War in Ukraine. Theological, Ethical and Historical Reflections

War in Ukraine. Theological, Ethical and Historical Reflections

Veranstalter
KTF4Ukraine
Veranstaltungsort
Vienna
PLZ
1010
Ort
Vienna
Land
Austria
Findet statt
Hybrid
Vom - Bis
13.02.2023 - 17.02.2023
Von
Thomas Schulte-Umberg, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Institut für Historische Theologie - Kirchengeschichte, Universität Wien

The symposium wants to align theological research, historical accounts and philosophical-ethical questions with the current situation in Ukraine as well as to reflect on the challenges that go along with the war and its containment. It aims to create a safe space for analysis and reflection, for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, for inspiring encounters and networking.

War in Ukraine. Theological, Ethical and Historical Reflections

Vienna Postgraduate Symposium

The Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine that escalated in February 2022 has been a matter of intense global concern for almost one year by the time the symposium takes place. The war has drawn a lot of public and academic attention to Ukraine, its history, people, culture, churches and religions. Furthermore, the war has also questioned many assumptions and alleged certainties in theology, ethics, historical studies and related disciplines. We know that the questions that this war raises will remain issues of debate and attention for a long time. Bearing in mind the preliminary nature of our endeavor the symposium aligns theological research, historical accounts and philosophical-ethical questions with the current situation in Ukraine as well as to reflect on the challenges that go along with the war and its containment. Contributors are in particular postgraduate Ukrainian scholars from the fields of Theology, Religious Studies, and History (or related disciplines).

The majority of presentations will be streamed for registered participants. You can use this form (https://eveeno.com/online-participation_ktf4ukraine) to register for the streamed presentations until February, 12th 2023. You will receive an email with the webinar link on February, 13th 2023.

Part of our symposium will be a public evening lecture. It will be given by Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on 15 February 2023 (see: https://ktf4ukraine.univie.ac.at/lecture-by-oleksandra-matviichuk/).

Programm

Monday, 13 February 2023

15:30 h Welcome coffee

16:00 h Opening session

16:45 h
A new perspective on the concept of Just War? Moderated by: Noreen van Elk

Andrii Tretiak, Lviv/Ukraine [online]: A reevaluation of the Just War and Just Peace traditions in the context of the war in Ukraine.

Pavlo Smytsnyuk, Princeton/USA: Rome and Constantinople confronting the war in Ukraine: Just War, neutrality and the new world order.

18:30 h Dinner

Tuesday, 14 February 2023

Breakfast (individually)

09:00 h
Historical look at geopolitical contexts. Moderated by: Christina Traxler

Dmytro Bondarenko, Odessa/Ukraine: The geopolitical struggle in Central and Eastern Europe (XX–XXI centuries).

Paulina Byzdra-Kusz, Lublin/Poland: The idea of a federation of Poland and Ukraine in the light of the correspondence of the Greek Catholic priest prelate Tyt Vojnarovskyj with the Polish diplomat Jan Stanisław Łoś.

10:15 h Break

10:45 h
The “Russian world” ideology. Moderated by: Christina Dietl

Volodymyr Shelukhin, Kyiv/Ukraine: A logical experiment in politics: second scholasticism in creating Russian imperialism.

Nadiia Volik, Ternopil/Ukraine: Ukrainian Churches and the ideologeme “Russian world” (“Russkii mir”): history and present status.

12:15 h Lunch

13:45 h
Ukrainian identity shaping. Moderated by: Noreen van Elk

Olha Holovina, Dnipro/Ukraine [online]: Origins of Ukrainian democratization and processes of Ukrainian modern identity shaping.

Alina Mozolevska, Saarbrücken/Germany: The transformation of Ukrainian identity and the other. Narrating and living the Russian-Ukrainian war.

15:00 h Break

15:15 h
Perceptions of the war in Western Europe. Moderated by: Thomas Schulte-Umberg

Roman Sigov, Louvain-la-Neuve/Belgium: Consequences of Russian propaganda in Europe.

