Elemental Warfare. From Colonial Legacies to Decolonial Resistance & Solidarity
Course director: Svitlana Matvienko, Simon Fraser University This course is focused on the notion of “elemental media” or media as milieu—i.e., water, air, oil, or radiation—which takes us away from the object-hood of a medium to discover the elemental media regimes where media…
Migrations and Diversity in Modern East-Central Europe
Course co-directors: Oleksiy Chebotarov, University of Oslo, and Vladyslava Moskalets, Lviv Center for Urban History / Ukrainian Catholic University This course explores the diverse and complex migration and mobility processes in modern East-Central Europe, focusing on the region’s rich cultural, ethnic,…
Rule of Law Ideals: Legal Reforms in Ukraine amidst War and Peace
Course co-directors: Marta Mochulska, Ivan Franko University of Lviv, and Nazarii Stetsyk, University of Vienna The course “Rule of Law Ideals: Legal Reforms in Ukraine amidst War and Peace” explores the challenges and developments in upholding the rule of law…
Belarus-Lithuania-Poland-Ukraine: Polycentric Narratives and Legacies
Course co-directors: Elzbieta Kwiecinska, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Iryna Ramanava, European Humanities University This course delves into the complex historical narratives, cultural interactions, and contested memories shaping Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and their neighboring regions. Through interdisciplinary perspectives, it examines…
Semi-periphery and Borderlands in the European Integration: Rethinking Balkans for Ukraine
Course co-directors: Marija Mandić, University of Belgrade, and Olesia Marković, Kyiv- Mohyla Academy The southeastern peninsula of the European continent, more commonly known under the loaded term Balkans, is a region of astonishing ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity, where some…
Research Methods for the Social Sciences
Course co-directors: Levente Littvay, CEU Democracy Institute, and Inna Melnykovska, CEU This course offers a comprehensive introduction to both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Designed for undergraduate and graduate students affected by the war in Ukraine, the course provides hands-on…