The Willy Brandt Centre for German and European Studies, University of Wrocław
invites to the public lecture:
"Re-thinking Polish and Ukrainian Studies in the Context of the Ongoing Russia's War against Ukraine"
Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov
European University Viadrina, Director of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (Frankfurt / Oder, Germany)
Date: Oktober 24th, 2024, 14.00-16.00 (CET),
Location: Room 13, Willy Brandt Centre, ul.Strażnicza 1-3, Wrocław
Link: https://zoom.us/j/98666521131?pwd=DZWk4yGE8osOLGUl5CyIrRIwrlUSwn.1
Meeting ID: 986 6652 1131
Passcode: 619743
Information about the guest lecturer:
Dr. Andrii Portnov is Professor of Entangled History of Ukraine at the European University Viadrina and Director of the Viadrina Centre of Polish and Ukrainian Studies. He is also a founding director of PRISMA UKRAЇNA Research Network Eastern Europe in Berlin. His most recent book publications are: Dnipro. An Entangled History of a European City (Boston, 2022) and Polska i Ukraina: wspólna historia, asymetryczna pamięć (Berlin – Warszawa, 2023).
Upcoming lecture by Prof. Dr. Andrii Portnov on the topic «Re-thinking Polish and Ukrainian Studies in the Context of the Ongoing Russia's War against Ukraine" will present the results of preliminary observations and conclusions about the development of Polish and Ukrainian studies since February, 24, 2022.
The presentation will be focused on the teaching and research experience of the German Academia, on the ongoing theoretical debates and institutional changes. Special attention will be devoted to the newly established Viadrina Centre of Polish and Ukrainian Studies.
The lecture also intends to briefly introduce the audience to key concepts and events in the history of Ukraine related to the construction of Ukrainian statehood, Ukrainian ethnicity and Ukrainian identity.
Additionally, the lecture will consider vectors and prospects of transformation and development of German-Ukrainian and Polish-Ukrainian relations under the influence of the challenges of Russia's War against Ukraine.
This lecture is the second of a series of lectures on the topic "Ukraine between history and modernity: war challenges, historical narratives and a conflict of interpretations".
Moderator of the discussions: Prof. Sören Brinkmann
Organizer of the lecture series: Prof. Oksana Danylenko (Contact and questions: Adres poczty elektronicznej jest chroniony przed robotami spamującymi. W przeglądarce musi być włączona obsługa JavaScript, żeby go zobaczyć. )
Partner Institutions for these events: Coordination Center of the German Studies Center (ZDS) at Peking University, FU Berlin (Dr. Julia Kobzar)
The project is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The events will be held in a hybrid format (streamed on Zoom with English-Polish translation); additional information and links will be provided in separate announcements closer to the event.
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