Upcoming Events (2)
Free
New Speakers, New Identities: Ideologies of Conversion in Wartime Ukraine
Tue, 24 Mar 2026at12:00
Dr. Natalia Kudriavtseva investigates how and why Ukrainian language adoption intensified after 2014 and the 2022 invasion, drawing on biographical interviews with 21 individuals who became full-time Ukrainian speakers. Framing language shift through 'new speakerness,' the talk links identity, politics, and resistance in wartime Ukraine.
Free
Ukrainian-Russian Conundrum in Western Historiography
Tue, 31 Mar 2026at12:00
Dr. Volodymyr Kravchenko explores how Russia's war in Ukraine triggers a reassessment of former Soviet and Eastern European historiography. The talk traces postwar Ukrainian and Russian studies in North America and discusses their relevance for contemporary scholarship.