CIUS History
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
CIUS
Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (CFUS) annual meeting
The annual meeting took place in Winnipeg
Canada—Ukraine Business Initiative (CUBI)
The World Congress of Ukrainians in Lviv
Part 16: Discussion directed by Jars Balan
Religion and Culture Program
Canadian Prairies
Church
CIUS conference audio (Part 16 of 16) Outline of presentation: What structure? (JPH) Partnerships necessary with Saskatoon and Winnipeg (the Ukrainian centers). Apply for grants in different provinces. We should strike an initiative group. (Jars Balan) We really need to do a much more thorough review of what has been done. The search can be expanded by volunteer labor. (Frances Swyripa) It’s a good idea to get started. Start to show what you will do differently. A quick and easy way to start is to start a website for the project. That way info you do have gets immediately posted. Thomas Nahachewsky’s database is a good place to start. Pilot project will need to concentrate on the new stuff – the training, etc. The project has to decide new material and/or new material. (Marusia Petryshyn) All projects start with an idea. You need a few people – half a dozen at the most. Go slow with an idea. Start in Alberta. Wait for the others. Collect the books. Contact architects, painters. Eventually you also need money. We should contact Teresa, the daughter of Anna Baran. (Peter Savaryn) Hard thoughts: What you do, you do. The rest is just talk. (Nick Ochotta) Establish technical committee. (Ostap Skrypnyk) John Lehr and Ed Ledohowski decided to form a Manitoba Working Group or contact group. Keep everyone aware. Things could be done once we get the technical standards. (Ed Ledohowski) Have the pilot project also collect existing materials. (Marusia Petryshyn) A low tech manual of instruction would be worth developing even now. A preliminary form. Something in hard form. The Manitoba people could produce one fairly quickly. (Stella Hryniuk) What are the legal requirements for putting stuff on web, on databases? Coordinating effort should deal with these issues. (Thomas Nahachewsky) Worried about the scope of the project. Terms of reference. Parish life? List of priests? We can get excited about social history, etc., but it may be too much. First committee needs to set up the terms of reference. (Ostap Skrypnyk) What is the technical architecture of the project? This is not a step-by-step project, but something done in parallel. Lets move and things should come together into a master plan. (Bohdan Hrynyshyn) We will need some official permission/blessing from the consistories to help us, to be partners in reaching the community. (Roman Yereniuk) Archives and other institutions would probably be happy to give us permissions when we provide money and manpower? (Frances Swyripa) We should offer training not only to students but volunteers. (Brian Cherwick) Put up links to the websites that we had today, put up the PowerPoint presentations, Frances’ survey, etc. right from today. (Anne-Marie Decore) In point form: •Obtain blessings of ecclesiastical authorities •Formation of initiative group based in Edmonton/CIUS •Preliminary database of existing materials, projects, archival sources, publications •Establish website for project, chat room, with blog, links to existing sources •Apply for U of A grant •Conduct pilot project •Develop questionnaire/template for gathering material •Develop training program for fieldworkers – students and volunteers •Develop training program for fieldworkers – students and volunteers •Identify potential partners, repositories •Establish technical committee – architecture of database •Establish provincial working groups •Develop manual for local congregations/groups (low tech handbook) •Need for legal direction/copyright advice •Establish terms of reference defining scope of the project, its short-term and long-term objectives •Need to work on parallel thrusts Outline found in this PDF
John-Paul Himka, Frances Swyripa, Ostap Skrypnyk, John Lehr, John Sokolowski, Ed Ledohowski, Stella Hryniuk, Roman Yereniuk, Gloria Romaniuk, Bohdan Hrynyshyn, Peter Holloway, Natalie Kononenko, Marusia Petryshyn, Thomas Nahachewsky, Jars Balan
Part 15: Customized Database for Church-Related Digital Photographs
CIUS conference audio (Part 15 of 16) Outline of presentation: Churches are not just buildings – they are also people. He is very enthusiastic about churches. He’s prepared an internet database. Admires Ed Ledohowski’s site. The evolution of his database. He has documented over 1200 churches in the prairie provinces. The public would log on differently than a controlled researcher. The database has to be searchable. He can search by date of construction, for example. A wiki model. Photos over time. Searchable by area, by architectural features (number of domes, e.g.), name of church. Use subcommittees, say church architecture subcommittee, cemetery subcommittee, etc. to develop the kind of information to collect. Researchers should carry a scanner. People will bring out documents, photos, etc. Example of how much a single shot of the interior can tell us. And then by comparison with later photos. Dump as much in the database as possible and let the researchers play. We can do this website right now. In short order. Position of cemetery in relation to the church. 5:00-6:00: Wrap-Up Discussion and Brain-Storming Outline found in this PDF
Thomas Nahachewsky
Part 14: Digital Databases: Examples and Sources of Funding
CIUS conference audio (Part 14 of 16) Outline of presentation: hard copy (printouts from web) Interaction of content and digital development – something that needs to be worked out. Various scholarly disciplines (religious studies, history, art history, musicology, folklore, geography, sociology, ethnic studies, anthropology, architecture), tourism, politics. Librarians and curators will be helpful in developing classifications, subject areas, categories. They have experience in this. Definition of categories will be iterative. Inclusion of disciplines has to be thought out. Think about who your users will be and purposes (research, teaching). You will need a searchable database, not just browsable. If a preservation project, how would a museum deal with it? Take into account the experience of the UCHV. See their lists, procedures. As the content becomes clearer, it will require thinking about the digital end. Clarify what users will want, and how can they access the information they want most effectively? Use of “shopping carts.” You have to figure what is in and what is out (film, photos, etc.). Management – not a project so big that it can’t be done. It has to be sculpted, having firm criteria of what is included, what is not. Clarify site objectives, scope. Possible to start with a process website – who’s involved, results of this conference. Perhaps a need for a wiki site. Financing: federal govt (Canada Heritage Applied Research), Telus New Media Learning Fund, Telus foundation. Because it’s an interprovincial plan it should be eligible for various funding. Multicultural program, no set deadlines. Community Memories program. Gateway Fund. Summer student fund. Heritage Community foundation (managed by Nena Jocic). Websites that have churches – the Manitoba project is good. Leopolis. Outline found in this PDF
Marusia Petryshyn, Shawn Blais Skinner
Part 13: Announcements by John-Paul Himka
CIUS conference audio (Part 13 of 16) Short announcement by John-Paul Himka
John-Paul Himka
Part 12: Open Discussion Directed by Frances Swyripa
