Ukrainian Studies
Faculty of the Committee on Ukrainian Studies
Michael S. Flier, Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology (Chair) (on leave 2007-08)
Patricia R. Chaput, Professor of the Practice of Slavic Languages
Timothy J. Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies
Grzegorz Ekiert, Professor of Government
George G. Grabowicz, Dmytro Cyzevs’kyj Professor of Ukrainian Literature (on leave spring term)
Terry D. Martin, George F. Baker III Professor of Russian Studies (on leave 2007-08)
Other Faculty Offering Instruction in Ukrainian Studies
Serhii Plokhii, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History
The Standing Committee on Ukrainian Studies oversees the systematic study in Ukrainian fields throughout the departments of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Students wishing to obtain a doctorate in a particular discipline of Ukrainian Studies, such as language, literature, history, or politics should first fulfill all the requirements of the department of their scholarly discipline (departments of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, History, or Government): they may then proceed to the fulfillment of specific qualifications in the Ukrainian aspect of their disciplines under the supervision of the Committee’s faculty. Graduate students may also focus on Ukrainian Studies in the Degree of Master of Arts in Regional Studies - Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. The weekly Seminar in Ukrainian Studies serves as an interdisciplinary introduction to all aspects of Ukrainian disciplines; it is open for enrollment to graduate students, and with permission to undergraduates.
The Ukrainian Research Institute sponsors programs, events and activities of interest to both students and specialists in Ukrainian Studies. Specific questions concerning the program of Ukrainian Studies at Harvard may be addressed to the Programs Administrator of the Ukrainian Research Institute at 34 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Primarily for Graduates
*Ukrainian 200. Ukrainian Studies: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7927
Michael S. Flier, George G. Grabowicz, Serhii Plokhii (fall term), and staff
Full course. M., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Interdisciplinary seminar in Ukrainian studies with broad regional and comparative perspective.Faculty and invited scholars discuss a variety of topics in the humanities and social sciences.Background readings and follow-up discussions help students put the specific lectures in broader context. Students also conduct an individually tailored reading and research project under the guidance of a faculty advisor and in consultation with other resident specialists.
Courses of Interest
Government 1203. Capitalism and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
History 1514. Early Modern Eastern Europe (1450-1795) - (New Course)
*History 1529. East European Identities: Russia and Ukraine: Reading Seminar - (New Course)
[Linguistics 250. Old Church Slavonic]
Slavic Ga. Beginning Ukrainian I
Slavic Gb. Beginning Ukrainian II
*Slavic Gr. Supervised Readings in Intermediate/Advanced Ukrainian
[Slavic 125. Modern Russian in Historical Perspective]
[Slavic 165. Survey of 19th-Century Ukrainian Literature ]
[Slavic 169. 20th-Century Ukraine: Literature, Arts, and Society]
[Slavic 201. Introduction to East Slavic Languages]
[Slavic 223. 19th-Century Ukrainian Poetry]