DUSS Virtual Symposium 2026
Join the University of Alberta's DUSS (Disrupted Ukrainian Scholars & Students) Initiative for the DUSS Virtual Symposium 2026, co-hosted by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS), the Kule Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS), the Kule Folklore Centre, and the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies.
Session 1: Language, Values, Identity
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30 (Edmonton) / 18:00–19:30 (Kyiv)
Halyna Shumytska: "Evolving Linguistic Consciousness in the Ukrainian Cross-Border Region: The Impact of Forced Migration from Historical and Contemporary Perspectives"
Marharyta Chabanna: "Shaping Ukraine's European Identity: Perceptions of Integration and Shared Values in Times of War"
Moderated by Dominique Reill
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Session 2: Ukraine's History and Cultural Memory
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2026
Time: 10:00–11:30 (Edmonton) / 18:00–19:30 (Kyiv)
Yurii Puholovok: "Playing Urban Life: Toys, Games, and Everyday Experience in Early Modern Poltava (17th–18th Centuries)"
Yevhen Zakharchenko: "Empire Marking Space: Commemoration and Power in Late Imperial Ukrainian Cities"
Sergii Pakhomenko: "The Politics of Decolonisation and Historical Memory in Ukraine: Security Motives and Local Controversies"
Moderated by Natalia Khanenko-Friesen
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