The Ukrainian Society at City, University of London, invites you for a public lecture “Imperialism: How does British differ from Russian?” with Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko and Dr Georgios Giannakopoulos. Dr Kseniya Oksamytna will chair. The lecture will be followed by a discussion and a question-and-answer session.
Date and time: 17 February 2023, 16:00-17:00 UK time
Format: Hybrid, with Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko joining online
Location: Room AG08, College Building, City, University of London, Northampton Square, London, EC1V 0HB
About the speakers:
Dr Volodymyr Yermolenko is a Ukrainian philosopher, journalist, and author. He works as Analytics Director at Internews Ukraine, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Associate Professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He received Sheveliov Prize for best Ukrainian essays book in 2018, Petro Mohyla Prize in 2021, and Book of the Year prize in several nominations in 2018 and 2015. He has authored numerous articles in international and Ukrainian media, which have been published in The Economist, Le Monde, Financial Times, New York Times, and Newsweek. He is a member of Board of International Renaissance Foundation (OSI Network) and was a member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian Institute (2018-2021).
Dr Georgios Giannakopoulos is Lecturer in Modern History at City, University of London. Dr Giannakopoulos is historian of international relations with a focus on nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain and Southeastern Europe. He is especially interested in the entwined trajectory of nationalism, empire, and internationalism in the first half of the twentieth century. He is a member of the Royal Historical Society and he serves in the executive committees of the Modern Greek Studies Association in the UK and the Greek Politics Specialist Group.
To attend in person, please register: https://festoapp.co.uk/party/310
To attend online, please use the following link to join:
https://city-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/6497260879
Meeting ID: 649 726 0879
Passcode: 320363