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SUMMARY:Ambicoloniality and War: The Ukrainian-Russian Case - Dr Svitlana 
 Biedarieva
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251015T170000
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251015T183000
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DESCRIPTION:The talk introduces a new notion of “ambicoloniality\,” fi
 rst used in the book Ambicoloniality and War: The Ukrainian-Russian Case (
 Palgrave Macmillan\, 2025) by Svitlana Biedarieva. The concept of ambicolo
 niality is employed to analyse the current situation\, in which Ukraine ha
 s become Russia’s territory of obsession\, and Russia\, in its desire to
  occupy Ukraine\, has\, in effect\, subjected itself to Ukraine’s symbol
 ic dominance. The book argues that the Ukrainian–Russian case is differe
 nt from the examples covered by both postcolonial and decolonial theorists
 \, with ambicoloniality presenting a key point of divergence from already 
 existing models. To explore the reasons and consequences of such a differi
 ng process of colonial expansion\, anti-colonial struggle\, and decolonial
  release\, the presentation also examines the role that cultural hybridity
  plays in political self-identification in both Ukraine and Russia\, and h
 ow this hybridity has manifested in society and culture (including example
 s of art and literature) following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 
 1991.\n \nThe talk will be followed by a Q&A with one of the founders of t
 he Oxford Ukraine Hub\, Dr Panayiotis Xenophontos\, before opening questio
 ns to the audience. \n\nSpeakers:\nDr Svitlana Biedarieva
LOCATION:St Antony's College (Syndicate Room)\, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f41822c8-6ebe-41fa-9088-917bd72d7190/
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