CIUS conference audio (Part 12 of 16) Outline of presentation: Change of chair because JPH wanted to continue writing up the discussion. Need to do a survey of what’s already out there. (Ostap Skrypnyk) Churches were torn down, closed, burned down. Catholic church wants to preserve heritage and identity. But it comes down to priorities. From the church’s point of view, the parish community is what is to be served. Sometimes in these small communities, fixing up the church takes up too much time and energy, limiting their faith time. The church is worried about the salvation of the community. The building should be for the community, not the other way around. Sometimes only 5 people at a service, sometimes only 1. The Church would like to have a foundation that would have a lot of money and preserve all the churches, but there is no such thing now. It is also important to preserve the heritage. The minutes of meetings and bills would provide valuable information (minute books and financial records). Clergy are an important source. They go out there, perform services, visit the cemeteries. Metropolitan Lawrence also has many photos and videos of his visits – parishioners give him copies. Now he is being given DVDs of services. Old liturgical services are important. Brazil has a similar experience, though much harder. Brazilians have different carols. Different variants of music. Comparative angles. (Metropolitan Lawrence) Putting too much info on the web could raise security issues. (Oksana) We could restrict access. (Bohdan Hrynyshyn) Need to collect contact information. Not easy at all. In some cases the only person who is in anyway responsible might be the German farmer next door who cuts the grass. Contacts are aging – he reads the obituaries to see if the guys who opened the churches haven’t passed away. (Jars Balan) We tried to record everything in full complexity. It’s too much even for students. We have to work on two levels – a research/archival tier which needs a full database and a public level that has been processed by scholars. (Natalka Kononenko) From Regina. Has a bit of a plan of his own and is looking to merge projects. His project coming from the (Ukrainian Orthodox) church out rather than from scholars. Already when he first began to be interested in these things, he saw ten-inch trees on cemeteries. He would like more technical help, advice about proper documentation. It would be good to be part of a larger, directed project. Not just students but retired professional people. Importance of volunteers. How do we coordinate? avoid duplication? There needs to be some kind of coordinating body laying out a plan of action. Needed: determining the tools, assisting in training. (Yaroslav Lozowchuk) She remembers how the community was split over saving the Portage la Prairie church. Diocese should help with conflict resolution. The best contacts, in her experience, are old women. Excellent materials in Ukraine – archives of Sheptytsky. Archives of Sister Servants also in Ukraine. (Stella Hryniuk) This is a project in lieu of preservation. But many conversations go back to physical preservation. Visual? or also archival? documentation? thorough? or documentation restricted to visual culture. (Frances Swyripa) We need a committee with a representative from each area. Digital storage is a very difficult issue right now. Shortages of digital storage at the U of A. Not just buying, but upkeep, back up. (Natalka Kononenko) We should restrict ourselves to digital, not materials. We can go beyond the university for cheap storage. (Bohdan Hrynyshyn) Need to go through church boards. 6-7 of these generally run with one clergyman so you can have a meeting with reps and the clergyman. Have one team going in, or risk more distrust. (Sylvia Chinery) Her experience – people demanded to be included in the project (historic buildings in 1970s project). (Frances Swyripa) Every medium will have issues. You have to plan resources for update and maintenance of data. Otherwise you will lose things one way or another. Need to plan for that. (Lee Ramsdell) 4:00-5:00: Technical Aspects, Part 2
Part 11: Making Virtual Reality Tours of Ukrainian and Canadian Churches
CIUS conference audio (Part 11 of 16) Outline of presentation: Virtual Reality Movies used in Ukrainian ethnographic research, spatial stuff. Used a parabolic mirror attached to a digital camera. Computer software can generate that into a panorama, which can be made into a VR movie. You can have hot spots on the VR movie where you can click and get an enlargement. www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/. He decided to find out how long it would take to do a VR of St. Anthony’s. It took six hours total, 90 minutes of filming, 4.5 hours at computer. They have actual 3-minute interviews on line. Talking about people buried in the cemetery. Examples of VR movies. [Lots of oohs and ahs from the audience.] VR excellent for artifacts and vestments. You can rotate things. See the Kunda ceramics section of the website. It takes about 36 shots to do an object. The techniques are described on the website itself. direct links to the Alberta Churches and Ukrainian Churches on the "uvp" web site: http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/pages/media/abchurches/ http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/uvp/pages/media/churches/ 2:30-3:30: What Kind of Information Do We Need to Gather? Outline found in this PDF
Peter Holloway, Natalie Kononenko
Part 10: Technical and Photographic Aspects
CIUS conference audio (Part 10 of 16) Outline of presentation: Google Maps: Byzantine Rite Churches in Alberta. We can use a GPS unit to get exact coordinates. Google Maps gives directions. Roughly 92 GC churches, 74 Ukrainian Orthodox, 24 OCA, 22 Russian Orthodox in Alberta. You can zoom in on Google Maps. Now most signs give English-only names. This poses some problems. Likes to shoot in natural light. He has them shut off all artificial light. He uses 2 dpi for the web. He shoots in RAW format. He does huge pictures – they could be poster size. Storage is now cheap, about a dollar a gig. High resolution aerial photographs of UCHV, with churches marked by Google Map. Importance of good documentation. Spasa Moskalyk, parish founded 1902, church 1924. In bad condition. Wonderful acoustics (someone was playing tsymbaly when he visited). Only the bell tower has been repaired. Weather and lighting: the working season is April-September. Manual setting. High resolution (300+ dpi). Variety of lenses. Limited knowledge of local history, no information in the public domain, disappearance of Ukrainian language. Absence of Ukrainian culture (esp. vyshyvani rushnyky). Single repository that can be accessed from everywhere in the world. Model of information structure. Structure attributes. Architecture model “web cloud.” E-document storage, databases, website, administrative budget. Benefits – documentation. Outline found in this PDF
Bohdan Hrynyshyn
Part 9: Building on and Learning from What's Been Done (discussion)
