Lubomyr Luciuk
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Lubomyr Luciuk was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario
. His education began at St. Joseph's School, Cathedral School and Regiopolis-Notre Dame. He earned two degrees from Queen's University
, an Honours BSc (1976) and MA (1979). He completed his Ph.D. (1984) at the University of Alberta
. He had postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto and Queen's University, including the SSHRCC Canada Research Fellowship at the Department of Geography, Queen's University.
Since 1990 he has been a professor of Political Geography in the Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada
, in Kingston.
He has worked for the Royal Ontario Museum
, Cataraqui Creek Conservation Authority and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, as well as for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario and Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
Luciuk has received numerous awards, grants, and fellowships, and has taught for the Departments of Geography at Queen's University, the University of Toronto
and the University of the Witswatersrand, in Johannesburg
, South Africa
as well as for the Department of History at the University of British Columbia
and Department of International Relations and Political Science at Bogazici University
, in Istanbul
, Turkey.
He is the author or editor of over a dozen books and almost 200 opinion editorials published in Canada's leading newspapers, as well as being a frequent commentator on the CBC
, National Public Radio (USA) and BBC
.
Lubomyr Luciuk specializes in the political geography of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
, refugee studies, and the ethnic and immigration history of Canada. The author, co-author or co-editor of over a dozen books and booklets, and nearly 200 opinion editorials in leading Canadian newspapers, Luciuk has served as a Member of the federal Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
and as director of research for the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association
. From 2007 to 2010 he served as chairman of UCCLA (www.uccla.ca) and is currently its director of research.
On 6 November 2010 Luciuk received the prestigious Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in recognition of his distinguished educational, research and advocacy on behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community. The award was presented to him in Edmonton during the UCC's triennial congress, by Paul Grod, its president.
Among his many academic awards and distinctions Luciuk has received doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, including the prestigious Canada Research Fellowship, a Neporany Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies and the Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation's John Sopinka
Award for Excellence in Ukrainian Studies. He is a member of (the now disbanded) Branch 360 of The Royal Canadian Legion, the Writers' Union of Canada and a fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto as well as being a former member of the executive of the Kingston and the Islands Conservative Party of Canada's riding association.
Luciuk was the leading champion of the Ukrainian Canadian community's request that the Government of Canada acknowledge what happened to Ukrainians and other Europeans during Canada's first national internment operations of 1914-1920, a campaign that took some 20 years to succeed and only recently (9 May 2008) resulted in the signing of a technical document establishing a $10 million endowment within the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, the interest accruing on that principal to be used for commemorative and educational programs dealing with the wartime experience of these communities (see the announcement in the national edition of The Globe and Mail, 12 September 2009). He was appointed as a member of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (www.internmentcanada.ca) by UCCLA. Recently he served as chairman (pro tempore) of the Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada, the first Canadian of Ukrainian heritage to enjoy this distinction.
On 18 November 2011, Luciuk gave a public reading on his new publication The Holodomor and the Holy See, at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall in Toronto. While permitting television media to record the public event, Luciuk censored new media from recording and pressured organizers to physically remove videographers if they did not shut off their cameras during his remarks. This earned him the distinction of being the first Ukrainian-Canadian professor in Canadian history to successfully censor a public talk about the Ukrainian Holodomor
.
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
. His education began at St. Joseph's School, Cathedral School and Regiopolis-Notre Dame. He earned two degrees from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, an Honours BSc (1976) and MA (1979). He completed his Ph.D. (1984) at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
. He had postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto and Queen's University, including the SSHRCC Canada Research Fellowship at the Department of Geography, Queen's University.
Since 1990 he has been a professor of Political Geography in the Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada
Royal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...
, in Kingston.
He has worked for the Royal Ontario Museum
Royal Ontario Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With its main entrance facing Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, the museum is situated north of Queen's Park and east of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto...
, Cataraqui Creek Conservation Authority and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, as well as for the Multicultural History Society of Ontario and Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.
Luciuk has received numerous awards, grants, and fellowships, and has taught for the Departments of Geography at Queen's University, the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and the University of the Witswatersrand, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
as well as for the Department of History at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
and Department of International Relations and Political Science at Bogazici University
Bogaziçi University
Boğaziçi University is a public university located on the European side of the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey. It has five faculties and two schools offering undergraduate degrees, and six institutes offering graduate degrees...
, in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey.
He is the author or editor of over a dozen books and almost 200 opinion editorials published in Canada's leading newspapers, as well as being a frequent commentator on the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
, National Public Radio (USA) and BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Lubomyr Luciuk specializes in the political geography of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, refugee studies, and the ethnic and immigration history of Canada. The author, co-author or co-editor of over a dozen books and booklets, and nearly 200 opinion editorials in leading Canadian newspapers, Luciuk has served as a Member of the federal Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is an independent administrative tribunal. The IRB is responsible for applying the Canadian federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters...
and as director of research for the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association
The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association is an independent, non-partisan educational and research organization. Established in 1986 after the Civil Liberties Commission was disbanded, its members – all of whom are volunteers – have been particularly active in championing the cause of...
. From 2007 to 2010 he served as chairman of UCCLA (www.uccla.ca) and is currently its director of research.
On 6 November 2010 Luciuk received the prestigious Shevchenko Medal from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress in recognition of his distinguished educational, research and advocacy on behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian community. The award was presented to him in Edmonton during the UCC's triennial congress, by Paul Grod, its president.
Among his many academic awards and distinctions Luciuk has received doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, including the prestigious Canada Research Fellowship, a Neporany Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies and the Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation's John Sopinka
John Sopinka
John Sopinka, QC was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, the first Ukrainian-Canadian appointed to the high court....
Award for Excellence in Ukrainian Studies. He is a member of (the now disbanded) Branch 360 of The Royal Canadian Legion, the Writers' Union of Canada and a fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto as well as being a former member of the executive of the Kingston and the Islands Conservative Party of Canada's riding association.
Luciuk was the leading champion of the Ukrainian Canadian community's request that the Government of Canada acknowledge what happened to Ukrainians and other Europeans during Canada's first national internment operations of 1914-1920, a campaign that took some 20 years to succeed and only recently (9 May 2008) resulted in the signing of a technical document establishing a $10 million endowment within the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, the interest accruing on that principal to be used for commemorative and educational programs dealing with the wartime experience of these communities (see the announcement in the national edition of The Globe and Mail, 12 September 2009). He was appointed as a member of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (www.internmentcanada.ca) by UCCLA. Recently he served as chairman (pro tempore) of the Department of Politics and Economics at the Royal Military College of Canada, the first Canadian of Ukrainian heritage to enjoy this distinction.
On 18 November 2011, Luciuk gave a public reading on his new publication The Holodomor and the Holy See, at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall in Toronto. While permitting television media to record the public event, Luciuk censored new media from recording and pressured organizers to physically remove videographers if they did not shut off their cameras during his remarks. This earned him the distinction of being the first Ukrainian-Canadian professor in Canadian history to successfully censor a public talk about the Ukrainian Holodomor
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in the Ukrainian SSR between 1932 and 1933. During the famine, which is also known as the "terror-famine in Ukraine" and "famine-genocide in Ukraine", millions of Ukrainians died of starvation in a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of...
.