Oksana Zabuzhko
Encyclopedia
Oksana Zabuzhko (born 19 September 1960) is a contemporary Ukrainian poet, writer and essayist.
, Ukraine
, Zabuzhko studied philosophy at the Kiev University
, where she also obtained her doctorate
in aesthetics in 1987. In 1992 she taught at Penn State University as an invited writer. Zabuzhko won a Fulbright scholarship in 1994 and taught Ukrainian literature at Harvard
and University of Pittsburgh
. Currently Zabuzhko works at the Hryhori Skovoroda
Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
. Her book Let My People Go won the Korrespondent
magazine Best Ukrainian documentary book award in June 2006, "The Museum of Abandoned Secrets" - Best Ukrainian Book 2010.
Life
Born in LutskLutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
, 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...
, Zabuzhko studied philosophy at the Kiev University
Kiev University
Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...
, where she also obtained her doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in aesthetics in 1987. In 1992 she taught at Penn State University as an invited writer. Zabuzhko won a Fulbright scholarship in 1994 and taught Ukrainian literature at Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
. Currently Zabuzhko works at the Hryhori Skovoroda
Hryhori Skovoroda
Hryhorii Savych Skovoroda was a Ukrainian philosopher, poet, teacher and composer who lived in the Russian Empire and who made important contributions to Russian philosophy and culture. He lived and worked in Ukraine and passionately and consciously identified with its people, differentiating them...
Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Works
Zabuzhko is known both for her literary works and criticism. Her controversial bestselling novel Field Work in Ukrainian Sex was translated in eight languages. In her writing Zabuzhko draws a lot of attention to the questions of Ukrainian self-identification, post-colonial issues and feminismFeminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
. Her book Let My People Go won the Korrespondent
Korrespondent
Korrespondent is a weekly magazine published in Ukraine in Russian and Ukrainian languages. The printed magazine was established in 2002, but it was preceded by the website korrespondent.net that was established already in 2000....
magazine Best Ukrainian documentary book award in June 2006, "The Museum of Abandoned Secrets" - Best Ukrainian Book 2010.
Prose
- Field Work In Ukrainian Sex (1996) Польові дослідження з українського сексу
- Sister, Sister (2003) Сестро, сестро
- The Museum of Abandoned Secrets (2009) Музей покинутих секретів
Non-fiction
- Notre Dame d'Ukraine: Ukrayinka in the Conflict of Mythologies (2007) Notre Dame d’Ukraine: Українка в конфлікті міфологій
- Let my People Go: 15 Texts About Ukrainian Revolution (2005) Let my people go. 15 текстів про українську революцію
- The Fortinbras Chronicles (1999) Хроніки від Фортінбраса
- Philosophy of the Ukrainian Idea and the European Context: Franko Period (1992) Філософія української ідеї та європейський контекст: Франківський період
Zabuzhko's texts translated in English
- O. Zabuzhko Girls, translated from the Ukrainian by Askold Melnyczuk.
- O. Zabuzhko I, Milena in: The Third Shore: Women's Fiction from East Central Europe (Writings from an Unbound Europe) (Paperback) by Agata Schwartz, Luise von Flotow. Also found in: Two Lands, New Visions: Stories from Canada and Ukraine by Janice Kulyk Keefer (Editor), Solomea Pavlychko (Editor).
- O. Zabuzhko Field Work In Ukrainian Sex (Excerpt). AGNI, 53, Spring 2001.
- A Kingdom of Fallen Statues. Poems and Essays by Oksana Zabuzhko Transl. by Marco Carynnyk, Askold Melnyczuk, Michael M.Naydan, Wanda Phipps, Lisa Sapinkopf, Douglas Burnet Smith, and Virlana Tkacz. Toronto: Wellspring Ltd., 1996