Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute

[Robert De Lossa]

Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute

                        June 26-August 18, 2000

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.

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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
30 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.

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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 PoliticalScience, 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 focusingon
contemporary cultural and political issues. Brief compositions will be
assigned on a regular basis.

Advanced Ukrainian (8 units)

Volodymyr Dibrova, Instructor, Department of Slavic Languages and
Literatures, Harvard University

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.

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Art, History, & Literature,

Ukrainian Art of the Modern Period (4 units)

Myroslava M. Mudrak, Associate Professor, Ohio State University

A survey of the evolution of modernism in the visual culture of Ukraine
from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. The first part of the
course will provide an overview of academic painting from classicism to
romanticism, and will culminate in a study of realism as exemplified by
artists as diverse as Repin, Kuindzhi, and Aivazovsky. The second part of
the course will be devoted primarily to the formalism of the late 19th and
early 20th centuries, beginning with the secessionist, impressionist, and
primitivist influences on the art of Krychevsky, Murashko, Burachek, and
the Boichukists. Special attention will be given to the innovative
tendencies of the avant-garde. Topics will include: (1)
the importance of the Ukrainian environment on artists such as Kandinsky,
Tatlin, Malevich, Exter, and the Burliuks; (2) an introduction to
indigenous vanguard movements (e.g., Panfuturism, Spiralism,
Cubo-futurism), their theoretical underpinnings and major exponents; (3)
the independent art of modernist painters such as Bohomazov, Petrytsky,
Yermilov, and Redko, among others. Slide-illustrated lectures will be
supplemented by field trips to view comparative material in the University
Museums, especially the Busch-Reisinger collection.


The Making of Modern Ukraine: History and Interpretations (4 units)

Yaroslav Hrytsak, Professor, Lviv Franko University

This course focuses on the nation-building processes in Ukraine of the 19th
and 20th centuries in the broader context of Eastern Europe. It is based on
a critical reassessment of previous paradigms, i.e., Ukrainian traditional
historiographies, Marxist and post-Marxist interpretations, and
"modernization" theories. The course is intended to present Ukrainian
history as the history of a multicultural society, with permeability of
cultures and political influences and with identities in flux.


Fictional Ukraine: Literary Depictions (4 units)

Maxim Tarnawsky, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

In this course students examine a variety of literary depictions of Ukraine
in the 20th century. Students read a broad selection of Ukrainian novels
and short stories and trace in these works such themes as the role of rural
settings and subjects, the significance of the national question, and the
pervasive focus on politics and social issues. Particular attention will be
given to the depiction of women in these works and to the deliberate
strangeness of the worlds represented in them. Authors to be read include
Kotsiubyns'kyi, Kobylians'ka, Pidmohyl'nyj, Honchar, Shevchuk, and
Andrukhovych. All readings are in English translation. No previous courses
in Ukrainian literature required.

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Special Events

A full calendar of special events supplements the academic offerings of the
Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. The program for 2000 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 $2,100
for eight units of credit (full tuition through the Harvard Summer School
in 2000 is $3,400). Students with demonstrated financial need may qualify
for fee reductions but must apply by April 15,2000, 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 $2,900. 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, 2000.

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: http://www.sabre.org/huri/

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