Iuliia Korniichuk, Warsaw/Poland: Friends or foes?: religious organizations and European institutions in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.

16:30 h Break

17:00 h
Women and gendered political rhetoric. Moderated by: Alexandra Palkowitsch

Joanna Stepaniuk, Warsaw/Poland: The Ukrainian female migrants in Warsaw: the perspective of their sociocultural status.

Mariana Myrosh, Leuven/Belgium: The gender aspect of political rhetoric and its origins: the case of Ukraine.

18:30 h Dinner: Viennese Heurige

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Breakfast (individually)

09:00 h
Spotlight on Crimea. Moderated by: Olha Uhryn

Gulnara Abdulaeva, Kyiv/Ukraine: Crimea between two occupations. How the annexation affected the history of the indigenous people of Ukraine – Crimean Tatars.

Elmira Ablyalimova-Chyihoz, Kyiv/Ukraine: Colonization through destruction and distortion: the case of the Bakhchisaray Khan's palace.

10:15 h Break

10:45 h
The role of Muslims and the colonial past for Ukrainian statehood and the politics of memory. Moderated by: Khrystyna Fostyak

Andrii Zhyvachivskyi, Port Republic/USA: Muslims in the struggle for the Ukrainian cause and Ukrainian statehood.

Oleksandra Terentyeva, Innsbruck/Austria: The war and the decolonial memory discourse in Ukraine.

12:15 h Lunch

14:00 h Guided City Tour

19:00 h
Public lecture “Impunity breeds War Crimes. How to fight it?” by Oleksandra Matviichuk

Thursday, 16 February 2023

Breakfast (individually)

09:30 h
Cultural Impacts I. Moderated by: Christina Dietl

Oleksandra Filonenko, Saarbrücken/Germany: A mythology for Ukraine: Tolkienian discourse of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

10:15 h Break

10:45 h
Cultural Impacts II. Moderated by: Olha Uhryn

Iryna Hnidyk, Zhovkva/Ukraine: The Ukrainian cultural heritage in the European context. The current situation under the conditions of war.

Olesia Lloyd-Mayer, Lutsk/Ukraine: Ukrainian sacred art in times of war.

12:15 h Lunch

13:45 h
Cultural Impacts III. Moderated by: Alexandra Palkowitsch

Yaryna Zakalska, Kyiv/Ukraine: The role of prayer and the church under the conditions of war. Anthropological and folkloristic aspects of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Tetiana Kutsyr, Lviv/Ukraine: Ukrainian traditional embroidery. A manifestation of national identity in times of war.

15:00 h Break

15:15 h
State-confessional relations. Moderated by: Christina Traxler

Mechyslav Yanauer, Kyiv/Ukraine [online]: Administrative and legal regulations of the relationship between state and churches in Ukraine before and after the Russian invasion of 2022.

Oleksandra Kovalenko, Kyiv/Ukraine: The violation of religious freedom in occupied territories in Ukraine since 2014.

16:30 h Break

17:00 h
Impact of the war on communities and individuals. Moderated by: Thomas Schulte-Umberg

Maksym Vasin, Seattle/USA [online]: The impact of the Russian invasion on faith-based communities in Ukraine.

Anton Tarasyuk, Kyiv/Ukraine: First-hand accounts of people living through the war in Ukraine: ethical and theological aspects.

18:30 h Dinner

Friday, 17 February 2023

09:00 h
Peacemaking potentials of religious actors. Moderated by: Khrystyna Fostyak

Kateryna Budz, Edinburgh/UK: ‘Overcome Evil with Good’ (Romans 12:21): The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church’s responses to the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Patrice Hrimle, Bad Gleichenberg/Austria: Peacemaking activities of His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew regarding the war in Ukraine.

Tetiana Kalenychenko, Kyiv/Ukraine [online]: Religion at war: Ethical perspectives for religious leaders in Ukraine.

10:30 h Break

10:45 h Closing session (moderated by Thomas Mark Németh and Thomas Prügl)

12:15 h Lunch

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