Katerina Sviderska is a Master’s candidate in Political Science at the Université de Montréal under the supervision of Magdalena Dembińska. Her research focuses on historical myths in identity construction and their use in processes of legitimizing genocidal violence in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. More broadly, she is interested in the politics of memory and nation-building in Eastern Europe.
A member of the Ukrainian Studies Chair at the University of Ottawa, Katerina is also active with several Ukrainian human rights and cultural protection organizations. She regularly travels to the field, and speaks Ukrainian, Russian, French, English and Italian.
Expertise
- Nation-building & Memorial Policies
- Ukraine
- Mass Violence & war Crimes
Selected Publications
(forthcoming) Sviderska, Katerina. 2024. Recension de « Varieties of Nationalism : Communities, Narratives, Identities », Harris Mylonas et Maya Tudor, 2023. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Sviderska, Katerina. 2023. « Le Canada doit soutenir l’intégration de l’Ukraine dans l’OTAN ». Le Devoir, 11 juillet 2023. https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/794365/idees-le-canada-doit-soutenir-l-integration-de-l-ukraine-dans-l-otan?
Sviderska, Katerina. 2023. « Ukraine : entre génocide et natiocide ». La Presse, 1 mai 2023. https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/opinions/2023-05-01/ukraine-entre-genocide-et-natiocide.php.
Sviderska, Katerina. 2023. « Les enfants ukrainiens, trophées de guerre russes ». La Presse, 22 mars 2023. https://www.lapresse.ca/debats/opinions/2023-03-22/les-enfants-ukrainiens-trophees-de-guerre-russes.php
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