CfP: 2025 Dmytro Shtohryn International Ukrainian Studies Conference, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Slavic Reference Service and the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures are pleased to invite proposals for the biennial Dmytro Shtohryn International Ukrainian Studies Conference at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Dates: October 2-4, 2025

Theme: Continuities and Ruptures in Ukrainian Culture and Society

Format: Hybrid

The conference seeks to bring together scholars across a broad spectrum of disciplines working on topics related to Ukraine. With the thematic focus 'continuities and ruptures,' presentations will span across historical and contemporary contexts to bring into conversation various perspectives on Ukrainian identity, ethnic minorities, culture, language, and history.

We welcome papers on a range of topics, including (but not limited to) national identities, literary traditions, trends in Ukrainian arts, historiography, libraries and archives, memory politics, women and gender, diaspora and minority experiences, and cultural heritage. Proposals are invited from scholars across humanities, arts, and social sciences at any stage in their careers. Graduate students, emerging scholars, and scholars based in the region are especially encouraged to participate.

Presentations will be held in a hybrid format, both in-person and on Zoom. Working languages of the conference are English and Ukrainian. In addition to panels and a keynote address (Dr. Emily Channell-Justice, Harvard University), the conference will include cultural events and a professionalization workshop for graduate students and early-career scholars (led by Dr. Yuliya V. Ladygina, Pennsylvania State University). We look forward to a conference that will spark further discussion and development within the field of Ukrainian studies.

Proposal Submission Guidelines

If interested, please fill out the Google Form and provide a 200-word abstract by November 15, 2024.

For more information please visit the conference website https://uconference.web.illinois.edu/ or contact us at dmytroshtohrynconference@gmail.com with any questions.