Writing the Nation: The Ukrainian Historical Profession in Independent Ukraine and the Diaspora - Couverture souple

Yekelchyk, Serhy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3838216954 ISBN 13 : 9783838216959

Editeur : ibidem, 2023

Synopsis

Serhy Yekelchyk analyzes the development of Ukrainian history writing from the fall of communism to the early responses to Russia’s massive invasion in 2022. He emphasizes the global nature of the modern Ukrainian historical profession, the important role of the Ukrainian diaspora, and the new Western approaches increasingly taking hold in Ukrainian historiography. The author’s argument about the importance of Postcolonial Studies in developing a new conceptual vision of the Ukrainian past is especially relevant now, when Ukrainian intellectuals are openly speaking about decolonizing their country’s history and memory. * * * Russia’s all-out aggression against Ukraine was both justified and inspired by the Kremlin’s misuse and abuse of history as a discipline. What is the history of Ukraine as an academic discipline, and how should one interpret it? This book, by one of Ukraine’s leading historians, provides a unique perspective on the field of Ukrainian history from the inside. By focusing on the transformations in Ukrainian history writing and the public role of history since Ukrainian independence, it explains how both the discipline and the nation matured. Writing the Nation is a must-read book for anyone who wants to understand not only Ukraine’s past but also its present. Serhii Plokhy, Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University  In his new book, Serhy Yekelchyk confirms his well-deserved reputation as a historian who is especially sensitive to methodological innovations and the latest currents in theoretical thought. Rich in detail, his critical study invites readers on a fascinating trip into the diverse and ambivalent field of Ukrainian history writing. This book challenges the reader to go against the grain by questioning traditional historical narratives. Andrii Portnov, Professor of the Entangled History of Ukraine, European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder) .

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Born and educated in Ukraine, Serhy Yekelchyk obtained his PhD in Russian and East European History from the University of Alberta, Canada. He has taught and conducted research at Harvard, the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Monash University, the University of Alberta, the Central European University, and the Institute of Ukrainian History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Since 2014, he is Professor of History and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria.

Yekelchyk has published seven single-authored books on modern Ukrainian history, Stalinism, and Russo-Ukrainian relations. His monograph, Stalin's Citizens: Everyday Politics in the Wake of Total War (Oxford University Press, 2014), was the recipient of the biennial Best Book Award from the American Association for Ukrainian Studies, and its Ukrainian translation in 2019 received a special diploma of the Lviv Book Forum. Yekelchyk's most recent publication is Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press, 2020)--the second, much expanded edition of his popular book about the Revolution of Dignity and Russian aggression in Ukraine. Yekelchyk is current president of the Canadian Association for Ukrainian Studies and Associate Editor of Harvard Ukrainian Studies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ibidem
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3838216954
• ISBN 13: 9783838216959
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible