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Harvard Ukrainian Summer InstituteJune 26-August 18, 2000The Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute is a rigorous eight-week academic program offering accredited university instruction in Ukrainian studies. The program is organized by the Harvard University Summer School and the Ukrainian Research Institute. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of Harvard's many research and instructional facilities, including the libraries, museums, and language laboratory. In previous years participants have included undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals who have come from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe including Ukraine. The ProgramThe only program of its kind in North America, the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute offers eight weeks of intensive accredited university instruction in Ukrainian studies. The program is run jointly by the Harvard Summer School and the Ukrainian Research Institute and has been in existence for 30 years. Students are encouraged to take advantage of Harvard's many research and instructional facilities, including the largest Ukrainian library collection outside of Eastern Europe, museums, and language laboratory. In previous years participants have included undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals who have come from North and South America, Asia, Africa, and Europe including Ukraine. Intensive Ukrainian language teaching is a central focus of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. Instruction is proficiency-based and aimed at developing reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension skills. An entry test determines placement in each course and proficiency testing will be a component of the final exam. An extensive video library of over 100 films, satellite access to Ukrainian news and other TV programs, regular language tables, and other activities supplement classroom instruction. Every year students from Ukraine attend the program, giving their North American counterparts the opportunity to interact with native speakers in a near-immersion environment. Ukrainian Language CoursesBeginning Ukrainian (8 units)Natalia Shostak, PhD Candidate,Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Studies, University of Alberta. This is an intensive course for students with little or no knowledge of the language. Elementary grammatical structures will be presented through an active oral approach. Reading and discussion of simple texts along with written exercises complement the acquisition of oral and aural skills. Intermediate Ukrainian (8 units)Yuri I. Shevchuk, PhD Candidate, Department of PoliticalScience, New School for Social Research An intensive review of basic structures is followed by expansion of these grammar fundamentals. Emphasis will be on oral communication using basic conversational patterns. Mastery of basic grammatical structures will be reinforced through written drills. Major emphasis will be placed on the development of vocabulary, with readings and videotaped programs focusing on contemporary cultural and political issues. Brief compositions will be assigned on a regular basis. Advanced Ukrainian (8 units)Volodymyr Dibrova, Instructor, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University This is an intensive course for students who wish to develop their mastery of the language. Reading selections include annotated articles on contemporary issues in business, economics, politics, and culture. Short written reports and oral presentations will be part of the course. Classes will be conducted largely in Ukrainian. Art, History, & LiteratureUkrainian Art of the Modern Period (4 units)Myroslava M. Mudrak, Associate Professor, Ohio State University A survey of the evolution of modernism in the visual culture of Ukraine from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. The first part of the course will provide an overview of academic painting from classicism to romanticism, and will culminate in a study of realism as exemplified by artists as diverse as Repin, Kuindzhi, and Aivazovsky. The second part of the course will be devoted primarily to the formalism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, beginning with the secessionist, impressionist, and primitivist influences on the art of Krychevsky, Murashko, Burachek, and the Boichukists. Special attention will be given to the innovative tendencies of the avant-garde. Topics will include: (1) the importance of the Ukrainian environment on artists such as Kandinsky, Tatlin, Malevich, Exter, and the Burliuks; (2) an introduction to indigenous vanguard movements (e.g., Panfuturism, Spiralism, Cubo-futurism), their theoretical underpinnings and major exponents; (3) the independent art of modernist painters such as Bohomazov, Petrytsky, Yermilov, and Redko, among others. Slide-illustrated lectures will be supplemented by field trips to view comparative material in the University Museums, especially the Busch-Reisinger collection. The Making of Modern Ukraine: History and Interpretations (4 units)Yaroslav Hrytsak, Professor, Lviv Franko University This course focuses on the nation-building processes in Ukraine of the 19th and 20th centuries in the broader context of Eastern Europe. It is based on a critical reassessment of previous paradigms, i.e., Ukrainian traditional historiographies, Marxist and post-Marxist interpretations, and "modernization" theories. The course is intended to present Ukrainian history as the history of a multicultural society, with permeability of cultures and political influences and with identities in flux. Fictional Ukraine: Literary Depictions (4 units)Maxim Tarnawsky, Associate Professor, University of Toronto In this course students examine a variety of literary depictions of Ukraine in the 20th century. Students read a broad selection of Ukrainian novels and short stories and trace in these works such themes as the role of rural settings and subjects, the significance of the national question, and the pervasive focus on politics and social issues. Particular attention will be given to the depiction of women in these works and to the deliberate strangeness of the worlds represented in them. Authors to be read include Kotsiubyns'kyi, Kobylians'ka, Pidmohyl'nyj, Honchar, Shevchuk, and Andrukhovych. All readings are in English translation. No previous courses in Ukrainian literature required. Special EventsA full calendar of special events supplements the academic offerings of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. The program for 2000 will include a lecture series by prominent faculty and guests, round table discussions on current Ukrainian affairs, a theater and music program literary readings, contemporary films, and excursions to Boston attractions and local beaches. Fees & Financial AidThe Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute offers a reduced tuition of $2,100 for eight units of credit (full tuition through the Harvard Summer School in 2000 is $3,400). Students with demonstrated financial need may qualify for fee reductions but must apply by April 15,2000, for consideration. Graduate students are urged to apply for summer FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) funding through their home institution. Students accepted into the program must register for a minimum of 8 credit units and will be required either to provide proof that they have health insurance from a US insurer or purchase coverage from the Harvard Summer School. HousingStudents who wish to live on campus may apply for dormitory housing through the Harvard Summer School. Room and board for eight weeks is $2,900. Those wishing to live off campus will have access to listings at the Harvard Housing Office to assist them in their search. Admission PolicyApplicants must be at least 19 years of age or have completed one year of college to be admitted to the program. Admission is based on the applicant's academic record, a letter of recommendation, and an essay. The application deadline is June 1, 2000. For application materials, contact:Patricia Coatsworth, Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, ____________________________________________________
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