DELC Research Seminar Series: Lilia Miroshnychenko In brief Speaker - Lilia Miroshnychenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) Title - Academia in the wartime Venue - 50 George Square About the event Professor Lilia Miroshnychenko, Head of the Department of Foreign Literature at the Institute of Philology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, is currently on a visit to the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures as a part of the twinning agreement between Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the University of Edinburgh. At this seminar, Professor Lilia Miroshnychenko will share her experience of working and teaching at Ukraine’s leading university during the ongoing war. Heavy shelling, ruinous to her alma mater, occurred three times. As a result, many campus buildings and the University Maksymovych library were damaged but not the Taras Shevchenko academic community. The university has never stopped functioning. although there were many challenges such as air alarms and power cuts. The educational process which was resumed online on 1 April 2022 has since never stopped. Teaching and learning under these adverse conditions is considered by both teachers and students a form of resilience, the educational front in this war. United and motivated more than ever, even if scattered all around the world. About the speaker Born in Zaporozhzhia (Ukraine), Elena Marinicheva is a translator of contemporary Ukrainian prose into Russian, essayist and critic. Having graduated from the Moscow State University, Elena became an established translator from Ukrainian into Russian. Her translation work includes the pivotal books of contemporary Ukrainian literature: 'Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex' and 'Museum of Abandoned Secrets' by Oksana Zabuzhko, 'Sweet Darusya' by Maria Matios, and 'The Orphanage' by Serhiy Zhadan. She has also written critical essays and articles on Ukrainian culture and history and translated - with Leonid Maslyuk - several science fiction books from English (e.g. 'Quarantine' by Greg Egan). Elena is a recipient of prestigious awards such as a Novyi Mir magazine and Nora Gal Translators’ prizes (2022). Currently, she holds the position of a Community Fellow at IASH, with support from Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature. About the seminar series The DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS) encourages collaboration and coproduction between staff and students across European Languages and Cultures and beyond. Entry is free and everyone is welcome. No registration is necessary. Are you interested in studying European Languages and Cultures? Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in nine European languages, and the many cultures worldwide in which they're spoken, with experts in film, literature, theatre, translation and intermediality. Working with colleagues elsewhere in LLC, and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about studying with us Jan 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 DELC Research Seminar Series: Lilia Miroshnychenko Join us in person for a seminar by Professoor Lilia Miroshnychenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) on her experience of working and teaching at Ukraine’s leading university during the ongoing war. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Edinburgh Find the venue: 50 George Square
DELC Research Seminar Series: Lilia Miroshnychenko In brief Speaker - Lilia Miroshnychenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) Title - Academia in the wartime Venue - 50 George Square About the event Professor Lilia Miroshnychenko, Head of the Department of Foreign Literature at the Institute of Philology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, is currently on a visit to the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures as a part of the twinning agreement between Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the University of Edinburgh. At this seminar, Professor Lilia Miroshnychenko will share her experience of working and teaching at Ukraine’s leading university during the ongoing war. Heavy shelling, ruinous to her alma mater, occurred three times. As a result, many campus buildings and the University Maksymovych library were damaged but not the Taras Shevchenko academic community. The university has never stopped functioning. although there were many challenges such as air alarms and power cuts. The educational process which was resumed online on 1 April 2022 has since never stopped. Teaching and learning under these adverse conditions is considered by both teachers and students a form of resilience, the educational front in this war. United and motivated more than ever, even if scattered all around the world. About the speaker Born in Zaporozhzhia (Ukraine), Elena Marinicheva is a translator of contemporary Ukrainian prose into Russian, essayist and critic. Having graduated from the Moscow State University, Elena became an established translator from Ukrainian into Russian. Her translation work includes the pivotal books of contemporary Ukrainian literature: 'Fieldwork in Ukrainian Sex' and 'Museum of Abandoned Secrets' by Oksana Zabuzhko, 'Sweet Darusya' by Maria Matios, and 'The Orphanage' by Serhiy Zhadan. She has also written critical essays and articles on Ukrainian culture and history and translated - with Leonid Maslyuk - several science fiction books from English (e.g. 'Quarantine' by Greg Egan). Elena is a recipient of prestigious awards such as a Novyi Mir magazine and Nora Gal Translators’ prizes (2022). Currently, she holds the position of a Community Fellow at IASH, with support from Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature. About the seminar series The DELC Research Seminar Series (DRSS) encourages collaboration and coproduction between staff and students across European Languages and Cultures and beyond. Entry is free and everyone is welcome. No registration is necessary. Are you interested in studying European Languages and Cultures? Our interdisciplinary environment brings together specialists in nine European languages, and the many cultures worldwide in which they're spoken, with experts in film, literature, theatre, translation and intermediality. Working with colleagues elsewhere in LLC, and across the wider University, we are able to support research which crosses boundaries between disciplines and/or languages. Find out more about studying with us Jan 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 DELC Research Seminar Series: Lilia Miroshnychenko Join us in person for a seminar by Professoor Lilia Miroshnychenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) on her experience of working and teaching at Ukraine’s leading university during the ongoing war. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Edinburgh Find the venue: 50 George Square
Jan 18 2023 17.00 - 18.30 DELC Research Seminar Series: Lilia Miroshnychenko Join us in person for a seminar by Professoor Lilia Miroshnychenko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) on her experience of working and teaching at Ukraine’s leading university during the ongoing war.
