A Journey to Identity and Memory: Rediscovering Ukrainian Women and Their Legacy

Lesia Mandzevych owns the Nochi Divochi podcast on YouTube where she talks with prominent Ukrainian women about their lives, beliefs, career, and heritage. She has been running it independently for four seasons and the next season would discuss great Ukrainian women of the past, such as Lesia Ukrainka, Milena Rudnytska, Oleksandra Ekster, Alla Horska. Her conversations often emphasizes stories of resilience, the need for personal storytelling, and the significance of understanding Ukrainian history to understand Ukrainians. She will be in dialogue with Professor Marci Shore, Chair in European Intellectual History at the Munk School, to discuss identity and memory of Ukrainian women which marked the history of Ukraine.