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This workshop explores the role of popular culture in Ukraine since the collapse of the USSR to the present day. It brings together leading academics and practitioners to examine music, sport, fashion, internet memes, and other forms of cultural expression as arenas for negotiating national identities, gender norms, emotional regimes, and economic practices. We focus on the role of popular culture in Ukraine’s cultural diplomacy and nation branding, especially in the face of Russia’s war.
Speakers include: Laada Bilaniuk (academic, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington); Andy Brassell (writer, broadcaster, football journalist); Alexander Krassyuk (boxing promoter); Sonya Kvasha (creative director and producer); Iuliana Matasova (academic, New Europe College, Bucharest); Dmytro Shurov (pianist, composer, singer-songwriter)
Schedule:
9:30am-10am: Coffee and tea (Hilda Besse foyer)
10am-12 midday: Popular Music
12 midday – 1pm: Lunch break (lunch will be provided for speakers; audience members may purchase their lunch at St Antony’s dining hall)
1pm-3pm: Sport
3pm-3:30pm: Tea and coffee (Hilda Besse foyer)
3:30pm-5:30pm: Fashion and visual culture
