Tri-language webinar in Ukrainian, Polish and English

WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR HERE ⇐⇐

10-23-22 
Three noted academics will address the challenges shaping Ukraine today. The bravery of the Ukrainian people is inspirational. What has created the remarkable resistance and cohesion the world has witnessed? Odesa-based academic Oksana Dovgopolova, as well as two of her Canadian colleagues, Aaron Erlich and Matthew Light, have studied the contemporary cultural and political landscape of Ukraine. Each panelist will focus on their area of research, and there will be a period for questions.

WATCH THE FULL WEBINAR HERE ⇐⇐

PANELISTS

Dr. Oksana Dovgopolova-photo
Dr. Oksana Dovgopolova
, Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Odessa I.I.Mechnikov National University and co-curator of Trees of Memory: Roots and Runners

TREES OF MEMORY: ROOTS AND RUNNERS

⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯  ⎯

THE TWO RUSSIAS: A VARIETY TURN AT THE MARIUPOL DRAMA THEATRE
When Russia razed Mariupol to the ground, they decided to stage a variety show in the theatre where they killed over 600 people. Oksana Dovgopolova explains how Russian culture kills.

Aaron Erlich-photo
Dr. Aaron Erlich
, Assistant Professor, Political Science, McGill University and author of the commentary “Roots of the Resistance: Understanding National Identity in Ukraine”

ROOTS OF THE RESISTANCE: UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL IDENTITY IN UKRAINE

Aaron Erlich-photo
Dr. Matthew Light
, Associate Professor of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, Affiliated Faculty, Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Munk School of Public Policy, University of Toronto and co-author of “Open Letter from Canadian Scholars on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine”

OPEN LETTER FROM CANADIAN SCHOLARS ON RUSSIAN’S INVASION OF UKRAINE

ALL FREIGHTED LEGACIES BLOG POSTS ARE HERE

DONATE TO SUSTAIN THE FREIGHTED LEGACIES SERIES HERE

* RELATED CONTENT *

VIDEO WEBINARS ARE ALSO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.