CIUS conference audio (Part 9 of 16) Outline of presentation: Directed by Frances Swyripa Ed Ledohowski also knows an art photographer from Massachusetts who has been taking the churches. Looking for a repository for his work. Faith vs. heritage. Funding – can we get the same today? Manageability, duplication. (Frances Swyripa) Modeling a project the way we did made it possible to include volunteers. This is a project with time running out. People are dying, losing their memories. Maybe there’s a 10-year window to do this. (Stella Hryniuk) The students had a guidebook on how to take the photographs, in what order. They had also black velvet for photographing objects. (Roman Yereniuk) Set up a field school in connection with the Folklore Center to work on this project. They would get training in field methodology. (Natalka Kononenko) Maybe this could be done in conjunction with History and Classics. (Frances Swyripa) Or HUCO or Library. (Natalka Kononenko) Oral history at this stage is risky. Memories are jumbled. Parish archives are lost or sitting molding in someone’s basement. Chasing congregational records is not easy. There is little info on material history in church archives. Ukrainian newspapers are useful in this regard, esp. in early years – correspondences about churches. Artistic photography and paintings important, but also documentary archival photography. (Jars Balan) Aerial photos – the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village has some, that are relevant to their own buildings. Provincial govt has internships through Athabasca U, U of Calgary. (Stefan Sokolowski) Ukrainian Village has three churches. They have very detailed reports about them (materials, etc.). Bobersky photographs in Oseredok, Winnipeg. Thinks Ukrainian halls should also be included. Some cemeteries are not related to churches. Not only the prairies but Ontario. Film on Saskatchewan grave maker on YouTube. (Peter Melnycky) We should restrict to religious objects. (Frances Swyripa) Bobersky photos are bizarrely coded and hardly described. U of A did some itinerary of the collection, but it’s not a very usable collection. She is now visiting churches in Alberta and is impressed by some of the archival improvement introduced by Metropolitan Lawrence. The context is very important – the spirituality. There is a large Lipinsky collection looking for a home. (Gloria Romaniuk) UCAMA has black-and-white photos taken by Mr. Jopyk in the 1970s, also paintings by Pani Iwanets (already digitally photographed). Are digital methods safe for preservation? (Michelle Tracey) Since we will be working with young people, students, we have to be aware of distinctions between faith, theology, spirituality. The latter – the personal connection – will interest and motivate students the most today. This was not addressed in their project, although they did have people interested in the institutional church, theology, belief. All of these aspects have to be addressed. More than “religion.” Sometimes there are halls where churches used to be. Winnipeg Tribune photos and descriptions are in U of M archives – valuable stuff there. (Stella Hryniuk) Lots in the consistory archives of the Orthodox church in Winnipeg. Perhaps a proper archive could result from this project. (Sandy Sawchuk) UCAMA is trying to build a safe environment and would be a proper archive in the future. (Michelle Tracey) The Russo-Orthodox are warm, but they will be suspicious. Who is asking? What will it be used for? She herself is connected with this church. She knows that people are not aware of the value of what they have. The project would be a learning experience for people. She has church archives in her own home! (Sylvia Chinery) How should we go about making contact with the rural communities? (Frances Swyripa) Even if we just identify what has been done, it will be a great thing. We must also identify who can help us with this project. We also have to identify the sources of funds. Alberta govt promises money for cultural projects – get them while they’re being offered. (Peter Savaryn) Perhaps compile a list of methodologies to develop a template. Cooperation between projects in Manitoba was important – this project should do the same. And avoid duplication. Don’t redo Ed’s project where Ed’s doing it. Devolution important to management. (Brian Cherwick) Should we put everything on line? (Frances Swyripa) The community will like digital resources, genealogy people, historical background of family. If it’s digitized, it’s available all over. (Anne-Marie Decore) And more. 1:30-2:30: Technical Aspects, Part 1 Outline found in this PDF
CIUS conference audio (Part 8 of 16) Outline of presentation: Stella Hryniuk prepared text exists How the book they wrote, Monuments of Faith, developed. In the 1980s there was not only the problem of abandonment, but also vandalism, security, disrepair. For Stella, the destruction by fire of her grandfather’s church was a real wake-up call. The three authors received a large grant from Manitoba to do the book (roughly 10,000 CAD in 1987). The government was interested in funding a project, but not through a faith-based group. The authors hired students and worked on the project for three years. There was a training process. Students usually stayed through two summers. They were passionate. About 2/3 of them are still involved in Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian historical projects of some sort to this day. (The students are now already 20 years older.) They identified 140 Ukrainian churches and 20 other East European churches. In the end they did full documentation of 40 churches. Slides of exterior, interior, objects, cemeteries; inventory forms; oral histories; popular histories and brochures; architectural plans (floor plans, elevations). Also, on the side, maps of the areas. Identified all the Winnipeg churches, but most of their churches were rural. They had to rely on local assistance to put up students, etc. Regular reports, updates, communication with govt. Roman Yereniuk slide presentation (analog slides from 1989) We got separate funds for students [like STEP]. They did a second phase in 1993. There are about 40 inches of filing. 5000 slides. They had a system of how to do slides. Over 200 slides per church. They called themselves the Manitoba East European Heritage Society so that they could include Russo-Orthodox, etc. They have assisted parishes with their own parish histories later on. There was a need to break the ice originally in the communities. Did a slide presentation to the parish first to show the kind of work they do. They actually saved a church, the Church of the Resurrection in Dauphin. They recorded plashchanytsi, church books [some have marginal inscriptions], embroideries, church basements. The slides have been well preserved, using the technology then available. Outline found in this PDF
Stella Hryniuk, Roman Yereniuk
CIUS conference audio (Part 7 of 16) Outline of presentation: An overview of what’s going on in Manitoba. Has provided a cd for each participant. Manitoba did inventories, divided the province into survey districts (number), gave different kinds of building a code (letter). Examples of inventory forms. As they improved the forms, they made it easier for non-architects to use. Sanctuary will need standardized inventory forms, so these examples will be useful. They had a statistical scoring method to find the most important buildings to preserve. [They used paper forms.] They also did individual building studies, area studies, studies of a particular kind. The inventory of Ukrainian churches was turned into a nice coffee table book by Stella Hryniuk. There are lists of municipally and provincially designated heritage sites, including Ukrainian religious structures. EL made a definitive list of Ukrainian religious structures in Manitoba (about 500!). The Manitoba Prairie Churches Initiative got money from Welch’s (50,000 USD). With matching and stuff, they started their project with 200,000 CAD. This is an NGO composed of three people. www.prairiechurches.ca. Online photo gallery organized by ethnicity. Reports also on line. Tourism. EL is involved with tourism. They hold an annual fall field trip. This develops local experts. Self-guided driving tour. Outline found in this PDF
Ed Ledohowski
