Graduate Student Symposium at University of Toronto

[Oksana Tatsyak]

An International Graduate Student Symposium 

Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Toronto 
March 17–19, 2006 

New Perspectives on Contemporary Ukraine: Politics, History, and Culture 

The University of Toronto’s Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies 
(CERES) is pleased to announce a call for papers for the International Graduate 
Student Symposium “New Perspectives on Contemporary Ukraine: Politics, History, 
and Culture” to be held in Toronto on March 17–19, 2006. This interdisciplinary 
Symposium will bring together aspiring young scholars for three days of 
presentations and intensive discussions centred around new perspectives on the 
study of contemporary Ukraine. 

The Orange Revolution took many observers by surprise and captivated the world. 
In its aftermath, scholars are busy examining both its sources and its 
ramifications. New questions have emerged on the research agenda and new 
methodological tools have become available to explore the dynamics of 
political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in Ukrainian society. Share 
your research and ideas at our forum! 

The Symposium is open to graduate students and recent PhD holders (those who 
have graduated within the past three years) from North America and Europe. 
Proposals involving cross-national comparisons in the wider context of the post-
 
communist space are encouraged. Submissions can focus on a variety of topics 
including, but not limited to, the following: 

- Democratization and consolidation 
- State-society relations 
- EU-Ukraine dialogue 
- Ukraine’s foreign relations 
- The regional factor in contemporary Ukraine 
- Peaceful revolutions in post-communist societies in comparative perspective 
- Redefining Ukrainian identity in Ukraine and abroad 
- Rethinking Ukrainian literature and culture since Independence 
- Rewriting the past: new approaches to Ukrainian history 

To be considered as a candidate, please submit a one-page abstract and 
curriculum vitae by December 15, 2005. The abstract should include a statement 
of objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Submissions must be made via 
email to ukrainian.gradsymposium at utoronto.ca 

Authors whose papers are selected will be notified by December 23, 2005. 
Presenters should seek external funding. Limited grants for travel and 
accommodation may be available for participants who cannot obtain full external 
funding. Further details about the conference may be found online at 

http://www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/gsc2006/ 

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