The Ukrainian Past and Present at German Universities: Teaching Experiences
14-15 October 2023, Bielefeld University (on-site and online)

Abstract:
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14 October 2023
9 a.m.: welcome addresses by
Frank Grüner (Bielefeld University)
Yaroslav Zhuravlov (NASU Institute of History of Ukraine, Kyiv & Bielefeld University)

9.15 – 10.45 a.m. input talk by Andrii Portnov (European University Viadrina Frankfurt/ Oder): “Ukrainian Studies at German Universities: History, Current Tendencies, Perspectives”

chair: Nataliia Sinkevych (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

10.45 – 11.00 a.m. coffee break

11.00 a.m. – 1 p.m. open forum on teaching experiences gathered at German universities since 2022 consisting of short presentations by:
Andrej Doronin (University of Bonn & Max Weber Foundation)
Maria Kovalchuk (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Bozhena Kozakevych (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder)
Kateryna Tryma (University of Bayreuth)
Oksana Turkevych (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv & Humboldt University of Berlin)
Jared Warren (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

chair: Alexander Wöll (University of Potsdam) and Yaroslav Zhuravlov (NASU Institute of History of Ukraine, Kyiv & Bielefeld University)

1 – 2.00 p.m. lunch

2.00-3.30 p.m. Ukrainian Past and Present at German Universities: Lessons to be Learned

Taking up inputs and insights from the open forum on teaching experiences gathered at German universities since the spring 2022, we want to discuss the future perspectives of teaching Ukraine’s past and present in Germany. Which topics and tools are missing? To what extent could Ukrainian studies benefit from German-Ukrainian co-teaching projects? What kind of institutional and financial support would be helpful in this regard?

Panel debate with:
Kai Struve (Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg)
Fabian Baumann (University of Heidelberg)
Liliya Berezhnaya (Central European University)
Oksana Mikheieva (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/ Oder)

chair: Franziska Davies (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

3.30 – 4 p.m.: coffee break

4 – 5.30 p.m. Ukrainian studies beyond Germany

The goal of this panel is to reflect upon the experience of teaching Ukrainian Studies beyond Germany. To what extent do Ukrainian Studies in Canada, the UK, the USA, and Poland differ from those in Germany? What challenges do researchers dealing with the Ukrainian past and present face across the globe? Which role do Ukrainian studies play at non-German universities as a whole?

Natalia Khanenko-Friesen (University of Alberta)
Olenka Z. Pevny (University of Cambridge)
Aleksandra Hnatiuk (University of Warsaw)
Serhii Plokhy (Harvard University)

chair: Nataliia Sinkevych (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)

5.30 – 6 p.m.: coffee break

6 – 7 p.m. Concluding remarks by Kornelia Kończal (Bielefeld University) and Annette Werberger (European University Viadrina Frankfurt/ Oder)

followed by a final discussion

15 October 2023
9 – 12 a.m. working group drafting the report and working paper

Workshop Committee:
Franziska Davies (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Gelinada Grinchenko (University of Wuppertal)
Frank Grüner (Bielefeld University)
Kornelia Kończal (Bielefeld University)
Nataliia Sinkevych (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Yaroslav Zhuravlov (NASU Institute of History of Ukraine, Kyiv & Bielefeld University)

In cooperation with:
the Chair of Entangled History of Ukraine, European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/ Oder)
the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

With the friendly support by:
the student association UnderstandUkraine (Bielefeld University)