Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute

[Robert DeLossa]

Announcement:

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. Students are also encouraged to take
advantage of Harvard's many research and instructional facilities,
including the libraries, museums, and language laboratory. 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.

Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute

June 28-August 20, 1999

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. In previous years participants have included undergraduates,
graduate students, and professionals who have come from North and South
America, Asia, Africa, and Europe including Ukraine.
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
This is an 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 and 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.

Politics, History, & Literature

Ukrainian Politics and Society (4 units)
Dr. James Clem, Coordinator; Executive Director, Ukrainian Research
Institute, Harvard University
This course is designed as a survey of the major issues facing contemporary
Ukraine. Taught by a team of Harvard faculty and associates, as well as
selected lecturers from Ukraine, the course will cover such topics as:
state and nation-building in contemporary Ukraine, as well as the
historical roots of these processes; the current debate over economic
reform; regionalism and issues of ethnic, linguistic, and religious
pluralism; the development of modern Ukrainian literature and its responses
to political and social change; the transformation of Ukrainian mass media.

Twentieth-Century Ukraine (4 units)
Roman Szporluk, Mykhailo S. Hrushev'skyi Professor of Ukrainian History,
Harvard University
This course considers major issues in the history of Ukraine in the
twentieth century, from the last decades of the Russian Empire and the
Hapsburg Monarchy to the declaration of independence in 1991 and the
adoption of the constitution in 1996. While focusing on Ukraine, the course
aims to offer a new perspective on the history of Russia/USSR and of
Eastern Europe. Graduate students. Undergraduates by permission of the
instructor.

Twentieth-Century Ukrainian Literature: Rethinking the Canon (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 particular attention to their role as artistic
and cultural turning points and their present-day re-evaluation. Background
topics will include the revolution and its portrayal, intellectual
"counter-revolution" (neoclassicism), the imposition of ideological
controls (socialist realism), "internal emigration," dissent and
collaboration, variants of "underground literature," and the problem of
modernism and postmodernism. In poetry the focus will be on Tychyna, Zerov,
Bazhan, Pluzhnyk, Svidzins'kyj, Antonych, emigre poets (particularly The
New York Group), the generation of the 60s, and recent developments (for
example, Bu-Ba-Bu); in prose---the works of Xvyl'ovyj, Pidmohyl'nyj,
Johansen, Domontovych, Kosach, Kostec'kyj, Andruxovych, and others; in
drama-the plays of M. Kulish. The major critical responses to these writers
will also be considered. Reading knowledge of Ukrainian required.

Special Events
A full calendar of special events supplements the academic offerings of the
Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. The program for 1999 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 1999 is $3,300). Students with demonstrated financial need may qualify
for fee reductions but must apply by April 15, 1999, 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 8 credit
units and will be required either to provide proof that they have health
insurance from a US insurer or 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 $2,775. 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, 1999.

For application materials, contact:

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

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