UOHA Seminars

Online seminar with Józef Markiewicz on Holocaust Remembrance Day

We invite you to join a seminar dedicated to the analysis of oral histories that reveal the fates of Jewish survivors in postwar Poland, including their survival strategies, identity, social status etc.

Online seminar “Understanding Traumatic Experiences: Challenges of Documenting the Testimonies of Gulag Victims”

On November 27, 2024, Yurii Pukivskyi will speak at a seminar, presenting the book The Power of Resistance: Ukrainians in Soviet Camps. The discussion will cover various aspects of documenting traumatic experiences

Online seminar with Tetiana Boriak: “Oral History of the Holodomor: A Multidisciplinary Approach and Information Potential”

Join us for the next UOHA seminar in the series “Field. Risks. War.” On October 30, 2024, at 6:00 PM (Kyiv time), Tetiana Boriak will discuss a multidisciplinary approach to studying the Holodomor.

Online seminar with Yuliia Buiskykh: “Palimpsest of the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland in the Mirror of Anthropology”

Join us for the next seminar in the UOHA series “Field. Risks. War.” In April, Yuliia Buyskykh will present her recently published book, West of the Bug: Diaries from the Borderland.

Online seminar with Yevhenia Podobna “Representation of Testimonies About the Russian-Ukrainian War in Public History”

On March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM, Yevhenia Podobna will discuss the use of testimonies from the Russian-Ukrainian war in public history during the seminar.

Online seminar: “Unspeakable: Stories of Ukrainian Women About the Russian Invasion and Evacuation to Germany” – Reflections from the Authors

On February 29, 2024, at 7:00 PM, the authors of the book Unspeakable: Stories of Ukrainian Women about the Russian Invasion and Evacuation to Germany—Svitlana Nyzhnikova, Alina Ponypaliak, Svitlana Telukha, and Yevheniia Shyshkina—will discuss the experiences of living through and sharing stories of war, focusing on women’s experiences and perspectives.

“It Is Impossible to Put into Words:” Searching for Language in Stories About Personal Experiences of Russia’s War Against Ukraine

On January 25, 2024, Nadiia Pastukh presents the results of her research, “It Is Impossible to Put into Words:” Searching for Language in Stories About Personal Experiences of Russia’s War Against Ukraine, at the next online seminar in the Ukrainian Oral History Association’s “Field. Risks. War” series.

The Experiences of People with Intellectual Disabilities During Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

The Ukrainian Oral History Association continues its series of online seminars “Field, Risks, War”. We invite you to join the conversation with Hanna Zaremba-Kosovych about the peculiarities of researching the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.

Online Seminar “Professional Ethics in Researching the Oral History of the Russian-Ukrainian War: From Recording to Publication”

The Ukrainian Oral History Association is launching the online seminar series “Field. Risks. War.” We invite you to the first seminar, which focuses on the unique ethical challenges faced by oral history researchers documenting war. Join us for a difficult but necessary conversation with Svitlana Makhovska on October 25 at 7:00 PM.