Conversation TEACHING IN TIMES OF WAR
26 October 2023
5 pm
at RDG-Stiftung (Markt 10, Leipzig)
Moved to DAI Sachsen (Markt 9, Leipzig)
with
Prof. Olena Brovko, full professor, born, studied and worked before 2014 in Luhansk (Donbass region); since 2014 in the status of temporarily and internally displaced person Prof. Brovko has been running the department of Ukrainian literature in Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University; Olena Brovko is also known as an essayist.
Prof. Snizhana Zhygun (Kyiv); studied and worked in Kyiv; she is a Professor at the department of Ukrainian literature in Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and researcher of Shevchenko Institute of Literature of The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Moderated by Dr. Anna Gaidash
The event will be translated to English
A conversation with Ukrainians who continue teaching since 24.02.2022.
Dr. Zhygun will discuss MiniU “Our Heroes”- a volunteer project of teachers of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University to improve schoolchildren's knowledge of philology and help them to feel part of a community capable of facing challenges, helping, and supporting each other.
Prof. Brovko will review the newly published anthology of drama “Неназвана війна” (Unnamed war) with some plays authored by the students of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.
A segment of the discussion will commemorate Viktoria Amelina, a Ukrainian writer, volunteer, and supporter of East Ukrainian universities and libraries. Amelina, who was tragically killed in a Russian missile attack four months ago, had been dedicated to aiding institutions under occupation and in evacuation.
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Gefördert durch den Freistaat Sachsen.
Made possible through the generous support of the US Embassy in Berlin
Supported by our friends America House Kyiv