Folklore Lunch Series

 
 
The Kule Folklore Lunches are a series of lectures held monthly during the Fall and Winter Terms. They feature presentations by current graduate students funded by the Kule Folklore Centre as well as guest lectures by scholars engaged in researched topics related to folklore studies. Presentations are recorded whenever possible and uploaded to the Kule Folklore Centre YouTube Channel. See below for the latest presentation schedule and links to archived presentations.
 
 
 
 

Upcoming Folklore Lunches

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"From Kubasa to Cod: Repackaging Ukrainian Culture for Varying Tastes"

Presenter: Dr. Brian Cherwick

September 29, 2023 | 12pm MST | Arts Student Lounge, Old Arts Building & Convocation Hall

(In person presentation)

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"Threads of Resilience in Fabric Collages of Liubov Panchenko (1938-2022)"

Presenter: Nataliia Yesypenko

October 27, 2023 | 12pm MST | Kule Folklore Centre

(In person presentation)

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"Making Home in Times of Peace and War: Oral History of Ukrainian Displaced Persons in Alberta post-2022"

Presenter: Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, Huculak Chair

November 10, 2023 | 12pm MDT | Kule Folklore Centre

(In person presentation)

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EVENT CANCELLED: "Embracing the New Calendar - A Panel Discussion on Change"

Hosted by the Kule Chair in Ukrainian Ethnography - Dr. Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn

December 1, 2023 | 12pm MDT |

Arts Student Lounge and Foyer - Old Arts Building & Convocation Hall
(In person event)

 


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See details of our previous Folklore Lunches, and watch the recordings below.

Threads of Resilience in the Fabric Collages of Liubov Panchenko - October 27, 2023

Read more here. 

From Kubasa to Cod: Repackaging Ukrainian Culture for Varying Tastes - September 29, 2023

Read more here. 

Coloniality of Indecent: Ukrainian Bawdy Folklore in the Modern Design of Sexuality - April 19, 2023

Coloniality of Indecent: Ukrainian Bawdy Folklore in the Modern Design of Sexuality

A recording of this presentation will be available after the publishing of Dr. Maerchyk's book on the topic.

Read more here. 

The Spirits Never Die: Ukrainian Native Faith as Spatial, Historical and Political Construct - March 31, 2023

The Spirits Never Die: Ukrainian Native Faith as Spatial, Historical and Political Construct

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Curator's Talk: Dumy moї - My Thoughts: Taras Shevchenko's Story of Empathy and Resistance Amid the Ongoing War in Ukraine - March 10, 2023

Curator's Talk: Dumy moї - My Thoughts: Taras Shevchenko's Story of Empathy and Resistance Amid the Ongoing War in Ukraine

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“Writings from the War”: Archiving and Disseminating Testimonials of Ukrainians - March 1, 2023

“Writings from the War”: Archiving and Disseminating Testimonials of Ukrainians



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Rooster: A Symbol of Resilience in Ukraine - February 10, 2023

Rooster: A Symbol of Resilience in Ukraine

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Ukrainian kylym as a source of inspiration in contemporary design - December 9, 2022

Ukrainian kylym as a source of inspiration in contemporary design

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Grief and Mourning Narrative in Ukrainian Social Media - November 25, 2022
Grief and Mourning Narrative in Ukrainian Social Media
The autobiographical survival account of Ludwig Schaaf and his journey to Canada - October 21, 2022
The autobiographical survival account of Ludwig Schaaf and his journey to Canada
Stephania's Song Collection - September 27, 2022
Stephania's Song Collection
Oral History in Times of War: Reflections on Witnessing the War Summer Institute, Krakow, Poland - September 23, 2022
Oral History in Times of War: Reflections on Witnessing the War Summer Institute, Krakow, Poland
Marriage is (Not) Required: Ukrainian Wonder Tales and Customary Law - April 15, 2022
Marriage is (Not) Required: Ukrainian Wonder Tales and Customary Law
Back Home: Crimean Tatars' Stories of Homecoming, Collective Farming and Decollectivization - February 18, 2022
Back Home: Crimean Tatars' Stories of Homecoming, Collective Farming and Decollectivization
Mykhailo Bilas Virtual Museum - December 10, 2021
Mykhailo Bilas Virtual Museum
Discovering UCAMA Archival Collections Online - November 26, 2021
Discovering UCAMA Archival Collections Online
Belief and Faith Healing in the Time of Covid-19 - October 15, 2021
Belief and Faith Healing in the Time of Covid-19 - Return of the Legend: Anatoly Kashpirovsky's Treatment of COVID-19
Folk Songs of Ukraine - September 24, 2021
Folk Songs of Ukraine - an online encyclopedia of audio recordings collected by folklorists in Ukrainian villages
Ukrainian Voice - 4000 Printing Blocks - April 16, 2021
Ukrainian Voice - Visual Legacy Project - 4000 Printing Blocks

Local Cultures Project - April 9, 2021
Local Cultures Project: Our Favourite Stories

Contemporary Legend, Conspiracy Theory, and Covid-19 - March 12, 2021
Contemporary Legend, Conspiracy Theory, and Covid-19: A Year in Lockdown

Post-Soviet Diasporas in Newfoundland - February 12, 2021
Coming From and Coming To: Post-Socialist Diasporas in the Home-Region of Newfoundland
Steamship Agents During the First Wave of Immigration - December 11, 2020
Steamship Agents During the First Wave of Immigration: Migrants and Historians Tell Different Stories

Hunger as a marker of "normal" life? - November 27, 2020
Hunger as a marker of "normal" life? The last generation of Ukrainian Soviet farmers remembers 1947, and other years of their life

Pandemic, but Make it Fashion - October 16, 2020
Pandemic, but Make it Fashion: Ukrainian Embroidered PPE in the Time of COVID-19

 

“K” for “Konfiscated" - March 12, 2020
“K” for “Konfiscated” – Letters from the Ex-KGB Archives in Kyiv

The Dream World of Consumer - February 14, 2020
The Dream World of Consumer: Department Stores in Early Soviet Ukraine
Screening Folklore - November 19, 2019
Screening Folklore: The imprint of film, television, and new media in contemporary vernacular expression
‘… A hodgepodge of Pious and Frivolous Songs’ - October 25, 2019
‘… A hodgepodge of Pious and Frivolous Songs’: Ukrainian Folklore in Baroque Manuscripts 
The Globally Connected Village - September 17, 2019
The Globally Connected Village: A Ukrainian-Canadian History
Waxing Away Illness - December 6, 2018
Waxing Away Illness

Presentation by Ashley Halko-Addley

Cultural and Inter-Faith Crossroads in Ukraine - November 1, 2018
Cultural and Inter-Faith Crossroads in Ukraine: Case Study of a "Flying Community"
Preserving Field Recordings of Ukrainian-Canadian Folklore - October 25, 2018
Preserving Field Recordings of Ukrainian-Canadian Folklore for New Performance
Flashback to 1914 - October 11, 2018
Flashback to 1914: Early Ukrainian Canadian Comics by Jacob Maydanyk

Presentation by Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn

Documenting Edmonton Cultures - March 24, 2017
Documenting Edmonton Cultures
Ukrainian Canadian Letter Exchange as Cultural Phenomenon - February 10, 2017
Ukrainian Canadian Letter Exchange as Cultural Phenomenon
Stories of the Unquiet Dead - January 27, 2017
Stories of the Unquiet Dead