CIUS conference audio (Part 6 of 16) Outline of presentation: Interesting additional information on graveyards, crosses (much discussion of three-barred crosses). (Bohdan Hrynyshyn, Jars Balan, Andrij Hornjatkevyc, others) It is important to note that Ukrainians were next to other ethnic groups. We should consider graveyards where Ukrainians were in a minority. Ukrainians were also buried in largely Polish cemeteries. She cited some examples. We should look at these. (Stella Hryniuk) There are missing cemeteries. Saskatchewan Genealogical Society is trying to piece together all the cemeteries. Looking for volunteers to deal with ethnic cemeteries. (Ostap Skrypnyk) Plea to publicize more widely the kind of information presented at this session. (Oksana Ensslen) There are resources from the province for this kind of project. On p. 21 of Frances’ survey there are lists of churches according to three categories. Resources in all of these categories are eligible for preservation funding, and that includes funding for documentation. There are also ways to apply to get other churches put into these categories. Alberta Tourism etc. Good to partner with municipalities. (Matthew Francis) 10:30-11:30: Manitoba: A Case Study Outline found in this PDF
CIUS conference audio (Part 5 of 16) Outline of presentation: Churchyards and graveyards. Renewal – examples of renewed cemeteries. They often have interesting historical information reproduced (terminology, cross shape). Physical decay. Wooden crosses are endangered. Renewal and loss. When things are restored and destroy the old original, English inscriptions over Ukrainian originals, for example. Mistranslations – loss of meaning. Continuity. An interesting example. Examples of preservation and enhancement. Some grave markers give information on immigration history. Interesting information on last names. Cement casts may be the next to go after wooden markers. They are painted white with texts in black – but they have to be repainted. Some who repaint do not know Ukrainian and garble the text. Who were the craftsmen who made crosses and markers? The kinds of crosses used tell their own story, markers of Bukovinians and Galicians, Catholics and Orthodox. [Further to John Sokolowski’s presentation and Ostap Skrypnyk’s comments about churches along the Yellowhead Highway please see attached video “For Harry”. It is a tribute to a maker of Ukrainian cemetery markers in Saskatchewan. In addition to the Ukrainian churches at Insinger, Saskatchewan the clip includes images of the St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox church at Gardenton and the St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox church currently located at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=501FiHsZobc -- Peter Melnycky] Outline found in this PDF
John Sokolowski
CIUS conference audio (Part 3 of 16) Outline of presentation: Not really an architectural historian. But he has worked a bit on Ukrainian vernacular architecture on the prairies. We should look at location, parish boundaries, site situation, spacing. Communication/transportation infrastructure Origin of builder/architect/iconographer. Site plan. GPS coordinates (hand-held devices available now rather cheaply). Multiple layers of data. Prairies only? Why not North Dakota? Pembina? Caribou? Belfield? These are not the prairies in Canada, but part of the same system. Other buildings not associated with religion. Aerial photos, historical and new. High and low air oblique photos for selected churches. Using Google Earth. Use recording format compatible with the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings (1971). Record new as well as old. Outline found in this PDF
John Lehr
CIUS conference audio (Part 4 of 16) Outline of presentation: This is a political action by the Canadian Ukrainian community. Multicultural policy has faded. But an important part of our heritage were Ukrainian bloc settlements, Ukrainian areas of cities. The Ukrainian districts of cities are being dissolved. The monuments are markers that we existed and were a presence in Western Canada. These markers resist our erasure as a community. Help give us a sense of ourselves as unique and special, self-recognition. It is getting harder and harder to justify the Ukrainian “group” to Ukrainian Canada. This project helps our recognition by others. The distinctive Ukrainian churches on the prairies are attractive. People stop their cars to look at and investigate them. Consider that the French Canadians have a geographical place. Ukrainians need to have place too. Also valuable as centers of religious, spiritual development. They have a power. We have to remember why these buildings were built in the first place. Ukrainian Canadian Congress has not been a leader in heritage preservation, but it is interested in it. The heritage is endangered. People are throwing things out, valuable things, as they clean up. Also there are all sorts of auxiliary activities and benefits that can come out of this project. This is a huge project. Transcription found in this PDF
Ostap Skrypnyk
CIUS conference audio (Part 2 of 16) Outline of presentation: Overview of the preliminary survey. Organizing principles. There’s better coverage of Alberta. Please make additions and corrections to the list (following the format of the list). We want to compile a detailed master list of resources. We already have several generations of data. They give snapshots of the churches at various times. The earliest data come from the early twentieth century. We need to define our goals to build upon the existing work. There have not been attempts to pull the knowledge together or to use the data for analysis. There has not been a systematic overview either. There have been a variety of formats for recording material. Outline found in this PDF
Frances Swyripa
February 1990—Historical Document on Famine in Ukraine
CIUS Publications
CIUS Press
Full Workshop Text (Transcription and Outline)
April 1995—Mr. Nikander Bukowsky Supports Ukrainian Church Studies Programme
CIUS conference audio (Part 1 of 16) John-Paul Himka opens the conference by outlining the goal of making sure that Ukrainian sacred culture on the prairies is well documented for future scholars and for future generations. Transcription found in this PDF
January 1987—Application Information for Stephania Bukachevska-Pastushenko Archival Fellowship
January 1987 — Stephania Bukachevska-Pastushenko Archival Fellowship
CIUS Staff
April 1996—CIUS' 20th anniversary conference looks to the future
February 1990—New Book on Cheka in Ukraine
November 1990—English-Ukrainian Computer Glossary Published
February 2004—CULIP Summarizes Achievements
Press
June 1997—The Canada Ukraine Business Initiative (CUBI) Conference
Conference
Part 7: Book Launch: "Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine"
Women
Feminism
CIUS audio (Part 7 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, Olena Hankivsky (Simon Fraser University), talks about the book "Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine". Dr. Hankivsky is the editor of this book published by University of Toronto Press with support from CIUS. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Olena Hankivsky
CIUS audio (Part 6 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, the audience asks question to panelists Linda Duncan (MP Edmonton-Strathcona), Olena Hankivsky (Simon Fraser University), and Tymofiy Hawrysh (Maple Leaf Alberta Project, Edmonton) following their presentations on the theme: “The Search for Effective Solutions”. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Linda Duncan, Olena Hankivsky, Tymofiy Hawrysh
Part 5: The Search for Effective Solutions (cont.)
