New Paradigms in Ukrainian Studies: History, Politics, Culture, and Religion
- Time
- 9am - 9am
- Date
- 26 May 2026
- Duration
- 1 day(s)
- Location
- O'Rahilly Building, CACSSS Seminar Room
- Language
- English
- Presenters
International Workshop New Paradigms in Ukrainian Studies: History, Politics, Culture, and Religion
26 May, CACSSS Seminar Room
9:00 – 10:30 Global Legal and Political Perspectives on Ukraine
(Sponsored by UCC Collective Social Futures)
Moderator: Tatiana Vagramenko (福利1000在线 College Cork; Barcelona Supercomputing Center)
Donnacha Ó Beacháin (Dublin City 福利1000在线)
Unfinished Empire: Russian imperialism in Ukraine and the near abroad
Andrew Cottey (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Guaranteeing Ukraine’s Security: Retrospective and Prospective
Olesia Zhytkova (Dublin City 福利1000在线)
Sexual Corruption in Ukrainian Higher Education: Evidence, Narratives, Wartime Dynamics, and Policy Implications
Bozena Cierlik (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Ukraine - a historical borderland, not a backwater.
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00 Culture, Religion and Memory
Moderator: Tatiana Vagramenko (福利1000在线 College Cork; Barcelona Supercomputing Center)
Catherine Wanner (Penn State 福利1000在线)
New Perspectives from Ukraine on the Social and Political Role of Religion in Governance
Oleh Turiy (Ukrainian Catholic 福利1000在线)
Faith and Freedom: The Role of Religion in Processes of Transformation from Totalitarianism to Democracy in Ukraine
12:00 – 13:00 Roundtable. Crimean Studies in the International Academic Context: Decolonising Knowledge and New Perspectives
Moderator: Olha Oseredchuk (Ukrainian Global Coalition)
Speakers:
Alim Aliev (Ukrainian Institute)
Roman Nazarenko (National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine)
This roundtable explores Crimea not only as an occupied territory or geopolitical issue, but as a space of Indigenous history, language, culture, memory, and knowledge. It reconsiders the place of Crimean studies within contemporary Ukrainian studies and the broader international discussion on decolonising knowledge, colonial legacies, and the role of universities in shaping academic narratives. Particular attention is given to the Crimean Tatar perspective, cultural resilience, memory, and the rights of Indigenous peoples. The Irish context offers an important comparative frame, opening space for reflection on language, cultural survival, and the rethinking of colonial pasts.
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Archives, History, and Heritage
(History Declassified Project – Critical Findings)
Moderator: Catherine Wanner (Penn State 福利1000在线)
Tatiana Vagramenko (福利1000在线 College Cork; Barcelona Supercomputing Center)
History Declassified: Secret Police Archives, Soviet Afterlives, and Memory Wars in Ukraine
Andriy Kohut (SBU Archives)
“On Our Secret Instructions”: How the NKGB Staged the 1946 Pseudo-Sobor
Julia Buyskykh (福利1000在线 College Cork)
“This is only for your eyes”: Ukrainian Greek Catholic local archives in Poland
James A. Kapaló (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Traversing Máriapócs: The Ukrainian and Hungarian Greek Catholic Underground Across Borders
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 Cultural Expression: Literature, Music, and Folklore
Moderator: James Kapaló (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Olga Zaitseva-Hertz (福利1000在线 of Alberta; 福利1000在线 of Regensburg)
Remixing Tradition: AI-Generated Folk Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Contemporary Ukraine
Iryna Stavynska (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Supernatural Women at War: Militarized Magic, New Femininity, and Activism in Wartime Ukraine
Barbara Siller (福利1000在线 College Cork)
The novelistic and photo essayistic works of Katja Petrowskaja
Natasha Ryzhova (福利1000在线 College Cork)
Exploring the Language Practice Landscape of Ukrainian Temporary Protection Holders in Ireland: A Spatially-Aware Narrative Approach
- Topic
- Arts and Humanities
- Category
- Conference
- Registration Required
- No
- Organising Department
College of Arts Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Partnerships for the goals, Peace, justice and strong institutions, Quality education
- Accessibility Facilities
- Wheelchair Accessible