Kule Folklore Centre
Peter & Doris Kule Centre for Ukrainian & Canadian Folklore | Центр українського та канадського фольклору iм. Петра i Дорис Кулів
Collecting, Sharing, and Preserving Culture
The Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta focuses on research that connects Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian communities on a global scale. Based upon endowments and archives existing since the 1980s, the Kule Folklore Centre is a permanently endowed institution and home to the Huculak Chair in Ukrainian Culture and Ethnography and the Kule Chair of Ukrainian Ethnography. It is also home to the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
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Medwidsky Archives
The Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives are integral to enhancing understanding of Ukrainian diaspora culture in general and of Ukrainian Canadian history and culture in particular. The mandate of the BMUFA is to document, preserve, and study Ukrainian folklore in Ukraine, Canada, and around the world as it changes over time.
Project StoryMachine: A Recommender-Augmented Spatial Hypertext Platform for Algorithmic Folklore and Transcultural Storytelling
(Oct. 23 | 12 p.m.)
The Kule Folklore Centre, in partnership with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, invites you to join a talk by Professor Astrid Ensslin, Vice President for AI, Digitalisation and Outreach at the University of Regensburg and Founding Director of DAS|LAB (Digital Area Studies Lab), whose research and teaching lie at the intersections of digital media and game studies, cultural studies, literary studies, and applied linguistics.
Gazing across the Steppe: Urum Folklore of North Azovian Greeks in Ukraine
(Nov. 9 | 12 p.m.)
Join Dr. Anna Antonova to explore the heritage of Urum — an endangered Turkic language historically spoken by North Azovian Greek communities in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast. The presentation will highlight the oral traditions of this bilingual ethnic group, which traces its origins to Christian Orthodox populations in medieval Crimea, offering vital insight into the multi-ethnic tapestry of Ukraine.
Kule News
Meet Our New Students at the Kule Folklore Centre
This fall, the Kule Folklore Centre is pleased to welcome two new graduate students and support their research on Ukrainian communities, culture, and identity in Canada.
Julia Savtchenko’s Archives Residency: Research and Discoveries
Julia Savtchenko is the inaugural recipient of the Razom for Ukraine Archives Residency. She is a Finnish artist with Ukrainian roots, an illustrator, and a children’s author.
Book Launch: Postal Censorship, Surveillance, Resistance — Post-event
On October 2 the Kule Folklore Centre, in collaboration with the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, hosted an event dedicated to the launch of a collected volume about postal censorship in the Soviet Union.
SUCH Program
Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage (SUCH) is a multifaceted collections research and community education program of the Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta.
Anna's Dream
By Maria Mayerchyk & Lesia Savedchuk
Anna's Dream tells the story of a nine-year-old girl growing up on a farm in Western Canada in the 1930s.
Lena and Thomas Gushul: Life in Front of and Behind the Camera
By Mariya Mayerchyk, Jelena Pogosjan, and Dmytro Yesypenko
Lena and Thomas Gushul immigrated to Canada at the beginning of the 20th century, married in 1914, and opened their first photo studio in Coleman, Alberta in 1917 or 1918.
Kule Folklore Centre - Library
We invite you to explore our extensive collection, which includes books on Ukrainian dance, music, clothing, textiles, embroidery, and much more. Please consult our Finding Guides to find books on the topics that interest you.