War and Occupation

ETHNOGRAPHIC FICTION

Stories of occupation

Helicopters/ We Started Killing in Our Dreams/ Liberation

Webinar

Project on the Occupied Regions in Ukraine

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

Family and Everyday Life under Russia’s Occupation: Testimonies on Violence, Insecurity, and Survival. A conference paper delivered at “Aктуальні проблеми сімейного права, Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого (Харків, 24 квітня 2026 року).

Testimonies from the Occupied Territories of Ukraine. ASEEES NewsNet, March 12, 2026.

In Italian: Come una vita in prigione. Testimonianze dai territori occupati dell’Ucraina

In Spanish: Testimonios de los Territorios Ocupados de Ucrania

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory. The Conversation. March 4, 2026.

Fighting for Ukraine’s Future on the Rear: A View from the Protests. Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University, Commentary. July 25, 2025.

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.