Scholary ZEIT GUEST: Myroslav Shkandrij: Grammar of the Ukrainian Avant-Garde & Syntax of the Field

Scholarly ZEIT GUEST is a video podcast about new ideas and trends in Slavic Studies, co-hosted by Prof. Mark Lipovetsky and Dr. Tatiana Efremova at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. The fourth episode features a conversation with Myroslav Shkandrij, Professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba. We talk about the weight of imperial imagination, explore the plight and legacy of the Ukrainian avant-garde, and discuss the role of Slavic Studies in facilitating future cultural dialogue.
The podcast is produced with the technical support of IMATS & Sloate Media Center at Barnard College. We are especially grateful to Rachel James, Eva-Quenby Johnson, and the production studio team @barnard.media.center
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0:00 Teaser
0:49 Intro
02:46 Decolonizing the field
04:04 The naming of the area
05:05 Changes in course offerings
06:16 Decentering vs. diversifying
07:49 What do we do with the canon?
09:39 Hire Ukrainianists
11:16 Studying Ukrainian Studies as a Slavist
15:10 The unique case of the Ukrainian avant-garde
18:38 The late refuge of the avant-garde tradition
24:19 The plight of the Soviet and Ukrainian avant-gardes
25:12 Reclaiming Ukrainian avant-garde today
27:36 Cycles of Ukrainian revolution
28:46 The dialogue of equals
31:45 What can Slavic Studies do for the future?
33:08 Rethinking the classics: Dostoevsky, Brodsky
35:50 How is the canon used?