Research-to-practice seminar “The Ukrainian Other in History, Historiography, and the Politics of History”

8 February 2019 року

​On 8 February 2019, the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University hosted a research-to-practice seminar on “The Ukrainian Other in History, Historiography, and the Politics of History,” organized by the charitable foundation “Institute for the Development of Education” and V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, with the participation of the Institute of the History of Ukraine at the NAS of Ukraine and financial support of the Kennan Institute.

Participants:

  • Heorhiy Kasyanov (history), Institute of the History of Ukraine, NAS of Ukraine. “The Ukrainian Other: History and the Politics of History.”
  • Andriy Artemenko (cultural studies), Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. “The Dynamic Social Geometry of Ukrainian Society as a Condition for Defining the Other.”
  • Oleksiy Musiyezdov (sociology), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. “Urban Identity: The Illusion of Community.”
  • Serhiy Posokhov (history), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. “Problems of the Theory and Practice of Historical Imagology: The Ukrainian Dimension.”
  • Yulia Soroka (sociology), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. “Hate Speech as an Instrument of Othering: Socio-Historical and Socio-Cultural Aspects.”
  • Halyna Fesenko (cultural studies), O. M. Beketov Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy. “The Image of the Other in the Cultural Transformations of Ukrainian Cities.”
  • Olha Filippova (sociology), V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. “‘Our’ Other? Multiple Ethnicity and Identity Politics.”

Questions discussed:

  • What stereotypes of the Other exist in Ukrainian society?
  • How are politicians, the media, and public figures using these stereotypes?
  • How can we analyze and deconstruct stereotypical ideas about the Other?
  • What is the sociological dimension of the Other?
  • How is the Other represented in the politics of memory?
  • How is the Other represented in educational practices?