Events / Mariia Shynkarenko

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers	Register
	Phantom (Border)Lands in the Late Memory Boom	Mon, 03.03.2025	Seminars and Colloquia	Julia Golachowska Mariia Shynkarenko		Phantom (Border)Lands in the Late Memory Boom Mon, 03.03.2025 Speakers: Julia Golachowska Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In this week's Fellows' Colloquium, Julia Golachowska elaborated on the concept of Polish borderlands ("Kresy") and how the memory of them is cultivated in three museums in eastern Poland. Read more

	(Re-)Branding Regions in East Central Europe	Thu, 13.02.2025 - Fri, 14.02.2025	Conferences and Workshops	Börries Kuzmany Mariia ShynkarenkoKerstin S. Jobst, Patrice Dabrowski, Piotr Szlanta, Christoph Augustynowicz, Dietlind Hüchtker, Alois Woldan, Magdalena Baran-Szoltys		(Re-)Branding Regions in East Central Europe Thu, 13.02.2025 - Fri, 14.02.2025 Speakers: Börries Kuzmany Mariia ShynkarenkoKerstin S. Jobst, Patrice Dabrowski, Piotr Szlanta, Christoph Augustynowicz, Dietlind Hüchtker, Alois Woldan, Magdalena Baran-Szoltys Series: Conferences and Workshops Scholars from Eastern Europe will present their projects that systematically examine practices of “branding” and (multiple) “re-branding” of micro- and macroregional spaces after the redrawing of state borders. Such a focus will allow participants to discuss how political epistemologies have been translated into top-down and bottom-up actions in different spheres (political, economic, social, and cultural) and at various levels (state, regional or local). Read more
(Re-)Branding Regions in East Central Europe Thu, 13.02.2025 - Fri, 14.02.2025 Speakers: Börries Kuzmany Mariia ShynkarenkoKerstin S. Jobst, Patrice Dabrowski, Piotr Szlanta, Christoph Augustynowicz, Dietlind Hüchtker, Alois Woldan, Magdalena Baran-Szoltys Series: Conferences and Workshops Scholars from Eastern Europe will present their projects that systematically examine practices of “branding” and (multiple) “re-branding” of micro- and macroregional spaces after the redrawing of state borders. Such a focus will allow participants to discuss how political epistemologies have been translated into top-down and bottom-up actions in different spheres (political, economic, social, and cultural) and at various levels (state, regional or local). Read more
	Practical Past	Tue, 19.11.2024	Lecture	Mariia ShynkarenkoRory Finnin		Practical Past Tue, 19.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoRory Finnin Series: Lecture The modern Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar alliance has succeeded in overcoming narratives of historical antagonism by excavating and promoting a “practical past” of solidarity in their stead. This talk drew on Rory Finnin’s long-standing expertise in the interplay of culture and identity in Ukraine. Read more
Practical Past Tue, 19.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoRory Finnin Series: Lecture The modern Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar alliance has succeeded in overcoming narratives of historical antagonism by excavating and promoting a “practical past” of solidarity in their stead. This talk drew on Rory Finnin’s long-standing expertise in the interplay of culture and identity in Ukraine. Read more
	Crimea and the Black Sea	Tue, 19.11.2024 - Wed, 20.11.2024	Conferences and Workshops	Mariia Shynkarenko Martin-Oleksandr Kisly Natalia VolvachRory Finnin, Filiz Tutku Aydin, Kerstin S. Jobst, Milana Nikolko, Olena Sobolieva, Greta Uehling, Andrew Wilson, Suleiman Mamutov, Gayana Yuksel, Ottilie Manegold		Crimea and the Black Sea Tue, 19.11.2024 - Wed, 20.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Martin-Oleksandr Kisly Natalia VolvachRory Finnin, Filiz Tutku Aydin, Kerstin S. Jobst, Milana Nikolko, Olena Sobolieva, Greta Uehling, Andrew Wilson, Suleiman Mamutov, Gayana Yuksel, Ottilie Manegold Series: Conferences and Workshops Ten years ago, Russia's annexation of Crimea set in motion a series of events that culminated in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The conference highlighted issues of de-occupation, decolonization and reintegration as different actors envision Crimea's future. By bringing together distinguished experts from different disciplines, this IWM conference initiated a critical discussion on a crucial but understudied topic. Read more
Crimea and the Black Sea Tue, 19.11.2024 - Wed, 20.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Martin-Oleksandr Kisly Natalia VolvachRory Finnin, Filiz Tutku Aydin, Kerstin S. Jobst, Milana Nikolko, Olena Sobolieva, Greta Uehling, Andrew Wilson, Suleiman Mamutov, Gayana Yuksel, Ottilie Manegold Series: Conferences and Workshops Ten years ago, Russia's annexation of Crimea set in motion a series of events that culminated in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The conference highlighted issues of de-occupation, decolonization and reintegration as different actors envision Crimea's future. By bringing together distinguished experts from different disciplines, this IWM conference initiated a critical discussion on a crucial but understudied topic. Read more
	Odesa City Myth Rethought and Reframed	Wed, 06.11.2024	Lecture	Mariia ShynkarenkoVitaly Chernetsky		Odesa City Myth Rethought and Reframed Wed, 06.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoVitaly Chernetsky Series: Lecture Few cities on the Black Sea coast can rival Odes(s)a in the richness and diversity of its cultural legacy. An oft-mythologized image of the city derived from Russian-language writings, especially from the early twentieth century, trickled into a stereotypical version exploited for decades both by the Soviet and the Russian post-Soviet mass culture, as well as by the city's own tourism industry. Read more
