Reinventing East European Studies: The Rise of Anticolonial Paradigm in the Wake of Russian Aggression
Saturday, February 15, 2025 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CET/GMT+1Lecture Hall, Platanenstrasse 98a
The panel discussion is a public event within the workshop organized by the Invisible University for Ukraine, which will be hosted by BCB on February 15-16. The panel members, Kerry Bystrom (BCB), Valeriia Karpan (University of Coimbra), Aysuda Kölemen (BCB), Joachim von Puttkammer (University of Jena), Volodymyr Ryzhkovskyi (WIKO Berlin), and Balázs Trencsényi (CEU) will examine the current conceptual dynamics in East European studies with a focus on Ukraine, while also drawing insights from other contexts. Could Eastern Europe be regarded as postcolonial? Is the concept of "Eastern Europe" still relevant today? What does the postcolonial perspective reveal about the region? Could the decolonial paradigm help to move beyond the constraints of traditional area studies and promote a transregional approach that transcends the dividing lines of existing mental geographies? The discussion will be moderated by Mariia Krychevska (BCB). The event is co-organized by Mriї Collective
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