NEW YORK – Columbia University’s Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute will offer five courses focusing on Ukrainian political science, language and visual art in the spring 2021 semester. It will also organize a series of lectures in Ukrainian studies at the university. Due to the pandemic, all courses and events for the semester will be held online. The online events will be open to the public, but registration will be required.
Dr. Olena Martynyuk, Jacyk Postdoctoral Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the Harriman Institute, will teach a new course in the spring titled “Agents of Change: Ukrainian Art Between Revolutions.” The course will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:40-3:55 p.m. The course will trace the appearance of the avant-garde on the territory of the Russian Empire with a focus on Ukrainian art as compared to Russian.