ETHNOGRAPHIC FICTION
Stories of occupation
PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES
Harvard University Ukrainian Research Institute
2026 TCUP Conference. Panel 3: Solidarity under Occupation
Russia’s War in Ukraine: Testimonies from the Occupied Regions/Lecture at Miami University
PUBLICATIONS
Fighting for Ukraine’s Future on the Rear: A View from the Protests. Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University, Commentary.
Ukrainian War Humor and Civic Activism in 2022. Nationalities Papers. With Kateryna Yeremieieva. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024.
Abstract
The 2022 war in Ukraine has produced the biggest virtual humor archive in the history of wars. We argue that Ukrainian war humor is a form of civic activism in the name of Ukraine’s sovereignty. This civic activism is defined by resistance, solidarity, vigilance, and dedication to victory. The war humor circulates locally as well as on a global stage. It expresses the government’s positions and the people’s voices and empowers those affected by this war. Ukrainian war humor documents experiences of war realities; provides moral commentaries and emotional and aesthetic interpretations; and articulates visions for the future of Ukraine as a sovereign European state.
Cartoons by Yuri Zhuravel, Oleksiy Kustovsky, Oleh Hutsol, Serhy Fedko, and Nikita Titov.
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