On October 5-7, 2023, Yevhen Rachkov, an associate professor at the Department of Historiography, Source Studies, and Archaeology of the School of History, actively participated in the International Scientific Conference “Dmytro Shtohryn International Ukrainian Studies Conference.” The conference united representatives from diverse disciplines dedicated to Ukrainian studies. Throughout the forum, there were comprehensive discussions addressing relevant issues in Ukrainian studies, spanning historical and contemporary contexts, Ukrainian identity, history, and culture. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA) played a pivotal role as the primary organizer of the conference.
During the conference, Yevhen Rachkov presented a report on the topic: “Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage in Wartime: The Postcolonial Dimension.” In the course of the presentation, he discussed, among other things, the progress of the CITY AND WAR project, which can be explored further at: https://en.cityface.org.ua/projectheritage.html
For detailed information about the conference program, please refer to the following link: https://uconference.web.illinois.edu/conference-program/