Kule Centre for Ukrainian and Canadian Folklore

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The University of Alberta stands with our students, employees, academic colleagues, alumni and friends who have deep roots in Ukraine.

For students and employees who require support please visit U of A Stands with Ukraine to be connected with resources and services, including an FAQ for prospective and current students.

Read the March 8 letter from President Bill Flanagan and Steve Dew to learn more about the multiple efforts the U of A is engaged in to respond and support those affected.

The University of Alberta has created an emergency fund to support students and scholars directly affected by the crisis in Ukraine. You can donate by visiting the Financial Support in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine website.

U-ART: Ukraine - Archives Rescue Team was launched on March 11, 2022 as a Canadian emergency response initiative coordinated at the University of Alberta by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Kule Folklore Centre, and Kule Institute for Advanced Studies. The goal of the initiative is to provide data backups for Ukrainian archival institutions, research institutions, individual scholars in all disciplines.

Більше про ініціативу українською мовою тут.

U-ART offers free digital storage to Ukrainian scholars and institutions under threat.
U-ART provides free, secure, and private data backup for archival institutions, research institutions, and individual scholars in all disciplines.
U-ART is a Canadian Emergency Response Initiative coordinated at the University of Alberta.
U-ART is coordinated by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Kule Folklore Centre, and Kule Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Alberta, and is supported by a number of national stakeholders.

For assistance with your data storage fill out this form, and we will get in touch with you with details as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the initiative, contact U-ART at ufpdf@ualberta.ca

Все буде Україна!

Kule Folklore Centre News & Events

Oral History in Times of War: Reflections on Witnessing the War Summer Institute

September 16, 2022

You are cordially invited to an online Folklore Lunch presentation by Gelinada Grinchenko, Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, and Iiulia Skybytska entitled "Oral History in Times of War: Reflections on Witnessing the War Summer Institute, Krakow, Poland" on Friday, September 23, at noon Edmonton time.
Stephania's Song Collection

September 14, 2022

Please join us at 11 am on Tuesday, September 27 for a folklore presentation by Dr. Andriy Nahachewsky entitled "Stephania's Song Collection." Please note that this is an in-person event, and RSVP is required.
Chasing Gophers Barefoot Exhibit at the Rutherford Library

September 06, 2022

The Kule Folklore Centre and the Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies are proud to announce that the exhibit "Chasing Gopers Barefoot: Prairie Children of the 1930s" will be on display at the University of Alberta Rutherford Library Atrium on September 12-23.
Alberta Ukrainian Bilingual Education

July 25, 2022

Read an update from Magdalena Kaltseis, a Post-Doctoral fellow from Austria, who worked on the processing of the Ukrainian Bilingual Education in Alberta collection at the Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore Archives.
The Kule Folklore Centre is saddened by the passing of Ihor Kuryliw

June 07, 2022

The Kule Folklore Centre is saddened to announce the passing of Ihor Kuryliw, son of Wasyl and Anna Kuryliw who established the Kuryliw Family Ivan Franko Scholarship that supports students studying Ukrainian Folklore. Ihor will be missed by the staff and students of the Centre.
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