Contemporary Ukraine
CIUS audio (Part 5 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, Tymofiy Hawrysh (Maple Leaf Alberta Project, Edmonton), is the final presenter on the topic: “The Search for Effective Solutions” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Tymofiy Hawrysh
Part 4: The Search for Effective Solutions (cont.)
CIUS audio (Part 4 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, Olena Hankivsky (Simon Fraser University), is the second presenter on the topic: “The Search for Effective Solutions” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Part 3: “The Search for Effective Solutions”
CIUS audio (Part 3 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, Linda Duncan (MP Edmonton-Strathcona), is the first presenter on the topic: “The Search for Effective Solutions” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Linda Duncan
May 1997—Genocide Remembered: Ukraine and Armenia
Holodomor (Famine in Ukraine)
Part 2: Beyond Criminal Justice: Responding to Human Trafficking in Canada (cont.)
CIUS audio (Part 2 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, Siobhan Byrne (Assistant Professor, Political Science, U of A) begins with a brief commentary following the presentation given by John Winterdyk (Mount Royal University) and Julie Kaye (Ambrose University College, Calgary) on the topic: “Beyond Criminal Justice: Responding to Human Trafficking in Canada” After Dr. Byrne's commentary, there is an open question period at 7:35 in the audio recording. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Siobhan Byrne, John Winterdyk, Julie Kaye
Part 1: Beyond Criminal Justice: Responding to Human Trafficking in Canada
CIUS audio (Part 1 of 7) from the conference hosted by CIUS on the theme: The Trafficking of Women in Ukraine: Government and Non-Government Responses In this recording, John Winterdyk (Mount Royal University) and Julie Kaye (Ambrose University College, Calgary) give a presentation on the topic: “Beyond Criminal Justice: Responding to Human Trafficking in Canada” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
John Winterdyk, Julie Kaye
January 1989—Ukrainian Ethnography Publication Series
April 1996—Encyclopedia of Ukraine, a Prestigious Project at the U of A
Encyclopedia of Ukraine
April 1993—Encyclopedia of Ukraine Interview
Interview
Primary Sources
Biography
Ukrainian Canadians
CIUS interview audio parts 1 and 2. Jars Balan interviews Albert Hohol
Albert Hohol
15 December 2001—Encyclopedia of Ukraine—New Achievements
CIUS interview audio. Jars Balan interviews Peter Savaryn
Peter Savaryn
Politics
Eastern Europe
CIUS seminar audio. On January 30, 2014, Amanda Paul (European Policy Centre, Brussels); Taras Kuzio (Centre for Political and Regional Studies, CIUS, U of A), Bohdan Nahaylo (independent scholar, France), and Olexiy Haran (Kyiv-Mohyla National University) gave a seminar on the topic: “After Vilnius: Which Way for Ukraine?” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2014
Amanda Paul, Taras Kuzio, Bohdan Nahaylo, Olexiy Haran
Interview with Olenka Bilash about her life and Ukrainian education in Canada
Education
Bilingualism
Ukrainian Bilingual Education
Mykola Soroka interviews Olenka Bilash about Ukrainian education in Canada.
Olenka Bilash
4 December 1977—Contract Signed to Prepare Encyclopedia
Ivan Zarudny and the Production of Religious Culture in Russia under Peter I
Russian Empire
Religion
Art
XVIII c.
CIUS seminar audio. On December 5, 2013, Jelena Pogosjan (Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, U of A) gave a seminar on the topic: “Ivan Zarudny and the Production of Religious Culture in Russia under Peter I.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2014
Jelena Pogosjan
November 1988—Night and Day by Volodomyr Zenonovych Gzhystky
July 1989—Breakthrough in International Management Studies: The Creation of the International Management Institute in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
History
Commemorating the Christianization of Kyivan Rus', 1888-2013
Kyievan Rus'
Christianity
This was an active year for public lectures organized by the Program on Religion and Culture. The annual Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture was held on 19 September 2013 as a small symposium on the topic, “Commemorating the Christianization of Kyivan Rus', 1888-2013.” Professor Viktor Yelensky, a leading Ukrainian sociologist of religion from the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv) and the Drahomanov National Pedagogical University (Kyiv), spoke on “Religion and Politics: The Significance of the Ukrainian Commemoration of the 1025th Anniversary of the Christianization of Rus'.” The director of the program, Heather Coleman, spoke on the subject “Making a National Saint in the Southwest Borderland: St. Volodymyr, Local History, and the First Celebration of the Christianization of Rus' in Kyiv in 1888.” Professor Yelensky's visit was part of a larger speaking tour of Edmonton, Calgary, and Toronto, sponsored by CIUS, together with the Calgary Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University, the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association of Calgary, the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, and the St. Volodymyr Brotherhood in Toronto. Heather Coleman speaks at 6:45. Viktor Yelensky speaks at 48:35.
Heather Coleman, Viktor Yelensky
CIUS interview audio (3 Parts). Interview with Ilya Semchyshyn about Ukraine. Born in Bosnia on August 2, 1951. His predecessors were born in Galicia. Mr. Semchyshyn witnessed the Bosnian war.
Ilya Semchyshyn
October 1999—Hrushevsky Book Launch at the Ostrih Academy
Fourth Wave of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada
Immigration and Settlement
CIUS seminar audio. On April 9, 2013, Taras Lupul (Department of International Relations, Yurii Fedkovych National University) gave a seminar about the fourth wave of Ukrainian immigration to Canada.
Taras Lupul
June 1997—The Publication of Volume 1 of Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus'
History of Ukraine-Rus'
The ‘Succession Issue at the Time of Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Death and the ‘Ruin’ in Cossack Ukraine
XVII c.
