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

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?