At the Gates of Europe: A New History of Ukraine - Seminar by Serhii Plokhii

Dec 10, 2020 04:00 PM

Istanbul

This virtual event is a part of the EURASIA TALKS series of seminars, organized by the Area Studies Program of Karabuk University and the Eurasian Studies Program of Middle East Technical University.

The Eurasia Talks Series aims to bring scholars, students, and anyone interested in issues related to Eurasia together in order to discuss issues connected to the region such as history, language, education, health, conflict, and migration.

Serhii Plokhii is one of the world's preeminent historians focusing on the history of Ukraine. He is director of the Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) at Harvard University and author of several books, including The Last empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (2015), The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires (2012).

Professor Plokhii's book, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2015), was translated and published in Turkey in 2017 (Avrupa'nın Kapıları Ukrayna Tarihi). It has become one of the fundamental sources on Ukrainian history for Turkish readers.

In this seminar, professor Plokhii will present his book and discuss the challenges of reconceptualizing the history of Ukraine using the transnational approach and taking into consideration its multiethnic character.

Dr. Isik Kuscu-Bonnenfant, Head of Eurasian Studies program at METU, will make introductory remarks and Dr. Yuliya Biletska will introduce the speaker and moderate the discussion.

Date and time: December 10, 2020; 16:00 (GMT + 3)

After registering, you will receive an email with a link to the event. The number of participants is limited. The event will be held in English and will be followed by a Q & A session.

The webinar will be recorded and live streamed to the Facebook page of Ukr-Ayna, a Ukrainian web portal in Turkey: https://www.facebook.com/UkrAynaDiasporasi

Contact persons:

Assist Prof. Yuliya Biletska – yuliyabiletska@karabuk.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Işık Kuşçu-Bonnenfant - kuscu@metu.edu.tr