Cossack Administration
Cossack Hetmanate
CIUS seminar audio. On April 4, 2013, Roman Shiyan (CIUS, U of A) gave a seminar on the topic: “The ‘Succession Issue at the Time of Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Death and the ‘Ruin’ in Cossack Ukraine” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Roman Shiyan
November 1999—Volume seven of Hrushevsky's History published
2013: Indifference to the Violation of Women’s Rights in Ukraine as a Social Problem
CIUS lecture audio. Co-organized by CIUS and the Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Edmonton, the forty-seventh Shevchenko lecture at the University of Alberta was given by Kateryna Levchenko, who spoke on “Indifference to the Violation of Women’s Rights in Ukraine as a Social Problem” (21 March 2013). Dr. Levchenko is widely recognized as a strong advocate of women’s rights in Ukraine and is also known internationally for her work on the crime of trafficking in human beings, especially women and children. Dr. Levchenko emphasized that an important aspect of modernization is the guarantee of effective civil, political, and economic rights for women. According to analysts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukraine currently ranks sixty-third among seventy-five countries in the so-called global gender gap. Women’s rights in Ukraine are violated in a variety of ways. Salaries for men doing work of the same value as women remain 25 per cent higher. In the political sphere, women’s representation in the higher tiers of power remains low. Domestic violence in Ukraine continues to grow at an alarming rate. Dr. Levchenko concluded with the substantial gains that have been made in Ukraine over the last few years with regard to women’s rights. These include the formation of an Expert Council, of which Dr. Levchenko is a member. Established in 2009, it considers appeals regarding discrimination and prepares recommendations for the Ministry of Social Policy to counteract detected violations. La Strada-Ukraine has initiated the documentation of gender discrimination in educational, cultural, and media spheres and partnered with NGOs and specialists in the Ministry of Social Policy to monitor special agencies and institutions that assist victims of family violence. The process of women’s emancipation has also inspired well-known Ukrainian celebrities, from sports figures to movie stars, Kateryna Levchenko to participate in campaigns against domestic violence and sexual exploitation. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Kateryna Levchenko
The Representation of Madness and Stalinism in Ukrainian Literature
Ukrainian Literature
Stalin, Joseph
CIUS seminar audio. On February 29, 2013, Natalia Kovaliova (MLCS, U of A), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Representation of Madness and Stalinism in Ukrainian Literature” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Natalia Kovaliova
Researching Blood and Salt: A Novel about the WWI Internment of Enemy Aliens in Canada
World War I
CIUS seminar audio. On February 8, 2013, Barbara Sapergia (author, Saskatoon), gave a seminar on the topic: “Researching Blood and Salt: A Novel about the WWI Internment of Enemy Aliens in Canada” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Barbara Sapergia
The Centre and Its Neighbours: Transcarpathia in the Context of European Integration and International Migration in Europe
Geopolitics
European Union
Europe
CIUS seminar audio. On January 31, 2013, Ignacy Jozwiak (Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, U of A), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Centre and Its Neighbours: Transcarpathia in the Context of European Integration and International Migration in Europe”. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Ignacy Jozwiak
November 1994—Director of Lviv Institute for Historical Research visits Toronto
Interview with Chrysant Dmytruk about his life
Mykola Soroka interviews Chrysant Dmytruk about his life.
Chrysant Dmytruk, Mykola Soroka
Bohdan Medwidsky is interviewed about his life and how he arrived in Canada.
is interviewed about his life and how he arrived
December 1991—New Study of Ukrainians in South Eastern Galicia
Visioning Forum: CIUS and its place in the University and wider communities (Michael Moser)
CIUS seminar audio. On May 17-18, 2012, Michael Moser, candidate for the director of CIUS, spoke on his view of CIUS and its place in the University and wider communities. Found in CIUS press release
Michael Moser
Political Manipulations in Ukraine’s Presidential Elections, 2004–05 and 2009–10
Elections
Ukrainian Revolution
CIUS seminar audio. On March 22, 2012, Andriy Kruglashov (Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi) spoke on the topic: “Political Manipulations in Ukraine’s Presidential Elections, 2004–05 and 2009–10” Found in CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF SLAVISTS newsletter #109 (2011-2012)
Andriy Kruglashov
Interview about Holodomor Experience in the Poltava region
CIUS interview audio. Jars Balan interviews an unidentified individual from the town "Moysensin" in the Poltava region.
Jars Balan
Ministers of Righteousness? Greek Catholic Clergymen and Poles and Jews during World War II
Ukrainian Catholic Identity
Polish-Ukrainian Relations
Jews in Ukraine
World War II
Each year, the Program on Religion and Culture.hosts the Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture, held on 6 December 2012, was given by Marco Carynnyk, who spoke on the topic, “Ministers of Righteousness? Greek Catholic Clergymen and Poles and Jews during World War II.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Marco Carynnyk
Visioning Forum: CIUS and its place in the University and wider communities (Vitaly Chernetsky)
CIUS seminar audio. On May 17-18, 2012, Vitaly Chernetsky (Associate Professor, Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages; Director, Film Studies Program, Miami University, Ohio) gave a speech as candidate for director of CIUS. He spoke on his view of CIUS and its place in the University and wider communities. Found in CIUS press release
Vitaly Chernetsky
24 February 2004—Supporters of Ukrainian Studies Back the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine Generously
Marko Stech
14 February 2011—New index to Hrushevsky's Istoriia Ukraїny-Rusy
Bohdan Krawchenko
Impressions of Election Observers during the Ukraine 2012 Parliamentary Election
CIUS seminar audio. Volodymyr Kravchenko begins with introductions. Michael Bociurkiw begins at 10:50. Bohdan Klid speaks at 21:20. Mykola Soroka speaks at 29:45. Halyna Klid begins at 41:35. Commentary and questions at 54:30.
