Voices of Freedom, Voices of War in Ukraine: Creative Workshops

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In advance of their —and about displacement, loss, and cultural resilience in times of war—three contemporary artists from Ukraine will lead creative workshops, giving participants a chance to interact and learn from them firsthand.
> Essayist will lead a critical reading workshop using U.S. news coverage of Ukraine to show how democratic values, human rights, and language itself are understood—and misunderstood—by observers based outside of Ukraine. She will share how she grapples with complex issues related to postcolonial Ukrainian identities in her essays.
> Artist will lead a hands-on workshop to make postcards using the traditional Ukrainian folk painting technique Petrykivka. The style originated in the eastern Ukraine village of Petrykivka, and is recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine.
> Poet will lead a letter-writing workshop. Participants will write letters to their future selves that reflect on their aspirations, values, and identities, and explore themes in Starovoyt’s work including memory, forgetting, and cultural inheritance across generations.
If time allows, attendees will be able to participate in more than one workshop. Light bites will be provided after the workshops and before the conversation.

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Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Robert Labaree (USC Libraries), Sophie Lesinska (USC Libraries), Colleen McQuillen (Slavic Languages and Literatures), Kelsey Rubin-Detlev (Slavic Languages and Literatures), and Andy Rutkowski (USC Libraries).

Related event:
Voices of Freedom, Voices of War in Ukraine: Readings and Conversations
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 7 p.m.
Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall, Doheny Memorial Library 240
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