The Ukrainian Studies Conference “Ukraine in the World” is envisaged as a new annual platform for researchers, educators, translators and academic centers shaping global knowledge about Ukraine. This…
Tag: Arts & Humanities
The future belongs to freedom — and it speaks Ukrainian: Event report from the event commemorating 150 years of the notorious Ems Decree and the persistent suppression of the Ukrainian language and identity by russia
By Jasper Medenwald On May 30, 1876, Russian Tsar Alexander II signed the so-called Ems Ukaz (Decree). This decree not only banned the import of literary works in…
Online, 27 May 2026 “Science First Hand” Lecture (in German): “A Contrastive Study of War Metaphors in Ukrainian and German Press Articles/Kontrastive Studie zu Kriegsmetaphern in ukrainischen und deutschen Pressetexten” by Dr. Larysa Kovbasyuk
Announcement THEMA: Kontrastive Studie zu Kriegsmetaphern in ukrainischen und deutschen Pressetexten VORTRAGENDE: Assoc. Prof., Dr. phil. Larysa Kovbasyuk, Staatliche Universität Cherson, Ukraine/PSI-Fellow 2023-2025 (funded by the Alexander von…
Forthcoming events
May 2026 4 May 2026, hybrid: GD 102, Gräfin-Dönhoff-Gebäude (GD), Europaplatz 1, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder) Kateryna Haertel: Majority-minority relations in Ukraine: State minority politics in a changed security…
Online, 19.03.2026 “Science First Hand” Lecture (in English): “Europe as Russian grey zone: The EU in Kremlin’s propaganda during the peace talks”, by Dr. Nataliia Steblyna
Announcement TOPIC: “Europe as Russian grey zone: The EU in Kremlin’s propaganda during the peace talks” SPEAKER: Dr. Nataliia Steblyna, Professor at the Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University…
LUKE Joint Call: apply by 15 May 2026
The Call aims to build research and innovation partnerships, with Ukraine as the central partner. It is jointly implemented by 13 funding parties, ensuring participation of 11 countries.…
Call for Papers for the Workshop: Ukrainian (Working) Lives – Vulnerabilities, Shifting Geographies, Resistance (Centre March Bloch, Berlin, 22 April 2026), submit by 20 February 2026
Scholars are inited to submit paper proposals, focusing on how russia’s war against Ukraine has reshaped working lives, labor, and forms of agency since 2014, particularly after the…
Online, 23.02.2026 “Science First Hand” Lecture (in German): “Cultural monuments as bearers of Ukrainian historical memory/ Kulturdenkmäler als Träger des ukrainischen historischen Gedächtnisses”
THEMA: Kulturdenkmäler als Träger des ukrainischen historischen Gedächtnisses VORTRAGENDE: Doktor der Geschichtswissenschaften Iryna Lavrova, Dozentin am Lehrstuhl für Tourismus und Recreation, Pryazovskyi Staatliche Technische Universität, Ukraine; Stipendiatin an…
The Martin Roth-Initiative: Facilitating shelter for Artists at Risk via temporary relocation to Germany – apply by 20 February 2026
The Martin Roth-Initiative, a joint initiative of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) and the Goethe-Institut, promotes and supports at-risk artists and cultural actors in cooperation with national and…
Online, 28 January 2026: “Science First Hand” Lecture on “Language, War, and Maritime Safety: Communication, Risk, and Navigation in the Black Sea Region of Ukraine” by Prof. Dr. Iryna Shvetsova
Announcement (This lecture will be held in English) TOPIC: Language, War, and Maritime Safety: Communication, Risk, and Navigation in the Black Sea Region of Ukraine SPEAKER: Prof. Dr.…