Volodymyr Kravchenko, Bohdan Klid, Halyna Klid, Mykola Soroka, Michael Bociurkiw
Book Launch: Unbridled Dissonance: The Second World War and Socio-Political Attitudes in Ukraine, 1939–1941
CIUS seminar audio. On December 4, 2012, CIUS hosted a book launch for "Unbridled Dissonance: The Second World War and Socio-Political Attitudes in Ukraine, 1939–1941". The author, Vladyslav Hrynevych (Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) was present to speak about the book. The event was co-sponsored by History and Classics, U of A. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Vladyslav Hrynevych
The Hutsul Koliada and the Yara Group: Winter Songs and Rituals from the Carpathian Mountains
Folk
Folklore
Music
CIUS seminar audio. On October 16, 2012 Virlana Tkacz (Yara Arts Group, La MaMa Experimental Theater, New York), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Hutsul Koliada and the Yara Group: Winter Songs and Rituals from the Carpathian Mountains” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Virlana Tkacz
The Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and ‘The Cat’: Politics Meets Folklore
CIUS seminar audio. On October 12, 2012 CIUS hosted a round table on the topic: “The Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and ‘The Cat’: Politics Meets Folklore” (cosponsored by the Kule Chair in Ukrainian Ethnography). Presenters included Bohdan Harasymiw (professor emeritus, U of Calgary), Natalie Kononenko (MLCS, U of A), David Marples (Department of History and Classics, U of A), and Myroslava Uniat (MLCS, U of A). Found in CIUS Newsletter 2013
Bohdan Harasymiw, Natalie Kononenko, David Marples, Myroslava Uniat
Roundtable: Famine in Ukraine, 1928–1933
Famine in Ukraine
CIUS seminar audio (7 Parts) On November 21, 2012, CIUS hosted a round table on the topic: “Famine in Ukraine, 1928–1933” (co-sponsored by the Department of History and Classics, U of A). Presenters included: Stanislav Kulchytsky (Institute of Ukrainian History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Lesia Onyshko (Holodomor Memorial Museum in Kyiv), Liudmyla Hrynevych (Institute of Ukrainian History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine), Bohdan Klid (CIUS, History and Classics, U of A), David Marples (CIUS, History and Classics, U of A), and Roman Serbyn (professor emeritus, Universite du Quebec a Montreal) Audio clip 1 begins with introductions from Volodymyr Kravchenko. Heather Coleman (History and Classics, U of A) follows and Stuart Murray (Canadian Museum for Human Rights Museum) concludes this clip. Audio clip 2 features the presentation of Lesia Onyshko. Audio clip 3 features Bohdan Klid. Audio clip 4 features Roman Serbyn Audio clip 5 feautres Liudmyla Hrynevych. Audio clip 6 features Stanislav Kulchytsky Audio clip 7 features a question period for all of the panelists.
Volodymyr Kravchenko, Heather Coleman, Stuart Murray, Stanislav Kulchytsky, Lesia Onyshko, Liudmyla Hrynevych, Bohdan Klid, David Marples, Roman Serbyn
The Status of Archives, Museums, and Academic Freedom in Ukraine
Archive
Bibliography
CIUS seminar audio. In this recording Ruslan Zabily gives a seminar about the status of archives, museums, and academic freedom in Ukraine.
Ruslan Zabily
Ukrainians in Argentina, 1897–1950: The Making of a Community
Diaspora
Ukrainians Abroad
CIUS book launch audio. On April 3, 2012, Serge Cipko spoke at the book launch for "Ukrainians in Argentina, 1897–1950: The Making of a Community" (co-sponsored by the Department of History and Classics) Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Serge Cipko
In Bed with the Elephant: Ukrainian-Russian Asymmetric’ Relations
Ukrainian–Russian Relations
CIUS seminar audio. On March 14, 2012, Mykola Riabchuk (political analyst and writer, Kyiv), gave a seminar on the topic: “In Bed with the Elephant: Ukrainian-Russian Asymmetric’ Relations” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Mykola Riabchuk
The Yara Arts Group: Dream and Destination
Theater
CIUS seminar audio. On February 2, 2012, Virlana Tkacz (Yara Arts Group, La MaMa Experimental Theater, New York), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Yara Arts Group: Dream and Destination” (cosponsored by the Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore) Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
17 April 2000—The Peter Jacyk Centre Holds Hrushevsky Symposium at Harvard
Part 2: Stalin, Nationalism, and the 1932–33 Famine in Ukraine and the Kuban
Nationalism
CIUS conference audio part 2/5. On November 24, 2011, Bohdan Klid (CIUS; Department of History and Classics) presented on the topic: "Stalin, Nationalism, and the 1932–33 Famine in Ukraine and the Kuban”. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Bohdan Klid
Democracy
Identity
Post-Soviet
Russia
Totalitarianism
CIUS Shevchenko Annual Lecture audio. Co-organized by CIUS and the Ukrainian Professional and Business Club of Edmonton, the forty- sixth Shevchenko lecture at the University of Alberta was given by James Sherr, a senior fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (London), who spoke on “Ukraine and the Russian Question” (9 March 2012). Mr. Sherr analyzed the Russian factor in the current Ukrainian historical and political situation. Speaking about the legacy of Kyivan Rus' which Russians claim as the wellspring of the imperial tradition constructed by their eighteenth-century tsars, he noted that while some specifics of the Russo- Ukrainian relationship may have changed with Ukraine’s declaration of independence in 1991, its fundamental nature has not. He referred in particular to the complex issue of identity, which has been at the core of recurring tensions between the two nations. Citing Vladimir Putins recent article on the national question in Russia, Sherr noted its concept of a common Russian civilization with the Russian nation as its constituent core. This notion has invariably served to justify imperial expansion into neighbouring regions. Mr. Sherr argued that there have been no significant changes in Russia’s attitude toward Ukraine since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Recovering from what Putin called the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the twentieth century,” today’s Russian leadership seeks to restore Moscow’s former “sphere of influence” and recapture the proud past of the Russian imperial state. The recent war with Georgia, the territorial provocations at Tuzla, the use of energy as a political tool, and attempts to thwart Ukraine’s European aspirations are all indications of Russia’s real intentions with regard to Ukraine. Russia certainly feels threatened because of its loss of superpower status, said Mr. Sherr, but it is concerned above all to maintain its imperial legacy and identity, not least by developing an increasingly authoritarian political culture. Putin’s anti-Western attitude and traditional Soviet-era beliefs strike a responsive chord with many Russians, which allows him to advance his current political agenda while Europe and other Western countries are preoccupied with their own economic and political problems. Mr. Sherr argued that it is in the best interest of the Euro-Atlantic democracies to preserve an independent Ukraine and promote the development of its civil society and cultural institutions. He emphasized that Ukraine’s sovereignty must be respected in accordance with international law. A democratic and European Ukraine would thus serve as a model to democratize Russia, which will otherwise remain a source of authoritarianism in the region. Mr. Sherr concluded that the greatest threat to Ukraine is Ukraine itself. Despite ongoing attempts by the West to encourage political and economic reforms, Ukraine has largely squandered these opportunities. It failed to act on its proclaimed European aspirations, entailing a market economy and political democracy, and remained mired in post-Soviet inertia, a non-transparent business culture, and a drift toward authoritarianism. Between 1995 and May 2008, James Sherr was a fellow of the former Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the UK and is a member of the Social Studies Faculty of Oxford University. He has been a long-standing adviser to governments in the UK and the EU and to NATO, and advised Ukraine for many years on defence/security sector reform and related issues. His publications include Russia and the West A Reassessment (2008) and The Mortgaging of Ukraine’s Independence (2010). Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
James Sherr
CIUS conference audio part 5/5. Panelists are given questions from the audience. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Danielle Granville, Bohdan Klid, Serge Cipko, John-Paul Himka
CIUS conference audio part 4/5. On November 24, 2011, Serge Cipko (CIUS) gives brief commentary and impressions in review of the presentations given. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
The Ukrainian Question in the Russian Empire from the 1840s to the 1870s: New Archival Findings
XIX c.
