International: Announcement of guest lectures

In the coming weeks, the EUS Chair will again host a series of guest lectures to which all students and staff are cordially invited.

Lecture Series „Meaning-Making in Political and Cultural Discourse”

By Prof. Dr. habil. Tetiana Krysanova of the Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University (Luzk, Ukraine)

17^th of November 2022, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., G40 Room 284

Schedule:

10:30 - 11:30: Discourse as environment for meaning making.
11:45 – 12:45: How meanings are made in discourse – The Samurai way.
13:30 – 14:30: Film discourse analysis – some theoretical and empirical issues.
From 14:30: Concluding discussion.

A detailed description of the presentations can be found here.

Guest lecture "Russian society on the brink of war" with panel discussion

By a Russian scientist (His name may not be mentioned here for security reasons because of his critical stance towards the events).

22^nd of November 2022, at 09:15 a.m., online on Zoom

Theme: The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the current situation in Russian society.

To participate, you need to register by sending an e-mail to lys.ziebell@ovgu.de. The Zoom access data will be sent to you thereupon. For the protection of the speaker, please log in to Zoom for the lecture with your first and last name, so that your identity can be assigned.

Lecture Series „Feminism & Masculinity in Public Protests, Politics and War in Ukraine“

By Associate Prof. Dr. Tamara Martsenyuk of the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”(Kyiv, Ukraine)

2^nd - 3^rd of December 2022, jeweils 10:30 until 16:00, G40 Room 409

Schedule:

Friday, 02.12.2022, Room 409:

10:30-12:00: “Beauty will save the world”?: women and men in the politics in Ukraine
12:30-14:00: “My body is my manifesto!”: performative feminist activism and FEMEN as a case study
14:30-16:00: Gender-based violence and online campaign #IAmNotAfraidToSayIt in Ukraine

Saturday, 03.12.2022, Room 409:

10:30-12:00: “Glory to heroines”: women’s participation in the Euromaidan protests of 2013-2014
12:30-14:00: "A nation exists as long as there are men ready to fight for it": men, and masculinities on Euromaidan protests and war in Ukraine
14:30-16:00: “Girls, let’s close the sky”: women’s resistance in Russia’s war in Ukraine

Due to limited room capacities, a short and informal registration via e-mail to lys.ziebell@ovgu.deis required. The lectures with concluding discussions will take place within the framework of the international cooperation and exchange program Erasmus+ Partner Countries/Ukraine of the European Studies program.

The guest lectures will be given by Dr. phil. Tatjana Samostyan in the framework of the IMUDE Project (Jean Monnet Chair) accompanying the seminars Kerndiskurse und Theorien der Kulturwissenschaften und Ukraine zwischen Ost und West: Konflikte, Geschichte und Mythen organisiert.

We are looking forward to a lively participation!