Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies
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The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies (CUCS) was founded in 1981, as a joint creation between the University of Manitoba
and St. Andrew's College
. The mission of the Centre is to create, preserve and communicate knowledge dealing with Ukrainian Canadian
culture and scholarship. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, provides undergraduate courses and interdisciplinary programs of study in areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian culture. The Centre also encourages and promotes research and scholarship in all areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.
The Centre offers nineteen courses in such areas as Ukrainian language
, Ukrainian Canadian literature and folklore, the history of Ukraine
and of the Ukrainians in Canada
, the geography of Ukraine, the government and politics of Ukraine, Eastern Christianity
, Byzantine art
, and the Ukrainian arts in Canada. These courses can be taken singly, for general interest, as options, or as components of programs in various departments in the Faculty of Arts or in the School of Art.
For students interested in specializing in the area, the Centre offers interdisciplinary programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies leading to a Bachelor of Arts
degree with a general major, an advanced major, or a minor in this field. The University of Manitoba is the only university in Canada which offers undergraduate degree programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.
The Centre offers courses on the University of Manitoba campus, and at off-campus locations in Winnipeg. From time to time, the Centre is also able to offer courses at other locations in Manitoba and through teleconference, as well as specialized programs during the summer.
Although the Centre does not offer graduate courses, it is possible to pursue graduate work in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels through Interdisciplinary Programs in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba. Several fellowships are available.
Individual scholars are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda within a Ukrainian Canadian context. Topics of current interest include an exploration of Ukrainian Canadian history, the occurrence of Ukrainian Canadiana within North American popular culture, explorations of Ukrainian Canadian arts including folklore, fine arts, and literature, issues in genealogy, and the study of music both popular and classical) with a Ukrainian Canadian focus.
An additional new direction is the development of online courses. Currently one online free short course on Ukrainian Canadian folklore is on the Centre's website.
The Centre, since 2002, has held a bi-annual Tarnawecky Distinguished Lecture program at the University of Manitoba. This program is intended to bring academics and experts as speakers to the University. In 2004, the Centre featured Dr. Bohdan Kordan from the University of Saskatchewan. The 2007 speaker was noted Canadian writer of creative non-fiction, Myrna Kostash. Her title was "How I lost my hyphen and found my groove."
In 2005, the Centre was involved in the production of a scholarly book dealing with Ukrainian Canadiana. The Honourable Member for Vegreville was edited by Oleh Gerus and Denis Hlynka and published by the University of Calgary Press. In 2006, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a five minute radio vignette from the book, which was broadcast across Canada.
In 2006, the Centre celebrated a milestone of 25 years since its creation in 1981.
The acting director, since 2000, is Dr. Denis Hlynka.
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
and St. Andrew's College
St. Andrew's College (Winnipeg)
St. Andrew’s College is an institution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada and is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg...
. The mission of the Centre is to create, preserve and communicate knowledge dealing with Ukrainian Canadian
Ukrainian Canadian
A Ukrainian Canadian is a person of Ukrainian descent or origin who was born in or immigrated to Canada. In 2006, there were an estimated 1,209,085 persons residing in Canada of Ukrainian origin, making them Canada's ninth largest ethnic group; and giving Canada the world's third-largest...
culture and scholarship. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, provides undergraduate courses and interdisciplinary programs of study in areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian culture. The Centre also encourages and promotes research and scholarship in all areas relating to Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.
The Centre offers nineteen courses in such areas as Ukrainian language
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, Ukrainian Canadian literature and folklore, the history of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and of the Ukrainians in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the geography of Ukraine, the government and politics of Ukraine, Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity
Eastern Christianity comprises the Christian traditions and churches that developed in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Northeastern Africa, India and parts of the Far East over several centuries of religious antiquity. The term is generally used in Western Christianity to...
, Byzantine art
Byzantine art
Byzantine art is the term commonly used to describe the artistic products of the Byzantine Empire from about the 5th century until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453....
, and the Ukrainian arts in Canada. These courses can be taken singly, for general interest, as options, or as components of programs in various departments in the Faculty of Arts or in the School of Art.
For students interested in specializing in the area, the Centre offers interdisciplinary programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies leading to a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree with a general major, an advanced major, or a minor in this field. The University of Manitoba is the only university in Canada which offers undergraduate degree programs in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies.
The Centre offers courses on the University of Manitoba campus, and at off-campus locations in Winnipeg. From time to time, the Centre is also able to offer courses at other locations in Manitoba and through teleconference, as well as specialized programs during the summer.
Although the Centre does not offer graduate courses, it is possible to pursue graduate work in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels through Interdisciplinary Programs in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the University of Manitoba. Several fellowships are available.
Individual scholars are encouraged to pursue their own research agenda within a Ukrainian Canadian context. Topics of current interest include an exploration of Ukrainian Canadian history, the occurrence of Ukrainian Canadiana within North American popular culture, explorations of Ukrainian Canadian arts including folklore, fine arts, and literature, issues in genealogy, and the study of music both popular and classical) with a Ukrainian Canadian focus.
An additional new direction is the development of online courses. Currently one online free short course on Ukrainian Canadian folklore is on the Centre's website.
The Centre, since 2002, has held a bi-annual Tarnawecky Distinguished Lecture program at the University of Manitoba. This program is intended to bring academics and experts as speakers to the University. In 2004, the Centre featured Dr. Bohdan Kordan from the University of Saskatchewan. The 2007 speaker was noted Canadian writer of creative non-fiction, Myrna Kostash. Her title was "How I lost my hyphen and found my groove."
In 2005, the Centre was involved in the production of a scholarly book dealing with Ukrainian Canadiana. The Honourable Member for Vegreville was edited by Oleh Gerus and Denis Hlynka and published by the University of Calgary Press. In 2006, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation produced a five minute radio vignette from the book, which was broadcast across Canada.
In 2006, the Centre celebrated a milestone of 25 years since its creation in 1981.
The acting director, since 2000, is Dr. Denis Hlynka.