Ukrainian Studies Program September Events

[Diana Howansky]

September 2005 Events Organized by the Ukrainian Studies Program at 
Columbia University

Wednesday, September 21: Borys Tarasyuk (who has served as Minister for 
Foreign Affairs of Ukraine under the Yushchenko administration), is 
scheduled to speak about Ukraine's foreign policy with specific 
reference to the U.S., Europe, and Russia, followed by a Q&A period. 
11:30am, International Affairs Building, Room 1501.

Thursday, September 22: OPENING OF THE FALL 2005 SEASON OF THE UKRAINIAN 
FILM CLUB: The winner of the Palme d’or for short films at the 2005 
Cannes International Film Festival, “Wayfarers,” (by director Ihor 
Strembitsky), as well as the critically-acclaimed documentary 
“Consonance” (by diretor Viktoria Melnykova) will be screened. Dr. Yuri 
Shevchuk, director of the Club and lecturer of Ukrainian language and 
culture at Columbia, will offer, in his traditional introduction before 
the screening, an update on many exciting developments in Ukrainian 
filmmaking over the summer period. 7:30pm, Hamilton Hall, Room 717.

Monday, September 26: Volodymyr Kulyk, a senior research fellow at the 
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Institute of Political and 
Ethnic Studies) and current visiting scholar at Stanford University, 
will give a lunchtime talk on “Language Ideologies and the Media in 
Post-Soviet Ukraine.” Kulyk, whose research fields include media 
discourse, contemporary Ukrainian nationalism, and the politics of 
language and ethnicity, will speak about language ideologies (beliefs 
about the nature, structure and use of language), as expressed and 
embodied in contemporary Ukrainian media. 12:00pm, International Affairs 
Building, Room 1219.

Tuesday, September 27: A panel discussion about Ukraine’s political 
situation in the aftermath of President Yushchenko’s decision to dismiss 
his Cabinet will take place. Speakers will include Volodymyr Kulyk 
(National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Stanford University), 
Alexander Motyl (Rutgers University), and Steve Sestanovich (Columbia 
University); moderated by Yuri Shevchuk (Columbia University). Time TBA, 
International Affairs Building, Room 1512.

Wednesday, September 28: The first lecture of the course “Ukraine and 
the United Nations Through the Eyes of a Ukrainian Ambassador: Diplomacy 
and Politics,” will be taught by Ambassador Valery Kuchinsky, Permanent 
Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. The course provides a 
comprehensive and contemporary examination of the United Nations and its 
role in three core issues of international relations: international 
peace and security; human rights and humanitarian affairs; building 
peace through sustainable development. THIS COURSE IS OPEN TO THE 
PUBLIC. 6:10-8:00pm, International Affairs Building, Room 1219.

For more information about these events or the Ukrainian Studies Program 
at Columbia University, please contact Diana Howansky at 
ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu or (212) 854-4697.


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Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1209, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu
http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/ukrainianstudies/

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