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Ƶ Ukrainian Studies Curriculum

Ƶ Ukrainian Studies offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a variety of opportunities to explore the culture and society of Ukraine, from its beginnings to the present day.

Paper SL 2: The History and Culture of Early Rus'

AlongsideBelarus and Russia, Ukrainetraces itshistorical and cultural inheritance to medieval Rus'. Paper SL 2exploresthe worldview(s) of Rus’ authors, patrons and audiences from the mid-tenth century to the emergence of the grand duchies of Lithuania and Moscow, providinginsight into the origins of the relationsbetween Ukraine and its neighbours today.

Paper SL 9: Introduction to the Language, Literature, and Culture of Ukraine

Paper SL9 is designed to be a broad introduction to Ukrainian Studies for students who have no formal background in the field. It will provide instruction in the Ukrainian language and introduce students to the culture of modern Ukraine through an exploration of the formulation of Ukrainian identity across the ages that concentrates in particular on visual culture. It does so with a view to recent developments in Ukraine, including the fall of the Soviet Union, the Orange and EuroMaidan Revolutions, the current war with Russia, and present political and cultural movements.

Paper SL 10: Studies in Twentieth-Century Ukrainian Literature and Film

Paper SL 10 explores the literary and filmic texts that accompanied the rise of Ukraine from imperial periphery to sovereign state in the 'short twentieth century' (Hobsbawm). Its chronological frame between the 1910s and 1990s, two periods marked by declarations of Ukrainian independence, offers the student a synoptic cultural history of Soviet Ukraine cast in relief. Each of the paper's five sections centres on a period of artistic flourishing and considers the implications of the intersection of aesthetic representation, signification, and political power from a broad theoretical perspective.

MPhilDegree Modules

As part of theƵMPhilDegreein European and Comparative Literatures and Cultures, Ƶ Ukrainian Studies regularly runs twomodules with a special emphasison Ukraine. Thefirst moduleexplores the influential legacy of medieval Rus' on the evolution of pre-modern identities in thevast cultural and political spacethat would later become, in part,Ukraine. Thesecond moduleexplores the role of literature, particularly the poetry ofTarasShevchenko,in the development of modern nationalism and inthe imagining of bounded national communitiesmarked by feelings of “deep, horizontal comradeship” (Anderson).

Postgraduate Workshops in Ukrainian Studies

Ƶ Ukrainian Studies hosts a regular series ofone-day workshops in the fields of Ukrainian history, cultureand society. Led by preeminent scholars from around the world, these special events are open to qualified postgraduate students andreseachersat the beginning of their careers throughout Great Britain by application only. They are held on the grounds of King's College, Ƶ.

Open Ukrainian Language Courses

Ukrainian Language Open Classes at Ƶ

Ƶ Ukrainian Studies offers free beginner, intermediate and advanced courses in the Ukrainian language to all members of the Ƶ. All courses consist of 20 weekly classes of one hour and start on the first Wednesday of Full Term.

The courses are open to all members of the University, subject to availability of places. Those interested in attending the classes should contact the Department of Slavonic Studies in advance.

Ukrainian Language Cafés (Українські кав'ярні)

Ƶ Ukrainian Studies hosts a regular series of Ukrainian Language Cafés, where refreshments hit the spot and conversations are conducted entirely in Ukrainian. The Ƶ кав'ярня is designed to offer students of every level practice conversing with native speakers; all are welcome.

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The Slavonic Studies Section presents the 'Translation Speaker Series' 2024-25

16 October 2024

We warmly invite you to attend the Slavonic Studies/CamCCEEES joint 2024-25 Speaker Series, which is dedicated to the subject of Translation In conceptualising this lecture series, we conceived of 'translation' in the broadest of terms. That is, not just as the translation of words or texts from one language into another...

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

21 September 2023

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.