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Chair of Ukrainian Studies University of Ottawa Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa The Seminar is made possible by the commitment of the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Foundation.

The Danyliw Seminar is an event dedicated to provide a unique forum for researchers from Canada, Ukraine and elsewhere open to all social science and humanities research topics touching on Ukraine.

The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa cordially invites you to a talk by His Excellency Andrii Plak...
18/02/2026

The Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa cordially invites you to a talk by His Excellency Andrii Plakhotnyuk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada, on “Four Years of Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine: Lessons for Global Security.”

Despite ongoing negotiations led by the Trump administration, the war will soon enter its fifth year, with Russia’s relentless bombing of civilian energy infrastructure across Ukraine, in freezing temperatures, and constant attacks on the Eastern front.

The Ambassador’s talk will focus on how Ukraine has endured the war and why the world should care, and on Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine in a time of Russia’s aggression.

It will take a dynamic Q&A format with the host and the audience.

Andrii Plakhotnyuk was appointed Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada in Fall 2025. A member of the Ukrainian diplomatic service for more than 25 years, he was the leading diplomat in the 2015 Minsk Accords, which aimed to find a political solution to the war in Donbas. He later served, between 2021-2015, as Ambassador of Ukraine to Sweden.

The lecture will be held on Thursday, February, 2026, at 11.30am-12.50pm in Room FSS 4007 (Faculty of Social Sciences Building, 120 University Private.

A map of campus is available at https://bit.ly/4qDvKKs. Look for the “FSS” Building.

Since seating is limited, people interested in attending the talk are encouraged to register online at https://bit.ly/4rPq3dt

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

Shoutout to our student team and the students of the University of Ottawa Ukrainian Students’ Club volunteers who helped...
02/10/2025

Shoutout to our student team and the students of the University of Ottawa Ukrainian Students’ Club volunteers who helped with scheduling, mics, and social media throughout the weekend! 🙌✨

Your energy and teamwork ensured that the Danyliw Research Seminar ran seamlessly. Thank you for proudly representing the student voice and supporting such an impactful event! 💛💙




Photos: Irène de Grave /

It was amazing to see so many Ukrainian student clubs present at the Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine! T...
01/10/2025

It was amazing to see so many Ukrainian student clubs present at the Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine!

This year, we were proud to see members from the uOttawa Ukrainian Students’ Club, Carleton Ukrainian Students’ Club, and UofT Ukrainian Students’ Club, as well as an alumni from the Humber and York Ukrainian Students’ Clubs take part in the weekend.

Moments like these remind us of the strength of our community, the importance of student leadership, and the power of coming together in support of Ukraine.




Photos: Irène de Grave /

A huge thank you to the Chair Committee made up of the PhD students who volunteered their time both before and throughou...
01/10/2025

A huge thank you to the Chair Committee made up of the PhD students who volunteered their time both before and throughout the seminar to ensure everything ran smoothly.

We are so grateful for all you contributed! 👏




Photos: Irène de Grave /

This year’s Danyliw Seminar would not have been possible without out Organizing Committee made up of the Dr. Dominique A...
30/09/2025

This year’s Danyliw Seminar would not have been possible without out Organizing Committee made up of the Dr. Dominique Arel, the Chair of Ukrainian Studies and his two PhD students, Lou Raisonnier and Katerina Sviderska. For so many months know, they've been meticulously organizing every last detail of the 3 day event. Their leadership, planning, and dedication made this important academic gathering possible.

Dr. Arel, Lou and Katerina, thank you for your vision and commitment! 💛💙




Photos: Irène de Grave /

Day 3 Recap!Thank you for all of those that joined us for the final day of our 19th Annual Danyliw Seminar. ...
29/09/2025

Day 3 Recap!

Thank you for all of those that joined us for the final day of our 19th Annual Danyliw Seminar.




Photos: Irène de Grave /

Day 2 Recap!Thank you for all of those that joined us for Day 2 our 19th Annual Danyliw Seminar. ...
29/09/2025

Day 2 Recap!

Thank you for all of those that joined us for Day 2 our 19th Annual Danyliw Seminar.




Photos: Irène de Grave /

29/09/2025

John-Paul Himka - National Democrats, Radical Nationalists, "Russophones," 1989-2025

The study follows three groups and their interactions over the period 1989 to 2025, that is, from the run-up to Ukrainian independace to the present, more than three years into the full-scale Russian invasion. The focus is on the polarization of identity politics in Ukraine, outlining the movement of the identity pendulum that swings between extremes and fails to find a center upon which it can come to rest.

John-Paul Himka is a Retired Professor of History at the University of Alberta (Canada).

29/09/2025

Olga Zaitseva-Herz - Songs at War: Ukrainian Popular Music, AI, and the Digital Front

The presentation looks at the strategic and affective functions of music in the Russi-Ukrainian war, with a focus on the Ukrainian popular music scene as both a cultural and informational force. It explores how music operates at the intersection of wartime, resistance, humanitarian mobilization, and national identity formation, while also interrogating the role of algorithmis infrastructures and AI technologies in shaping sonic perception during digitally medaited war.

Olga Zaitseva-Herz is an ethnomusicologist and postdoctoral fellow at the Kule Folklore Center, Univeristy of Alberta.

29/09/2025

Anastasia Fomitchova - Volia: engagee volontaire dans la resistance ukrainienne (Grasset, 2025)

Anastasia Fomitchoae defended her PhD dissertation at the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, Unviersity of Ottawa, in 2024 and received the University Prize of Best Doctoral Thesis in International Affairs in 2025. She lives in Kyiv.

Voila could be translated as will and freedom. A word that embodies the determination of an entire people, and serves as the common thread of the book. Anastasia Fomitchova, born in Kyiv and raised in France, was a PhD student doing field work in Ukraine in 2017 when she signed up as a combat medic on the Donbas front. Immediately after the February Russian invation, she came back to serve on the Kyiv, Donbas and Kherson fronts, rising her life on multiple occasions and experiencing the surreality of war. Her story is raw, poingnat and quite moving.

27/09/2025

Olga Onuch - Rally and leave: Assessing Correlates of Shifts in Civilian Support in Wartime Ukraine

The presentation investigates who moves to democracy and who stays a democrat when crises take hold in Ukraine. More broadly, it asks how the war in Ukraine impacts democratic resilience. It finds that while civic identity and social cohesion have strengthened, support for democracy has fluctuated due to war fatigue, disinformation and criticism of government. Theories on civic duty and perceptions of victimhood may hold a key.

Olga Onuch is Professor (Chair) in Comparatvie and Ukrainian Politics at the University of manchester (UK).

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