Odesa City Myth Rethought and Reframed Wed, 06.11.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoVitaly Chernetsky Series: Lecture Few cities on the Black Sea coast can rival Odes(s)a in the richness and diversity of its cultural legacy. An oft-mythologized image of the city derived from Russian-language writings, especially from the early twentieth century, trickled into a stereotypical version exploited for decades both by the Soviet and the Russian post-Soviet mass culture, as well as by the city's own tourism industry. Read more
	What We Gather	Mon, 29.04.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko		What We Gather Mon, 29.04.2024 Speakers: Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia At the colloquium, Iryna Zamuruieva shared the strands of her research and creative work, where she works and thinks with certain plants. She is attempting to analyze the political ecology of land relations in Ukraine, developing methodologies rooted in Ukrainian intellectual thought and theories. Read more
What We Gather Mon, 29.04.2024 Speakers: Iryna Zamuruieva Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia At the colloquium, Iryna Zamuruieva shared the strands of her research and creative work, where she works and thinks with certain plants. She is attempting to analyze the political ecology of land relations in Ukraine, developing methodologies rooted in Ukrainian intellectual thought and theories. Read more
	Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad	Fri, 26.04.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko	Register Here	Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad Fri, 26.04.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia The colloquium discussed several types of colonies typical for Soviet modernity, including the notions of internal and external colonization, to ponder and problematize their applicability to Soviet practice. We specifically focused on three different Ukrainian atomic cities, or “plutopia” (Brown) – Pripyat, Chornobyl, and Slavutych, the pre- and post-accident satellites of the nuclear power plant. Read more
Garrison Colony and Soviet Atomgrad Fri, 26.04.2024 Speakers: Mariia ShynkarenkoSvitlana Matviyenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia The colloquium discussed several types of colonies typical for Soviet modernity, including the notions of internal and external colonization, to ponder and problematize their applicability to Soviet practice. We specifically focused on three different Ukrainian atomic cities, or “plutopia” (Brown) – Pripyat, Chornobyl, and Slavutych, the pre- and post-accident satellites of the nuclear power plant. Read more
	Soviet Subalterns on Stage	Mon, 25.03.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash		Soviet Subalterns on Stage Mon, 25.03.2024 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dance practices, an easily overlooked area in social and historical studies, can become a discreet but influential tool of politics. State control, regulation and power structures manifest themselves in dance through choreography and music choices, dress norms, the range of ‘appropriate’ movements and body distancing. Equally, the Cold War cultural competition between the USSR and the West instrumentalized dance as an ideological medium, both on the level of leisure activity and art form. Read more
Soviet Subalterns on Stage Mon, 25.03.2024 Speakers: Mariia Shynkarenko Mariia Kardash Series: Seminars and Colloquia Dance practices, an easily overlooked area in social and historical studies, can become a discreet but influential tool of politics. State control, regulation and power structures manifest themselves in dance through choreography and music choices, dress norms, the range of ‘appropriate’ movements and body distancing. Equally, the Cold War cultural competition between the USSR and the West instrumentalized dance as an ideological medium, both on the level of leisure activity and art form. Read more
	A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction	Mon, 12.02.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym		A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Mon, 12.02.2024 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
A Brief History of Ukrainian Art: Wartime Introduction Mon, 12.02.2024 Speakers: Lizaveta German Mariia Shynkarenko Polina Baitsym Series: Seminars and Colloquia Lizaveta German presented the initial ideas, key points and structure of her book project on Ukrainian art that she is conducting during her fellowship at the IWM. Resulting from a lecture series delivered in several European institutions over the past two years, this project is an emergency response to curiosity and even lust for knowledge about the art scene of Ukraine, often barely visible from the rest of Europe. Read more
	The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media	Mon, 05.02.2024	Seminars and Colloquia	Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko		The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Mon, 05.02.2024 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more
The Invention of Ukraine: How War Is Remaking Ukrainian Media Mon, 05.02.2024 Speakers: Aleksander Palikot Mariia Shynkarenko Series: Seminars and Colloquia In his presentation, Aleksander Palikot explored whether the delicate balance between the need to preserve unity and mobilize resources, and the protection of democracy is under threat in Ukraine. What will Zelensky do with the media-political machine he created? What state will emerge from the security-first digitalized regime that now flourishes in wartime Ukraine? How will this experience reshape what used to be called the post-Soviet sphere, including Russia? Read more