (free)
Ukrainian Institute London, An expert panel (in Ukrainian): Українські жінки: суспільне та політичне лідерство в контексті війни та відновлення України. Спікерки: Тамара Марценюк, Олеся Хромейчук. Модераторка: Ольга Совенко. Реалії війни у значній мірі вплинули на суспільну, політичну та економічну активність українських жінок, як всередині країни, так і за межами України. Незважаючи на дедалі зростаючу роль жінок в усіх ключових сферах суспільного життя в Україні, питання гендерної рівності та протидії дискримінації за ознакою статі досі є актуальними для українського соціуму. Під час розмови буде розглянуто формування української жіночої агентності. Учасники також поміркують про жінок-лідерок і тріщини в «скляній стелі» економічного та політичного сектору в Україні. Чи відкриває війна нові вікна можливостей для жінок? Яким ми бачимо новий соціальний порядок повоєнної України? Цей захід проходить в рамках серії подій Українського Інституту у Лондоні, націлених на об’єднання української активної спільноти в Британії для допомоги Україні.
- 19.04, Berlin, Germany
Benefiz-Operngala „Rebuild Ukraine“. The event is being held under the patronage of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Co-patron is the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. Promoter: Harald Christ Stiftung für Demokratie und Vielfalt
- 19.04, Opernhaus, Leipzig, Germany
June 2024
- 10-12.06, Tutzing
TechCamp Bavaria in Tutzing on “Building Resilience in an Era of Disinformation”, organized by the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing.
TechCamp is a U.S. Department of State initiative that brings together leading technologists and subject-matter experts to provide training for a diverse group of participants. TechCamp is a highly collaborative, hands-on event composed of brainstorming sessions, small group discussions, and training workshops that result in innovative solutions to real challenges you face in your work. Application is open until 22.03.2024 under the link.
- 11-12.06, Berlin
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024 (URC 2024).
- 12-13.06, Vienna, Austria
Training on capacity building for international cooperation between Ukraine and Austria. The National Erasmus+ Agency in Austria and OeaD Austria in cooperation with the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine (ILIR) are organizing an offline training to build and strengthen cooperation between Ukrainian and Austrian institutions in the field of higher education and science on June 12-13, 2024 in Vienna (Austria).
- 13-15.06, Zakarpats’ka oblast, Ukraine
International conference UOHA-2024 “Oral history in wartime: academic knowledge and the researcher’s responsibility”, organized by the Ukrainian Oral History Association (UOHA). The conference will take place on the grounds of and with the support of Uzhhorod National University and Zakarpattia Museum of Folk Architecture and Life (Uzhhorod, Ukraine), the Huculak Chair in Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada), and the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory (Kyiv, Ukraine). Applications for participation in the conference will be accepted until March 15, 2024 under the link.
- 27-30.06, Ukraine
Inaugural Annual Conference“RE(KN)OWN REGION(S) from WITHIN” of the RUTA Association for Central, South, Eastern Europe, Baltic, Caucasus, Central and Northern Asia Studies in Global Conversation. The congress in June 2024 will be a kick-off event, aiming to open up perspectives that critically reflect imperial power and academic structures and thus strengthen decolonial approaches. russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has made it clear how much the destructiveness of imperial ideologies has been underestimated, even by some experts on Eastern Europe. CfP: Proposals of panels and roundtables must be submitted by 15 March 2024. Donate to support the organisation of this conference here.
- 28-29.06, University of Passau, Germany
Interdisciplinary Workshop “Ukrainian Refugees in Germany and the United States after the War: Implications for Global Refugee Policy”. Funded by the Stiftung Deutsch-Amerikanische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen (SDAW/ Foundation on German-American Academic Relations), this interdisciplinary workshop is designed to generate comparative critical insight and expertise on Ukrainian migration and integration in Germany and the United States as case studies for the examination of global refugee policies. Papers are invited that provide critical perspectives on legal and social policies guiding Ukrainian refugee admission and (temporary or longer-term) integration into Germany and the United States, the relationship of Ukrainians to other refugee and migrant populations, as well as their representation and treatment in both countries. Please send a 300-word paper abstract and a 150-word biographical statement as one PDF-file by February 15, 2024 to Grigoleit-Richter.Grit@uni-passau.de and Claudia.Sadowski-Smith@asu.edu. A limited number of travel allowances (200 EUR) is available to PhD candidates/part-time or contingent faculty. Please indicate the need for a travel allowance when submitting the abstract.
September 2024
- 11-13.09, Dubrovnik, Croatia
EEGA Annual Conference “Unfinished Statebuilding and Contested Democracies,” in Cooperation with the RSA Central and Eastern Europe Conference 2024. The united aim is to combine both – historically informed research and current political issues in Southeastern Europe. The conference is less devoted to strictly historical issues but offers a global and policy oriented approach. The conference zeroes in on a curated selection of themes that hold paramount importance for the region amidst the current geopolitical landscape.
The Call for Proposals is now open until the 16th of April 2024 and abstract submissions until the 14th of May 2024.
- 26-27.09, Saarbrücken, Germany
Save-the-Date for the next conference: Days of Ukraine in Saarland and DUAG Annual Meeting in Saarbrücken, including the Final of the UKRAINET PhD Thesis Presentation Contest (apply by 1 April)
Video-recordings of some past events/ relevant YouTube channels:
- The Making of Modern Ukraine: A Free Online Course from Professor Timothy Snyder, Yale University
- H-Ukraine: H-net’s network dedicated to promoting and advancing scholarly contributions to the field of Ukrainian studies
- German-Ukrainian Academic Society: Science First Hand Lecture Series and other videos
- Entangled History of Ukraine, European University Viadrina/ PRISMA UKRAЇNA
- Ukrainian Research Institute Harvard University
- Deutsch-Ukrainische Historikerkommission (DUHK)
- Ukrainian Institute London
- Events of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
- The Shevchenko Scientific Society (USA)
- The Shevchenko Scientific Society of Canada
- List of other relevant information events and webinars