CIUS seminar audio. On December 8, 2011, Johannes Remy (Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Ukrainian Question in the Russian Empire from the 1840s to the 1870s: New Archival Findings” (co-sponsored by the Department of History and Classics). Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Johannes Remy
Interview with Exchange Students from Ukraine: Vira Holiyan and Ihor Kotsiuba
CIUS interview audio. The student exchange program between the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (Lviv University) and the University of Alberta (U of A) has completed its sixth year. In the 2011-12 academic year, two exchange students from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Lviv, Vira Holiyan and Ihor Kotsiuba, studied at the U of A. Both Ukrainian students noted the importance of the well-structured curriculum at the U of A, course options, private rather than public announcement of grades, the greater openness of Canadian professors, and active student participation in class. They emphasized that courses they attended at the U of A tended to be more oriented toward practice than those in Ukraine. The Ukrainian students liked the U of A campus, where all facilities are in one place. In Lviv, by contrast, university buildings are scattered across the city. U of A libraries were also convenient to use and usually had the required books available. Both students stressed that they had little difficulty in working in English upon embarking on their studies here, partly because much of their language use centred on mathematical terminology, which is universal. In some cases exchange students from Ukraine had to devote several weeks to adjusting to the daily use of English upon their arrival in Canada. In everyday life, Ihor and Vira noted the comfort and convenience of Edmonton. They were impressed by Canadian hospitality and attracted by informal student culture, as manifested in casual clothing and eating habits. U of A students Stephan Pacholok (Faculty of Science) and Dominika Lirette (Faculty of Arts) were recipients of the Ivan Franko School of Ukrainian Studies Ukraine Travel Award at CIUS. The two attended the summer course “Ukrainian through Its Living Culture” offered annually in Lviv for the past eleven years by the Ukrainian Culture, Language and Literature Program in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the U of A. They found studying in Lviv an unforgettable experience that allowed them to improve their ancestral language through immersion in an authentic Ukrainian-speaking environment and everyday experience. They attended regular classes taught by Dr. Alla Nedashkivska, walked around the city, attended plays and concerts, and went to cafes and restaurants. The students were charmed by the rich cultural life of Lviv and its historical sites. There were also very emotional moments when participants met their families, and Lviv was an excellent base from which to travel the country. On 30 November 2011, all four students participated in the third seminar in the series “Ukraine and Canada as Witnessed by Students,” which is organized to bring attention to the student exchange program between the U of A and Lviv University and other opportunities to study in Ukraine. The event was co-organized with the Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies and the Ukrainian Students’ Society. The establishment of the new University of Alberta Ukraine Student Exchange Endowment Fund was announced at the seminar. CIUS regards the growth of the new fund as one of its priorities and encourages the community to expand the fund. The short-term goal is to increase its capital to $30,000 to fund one annual scholarship of $1,000. The long-term goal is to reach $100,000, which could provide two annual scholarships of about $1,800 each. Currently, this amount would suffice to cover the cost of travel between Ukraine and Edmonton. Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Vira Holiyan, Ihor Kotsiuba
Part 3: Ukrainian Diaspora Activism and the Politics of Holodomor Recognition
CIUS conference audio part 3/5. On November 24, 2011, Danielle Granville (Brasenose College, Oxford University), presented on the topic: “Ukrainian Diaspora Activism and the Politics of Holodomor Recognition” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Danielle Granville
Part 1: Recent Literature on the Ukrainian Famine of 1932–33: The Problem of Sacralization
Historiography
CIUS conference audio part 1/5. On November 24, 2011, John-Paul Himka (Department of History and Classics; CIUS) gave a presentation on the topic: “Recent Literature on the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33: The Problem of Sacralization” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
The Making of an Opera: On the Eve of Ivan Kupalo
CIUS seminar audio. On October 20, 2011, Anna Pidgorna (Department of Music, University of Calgary), gave a seminar on the topic: “The Making of an Opera: On the Eve of Ivan Kupalo” (co-sponsored by the Peter and Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore). Found in CIUS Newsletter 2012
Anna Pidgorna
The impact of the Yalta Agreement of 1945 on East European geopolitics
CIUS seminar audio. On October 7, 2011, Serhii Plokhii (Mykhailo Hrushevsky chair of Ukrainian history at Harvard University) gave a seminar on the impact of the Yalta Agreement of 1945 on East European geopolitics. See more information in the CIUS press release of November 2, 2011.
Serhii Plokhii
Book Launch: Mykhailo Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus'
CIUS book launch audio. On October 6, 2011, Serhii Plokhii and Frank Sysyn discussed volume 9, book 2, part 2 of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's History of Ukraine-Rus' the latest addition to this translation series issued by the Peter Jacyk Centre for Ukrainian Historical Research at CIUS. Dr. Frank Sysyn (Director of the Jacyk Centre) gave an introduction (starts at 3:45 in the audio). Dr. Pokhii followed with his analysis of the book (starts at 17:00 in the audio). More information in the CIUS press release for November 2, 2011
Frank Sysyn, Serhii Plokhii
2011: Shevchenko and Gogol (Hohol): The Ukrainian Intelligentsia in Imperial Culture
Intelligentsia
CIUS lecture audio. On March 1, 2011 Oleh Ilnytzkyj (Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta), gave the Forty-fifth annual Shevchenko Lecture on the topic: “Shevchenko and Gogol' (Hohof): The Ukrainian Intelligentsia in Imperial Culture.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2011
Oleh Ilnytzkyj
Group-sourcing Ukrainian Folklore: Involving the Community in Research
CIUS seminar audio. On February 17, 2011, Natalie Kononenko (Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography at the Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta), gave a seminar on the topic: “Group-sourcing Ukrainian Folklore: Involving the Community in Research.” Found in CIUS Newsletter 2011
Natalie Kononenko