A new episode is now available in the Ukrainian Science Diaspora podcast series: “Nataliya Sinkevych | History of Ukraine (17th–18th centuries) | Politics of Memory”.
The guest is Nataliya Sinkevych, a historian with two academic degrees (history and theology), a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and an academic assistant at the University of Leipzig (Germany), where she teaches courses on the history of Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe. Her research interests include history of ideas, intellectual history, and interconfessional relations; since 2022, she has also focused on memory politics and how history shapes political discourse.
In Part 1, the conversation covers the surge of interest in Ukrainian history in Germany after 2022, building an academic career in Germany, the importance of public engagement and showcasing the competitiveness of Ukrainian academia, and how attention to the topic evolved in 2024–2025.
Listen / watch:
https://ukrdiaspora.nauka.gov.ua/uk/podkasti/nataliya-sinkevich-istoriya-ukrayini-xviixviii-stolittya-politika-pamyati/