09/16/2024
Over the past two years, Ukrainian studies has not only gained popularity as a subject of research and teaching, but also emerged as a methodological focal point for practical and theoretical integration. However, for obvious reasons, there has tended to be a focus on contemporary topics—namely, the ongoing war. Despite expanded coverage in the West, in particular in the media, Ukraine is still primarily known and discussed through stereotypical narratives about the Euromaidan and Russia’s invasion and annexations. Admittedly, forced contemporaneity is hardly unique to Ukrainian studies, but rather is general to the humanities, which in recent decades finds itself in a precarious spot: on the one hand, having to “win” relevance in a public space and among the student population, hence influenced by popular trends; on the other hand, striving to retain its “classical” foundations in researching and teaching universal knowledge about humankind’s experience in a historically comparative perspective.
Over the past two years, Ukrainian studies has not only gained popularity as a subject of research and teaching, but also emerged as a methodological focal point for practical and […]
