“Preserving Historical and Cultural Heritage at the Time of War”. Presentation by Iryna Matsevko as part of the lecture series “Scholars at War”

March 24, 16:00 EEST

CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES

As part of the Scholars at War Lecture Series, a webinar on Preserving Historical and Cultural Heritage at the Time of War: The Case of Kharkiv was held to discuss issues of preserving the heritage of destroyed cities while rebuilding in a new way after the war ends. They considered the impact of war on the transformation of cities as living spaced, as places of commemoration, and as population centers, whose demographic make up will be impacted by the war.

Webinar participants:

/ Artem Kharchenko – a historian and project coordinator at the Kharkiv’s Center for Interethnic Relations Research in Eastern Europe.

/ Iryna Matsevko – a historian and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Kharkiv School of Architecture.

/ Yuriy Radchenko – a historian and co-founder and the Director of the Center for Interethnic Relations Research in Eastern Europe in Kharkiv.

The webinar recording can be viewed at the link.