Epistemic Resistance: What U.S. Universities Can Learn from Ukrainian Art
Ukrainian wartime art, marked by resilience to Russia’s neocolonial violence, offers U.S. academia not only insight, but also a method of resisting violence, erasure, and authoritarianism.(All the views expressed in this article are my own.) When, in 2024, I began a series of research-led exhibitions aimed at integrating Ukrainian art practices into the global context, my primary aim was to bring Ukrainian art to U.S. universities to establish a productive interdisciplinary dialogue with academic communities and ensure Ukrainian art’s greater visibility in university-level teaching and research. I hoped to find an appropriate scholarly niche for Ukrainian art history, … Read more
