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It’s too much for me: (Theoretical) Practice During the Wartime Acceleration

It’s too much for me: (Theoretical) Practice During the Wartime Acceleration

Mar 25, 2024

At the beginning of the full-scale war, there were a lot of texts written about all the difficulties that scholars…

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Emerging Researchers II: Academic Papers from IUfU Scholarship Program

Emerging Researchers II: Academic Papers from IUfU Scholarship Program

Feb 5, 2024

In the Fall Semester of 2022, Invisible University for Ukraine launched a scholarship program aiming to support students from Ukrainian universities co-funded by the Open Society University Network and the…

How Ukraine Has Won Its War of Independence Without Restoring Its Territorial Integrity

How Ukraine Has Won Its War of Independence Without Restoring Its Territorial Integrity

Jan 13, 2024

In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Yaroslav Trofimov—author of the new book Our Enemies Will Vanish. The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence—shows how Ukraine has turned…

The Dividing Line between Authenticity and Fakery: Folklore, Fakelore, and Invented Tradition

The Dividing Line between Authenticity and Fakery: Folklore, Fakelore, and Invented Tradition

Dec 31, 2023

Here is an interview with Oksana Kuzmenko, a researcher of Ukrainian folklore, in which she is discussing authentic folklore as opposed to fakelore in the context of emerging national imagination.…

The Gender Representation of Male Veterans of the Russo-Ukrainian War in Ukrainian Feature Films (2019–2022)

The Gender Representation of Male Veterans of the Russo-Ukrainian War in Ukrainian Feature Films (2019–2022)

Dec 26, 2023

As of May 2023, when this article was completed amidst the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, it is imperative to contemplate cultural works that depict the return of combatants to civilian life,…

“This is the Most Significant Thing to Ever Happen to Us”—Some Thoughts on Oleksandr Mykhed’s “The Language of War”

“This is the Most Significant Thing to Ever Happen to Us”—Some Thoughts on Oleksandr Mykhed’s “The Language of War”

Dec 21, 2023

Olexandr Mykhed is one of the few Ukrainian authors to write not one but two books since Russia has launched its large-scale invasion. His fairy tale titled The Cat, the…

Working With Archives Amid a War: Experience of a Ukrainian PhD Student

Working With Archives Amid a War: Experience of a Ukrainian PhD Student

Nov 28, 2023

In this study, Maryna Tarasiuk tries to make sense of how Ukrainian archives are managed and how people can access historical documents during an armed conflict—a topic that has become…