Ukrainian Studies
Faculty of the Committee on Ukrainian Studies
Michael S. Flier, Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology (Chair)
Patricia R. Chaput, Professor of the Practice of Slavic Languages
Timothy J. Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies (on leave 2009-10)
Grzegorz Ekiert, Professor of Government (on leave 2009-10)
George G. Grabowicz, Dmytro Čyževs’kyj Professor of Ukrainian Literature
Terry D. Martin, George F. Baker III Professor of Russian 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]
[Government 2213. Comparative Politics of Post-Socialism]
*History 72f (formerly *History 1529). East European Identities: Russia and Ukraine
*History 72i. Cities and the Making of Modern Russia - (New Course)
*History 79f. Empire and Nation in Russia and China - (New Course)
*History 82f. The Origins of the Cold War: The Yalta Conference (1945)
[*History 82g. The Black Sea World]
[*History 82h (formerly *History 1532). Everyday Life in the Soviet Union]
History 1114 (formerly History 1514). Early Modern Eastern Europe (1450-1795)
History 1270. Frontiers of Europe: Ukraine since 1500
History 1280 (formerly History 1531). History of the Soviet Union, 1917-1991
History 1281. The End of Communism - (New Course)
History 1285. Russia and the Great Eurasian Steppe
History 1290. The History of the Russian Empire
[*History 2260 (formerly *History 2441). Central Europe: Seminar]
[History 2271 (formerly History 2532). The Soviet Union: Proseminar]
History 2272 (formerly History 2531). The Soviet Union: Seminar
History 2285. Imperial Russia: Proseminar - (New Course)
Linguistics 250. Old Church Slavonic
[Linguistics 252. Comparative Slavic Linguistics]
Literature 160 (formerly Comparative Literature 160). Literary Forgeries and Mystifications
[Literature 164. The 20th-Century Post-Realist Novel in Eastern Europe: Conference Course]
Slavic Ga. Beginning Ukrainian I
Slavic Gb. Beginning Ukrainian II
*Slavic Gr. Supervised Readings in Intermediate/Advanced Ukrainian
[Slavic 165. Survey of 19th-Century Ukrainian Literature ]
Slavic 166. Russian-Ukrainian Literary Relations in the 19th Century: Conference Course
Slavic 223. 19th-Century Ukrainian Poetry
[Slavic 224. Pavlo Tychyna and His Age]
Slavic 280r. Slavic Culture: Seminar
[Slavic 291. Problems in the History of Early Ukrainian Literature]
[Slavic 292. 20th-Century Ukrainian Prose]