Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute '98

[James Clem]

Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute

June 22-August 14, 1998


The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute is a rigorous eight-week academic
program offering accredited university instruction in Ukrainian studies. The
program is organized by the Harvard University Summer School and the
Ukrainian Research Institute. In previous years participants have included
undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals who have come from
North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, including Ukraine.


The Program

The only program of its kind in North America, the Harvard Ukrainian Summer
Institute offers eight weeks of intensive accredited university instruction
in Ukrainian studies. The program is run jointly by the Harvard Summer
School and the Ukrainian Research Institute and has been in existence for
over 25 years. Students are encouraged to take advantage of Harvard's many
research and instructional facilities, including the largest Ukrainian
library collection outside of Eastern Europe, museums, and language
laboratory.

Intensive Ukrainian language teaching is a central focus of the Harvard
Ukrainian Summer Institute. Instruction is proficiency-based and aimed at
developing reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension skills. An
entry test determines placement in each course and proficiency testing will
be a component of the final exam. An extensive video library of over 100
films, satellite access to Ukrainian news and other TV programs, regular
language tables, and other activities supplement classroom instruction.
Every year students from Ukraine attend the program, giving their North
American counterparts the opportunity to interact with native speakers in a
near-immersion environment.


UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE COURSES


Beginning Ukrainian (8 units)

Natalia Shostak, PhD Candidate, Department of Modern Languages and
        Comparative Studies, University of Alberta

Intensive course for students with little or no knowledge of the language.
Elementary grammatical structures will be presented through an active oral
approach. Reading and discussion of simple texts along with written
exercises complement the acquisition of oral-aural skills.

Intermediate Ukrainian (8 units)

Yuri I. Shevchuk, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, New School
        for Social Research

An intensive review of basic structures is followed by expansion of these
grammar fundamentals. Emphasis will be on oral communication using basic
conversational patterns. Mastery of basic grammatical structures will be
reinforced through written drills. Major emphasis will be placed on
the development of vocabulary, with readings and videotaped programs
focusing on contemporary cultural and political issues. Brief compositions
will be assigned on a regular basis.

Advanced Ukrainian for Business (8 units)

Vera Andrushkiw, Director and Language Coordinator, Harvard Ukrainian
        Summer Institute

This is an intensive course for students who wish to develop their mastery
of the language. Reading selections include annotated articles on
contemporary issues in business economics, politics, and culture. Short
written reports and oral presentations will be part of the course. Classes
will be conducted largely in Ukrainian.


LITERATURE, HISTORY, & POLITICS


Twentieth-Century Ukrainian Literature: Tradition, Social Action, and the Avant
Garde (4 units)

George G. Grabowicz, Dmytro Cyzevs'kyj Professor of Ukrainian Literature,
        Harvard University

The course surveys the major writers and works of twentieth-century
Ukrainian literature with a special focus on the tension between tradition
and innovation, the popular (and populist) frame and the revolt of the
aesthetic and ideological avant garde, the imposition of ideological and
totalitarian strictures, and the various strategies of survival and
response. Topics will include the Revolution, socialist realism, internal
and external emigration, dissent, dissimulation and collaboration, the
variants of "underground literature," and the problem of modernism and
postmodernism. A reading knowledge of Ukrainian desirable, but not required.


Social History of Modern Ukraine, 1770-1945 (4 units)

Christine Worobec, Associate Professor, Department of History, Kent State
        University

This course will survey a variety of issues in modern Ukrainian history
since the late eighteenth century with special emphasis on the experiences
of the overwhelming majority of the population, the voiceless peasants.
Whenever possible, gender and ethnic minority issues will be raised and
comparative perspectives provided. Some of the themes to be explored
include peasant daily life and world view, peasants' interaction with
government officials and members of the Ukrainian intelligentsia and
clergy, peasants'adaptation and resistance to modernization and government
policies, women's roles at all levels of Ukrainian society, and differing
responses to nationalism. Historiographical issues will be introduced as
well. The course will end with the impact of World War II on Ukrainian
society.


Contemporary Ukraine: Dynamics of Political Transformation (4 units)

Taras Kuzio, Research Fellow, Centre for Russian and East European Studies,
        University of Birmingham, UK

This course will analyze the transformation of post-Soviet Ukraine using a
paradigm of a four-pronged, interconnected process of transition. These
four processes are political reform (from totalitarianism to democracy),
economic transition (from a command administrative system to a market
economy), state institution construction (including the emerging
multi-party system and the elections of March 1998), and nation building
(including questions of national identity, language, regionalism, and
inter-ethnic relations). In general, the course will address the impact of
inherited legacies upon the formation of a modern, civic nation and survey
the debates and options available to Ukraine.


Ukrainian Politics in Comparative Perspective (4 units)

Taras Kuzio, Research Fellow, Centre for Russian and East European Studies,
        University of Birmingham, UK

This seminar will focus upon five aspects of post-Soviet political
transformation in Ukraine from a theoretical, analytical, and
cross-national comparative perspective. In all five themes students will be
provided with surveys of the published research in these fields of inquiry
and tasked to debate the emerging different viewpoints. These five themes
are: state and institution building; nation formation; cultural and social
cleavages -- regionalism, inter-ethnic relations, an assessment of the
strength of separatism and the popularity of federalism; the role of
elites; and mass politics -- the emerging multi-party system, elections and
voter behavior, and the creation of a civil society. Open to undergraduates
by permission only.


Special Events

A full calendar of special events supplements the academic offerings of the
Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. The program for 1998 will include a
lecture series by prominent faculty and guests, round table discussions on
current Ukrainian affairs, a theater and music program, literary readings,
contemporary films, and excursions to Boston attractions and local beaches.


Fees & Financial Aid

The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute offers a reduced tuition of $2,000
for eight units of credit (full tuition through the Harvard Summer School
in 1998 is $3,160). Students with demonstrated financial need may qualify
for fee reductions but must apply by April 15, 1998 for consideration.
Graduate students are urged to apply for summer FLAS (Foreign Language Area
Studies) funding through their home institution.

Students accepted into the program must register for a minimum of eight
credit units and will be required either to provide proof that they have
health insurance from a US insurer or to purchase coverage from the Harvard
Summer School.


Housing

Students who wish to live on campus may apply for dormitory housing through
the Harvard Summer School. Room and board for eight weeks is $2,640. Those
wishing to live off campus will have access to listings at the Harvard
Housing Office to assist them in their search.


Admission Policy

Applicants must be at least 19 years of age or have completed one year of
college to be admitted to the program. Admission is based on the
applicant's academic record, a letter of recommendation, and an essay. The
application deadline is *June 1, 1998*.


For application materials, contact:

              Patricia Coatsworth, Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute,
              1583 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
              Telephone: 617/495-7833; fax: 617/495-8097
              e-mail: huri at fas.harvard.edu
              web: http://www.sabre.org/huri/

OR download the application form on our website in Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf)
format. If you need information on handling *.pdf files, visit Adobe
Acrobat Reader site.

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 Dr. James I. Clem
 Executive Director

 Ukrainian Research Institute
 Harvard University
 1583 Massachusetts Ave.
 Cambridge, MA 02138  USA

 tel. (617)495-4081
 fax  (617)495-8097

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