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Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network
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Interdisciplinary platform for decolonial thought on Ukrainian culture and history.
https://ukraine-decolonial.org
Some highlights from UDSN events at #ASEEES25. Thanks everyone who attended our business meeting, reception and sponsored panels!
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Russia’s war on Ukraine has not only destroyed millions of human lives, it has also been catastrophic for the environment. In Ecocide in Ukraine, @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social offers the first account of the devastation of Ukarine’s biodiversity and ecosystems.

www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Ecocide in Ukraine: The Environmental Cost of Russia's War
Ecocide in Ukraine: The Environmental Cost of Russia's War, The first book to explore the environmental impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine
www.politybooks.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It was great to see so many colelagues at our business meeting at #ASEEES25 yesterday! Please come to our sponsored panels on Sunday!
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Join our Business Meeting at #ASEEES25 !
Thu, November 20, 7:30 to 8:45pm EST, Washington DC Hilton, Floor: T, Cardozo

The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Please indicate your interest in attending the meeting and reception here: forms.gle/nbQL8HD3fCzv...
Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network Business Meeting and Reception Invitation
Dear Colleagues, Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network is delighted to invite you to attend its Business Meeting at ASEEES (Thursday, November 20, 7:30 PM–8:45 PM. Washington Hilton, Terrace, Cardozo). E...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A new volume of essays edited by our executive board member John Vsetecka was recently published.
Edited by Daria Mattingly and John Vsetecka. Foreword by Anne Applebaum. Published by ibidem Press in the book series "Ukrainian Voices." Distributed by Columbia University Press. cup.columbia.edu/book/the-hol...
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We are happy to announce the inaugural panel of our new event series on December 15, featuring Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Marci Shore, Tamara Hundorova, and Vitaly Chernetsky, moderated by Svitlana Biedarieva. www.eventbrite.com/e/postcoloni...
Postcolonial Thought and Ukraine: Broadening the Field
The panel discusses the role and limits of postcolonial knowledge in the contemporary world, in the context of Russia's war in Ukraine
www.eventbrite.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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My interview for The Ukrainians is now available in English. We talked postcolonialism, western cultural biases, translation, Ukrainian-Scottish parallels, and more. theukrainians.org/en/uilleam-b...
Uilleam Blacker: ‘My understanding of postcolonialism came through Ukrainian literature’
The translator and researcher on the most impactful stories in Ukrainian literature, the role of cultural diplomacy and the craft of translation
theukrainians.org
July 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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A podcast not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand #Ukraine. I've just devoured all 5 episodes. Thank you @okhromeychuk.bsky.social & @uilleamblacker.bsky.social for this crucial contribution. I particularly liked the fascinating episode on Crimea! www.olesyakhromeychuk.com/projects/the...
Olesya Khromeychuk - The Ukraine Shelf
Ukraine is at the centre of world events today, and understanding the country’s politics, history and culture has never been more important. The Ukraine Shelf is a podcast where Uilleam Blacker and I...
www.olesyakhromeychuk.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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RUTA member Olga Burlyuk has a new essay on the mis-imagination of Ukraine as an empty land. In the text, she scrutinises the all too common suggestions of surrender to Russian occupation as the pornography of land concessions and reminds us:

there are people here

platformraam.nl/artikelen/29...
The myth of the 'empty steppe': how Europe misimagines Ukraine
platformraam.nl
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay honors the first stewards of the land—and resists erasure. In Ukraine, we uplift the Hutsuls, Crimean Tatars, and steppe peoples. Explore their stories through powerful reads. Let’s honor, learn, and amplify.
#HURIBooks #UkrainianLiterature
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Colleagues in Europe, please consider attending one of the "Ambicoloniality and War" book presentations, depending on your location!
September 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An interesting article about new trends in Ukrainian studies in Western academia, including the role of UDSN. Featuring our executive board member Svitlana Biedarieva. lb.ua/culture/2025...
Україна в глобальних студіях
Повномасштабне вторгнення 2022 року вплинуло на академічне середовище і запустило повільні процеси вписування української культури та науки у світовий академічний дискурс. У цій колонці свій погляд на...
lb.ua
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join us tomorrow for a book talk by our Executive Board member, Svitlana Biedarieva! Organized by the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute as part of the Decolonizing Ukrainian Studies event series. www.huri.harvard.edu/event/svitla...
September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM