Department of Slavic Languages
Skvoroda and the Migration of Cultural Concepts
Course Description
The seminar is concerned with the literary transfer of concepts and the linguistic coding of figurative meaning in intellectual and cultural history. Selected works of Ukrainian philosopher Hryhorij Skovoroda (1722-1794) will be analysed to examine the migration of concepts in time and space as building blocks of culture as a phenomenon of transformation. We will read Skovoroda in translation, if needed, of course, comparing them with the Ukrainian original. We want to discuss the migration of ideas and concepts, which may be found in other media (painting, sculpture, architecture, dramatic plays) of Skovoroda's time, as well. Participants are welcome to broaden the thematic range of the seminar according to their academic interests (e.g. translation theory, literary studies, linguistic phenomena). The seminar combines a close reading of some of Skovoroda's work and corpus-based contextualisation of their key-words.
Faculty
Faculty of Languages, Literature and Culture
Department
Institute for Slavic Philology
Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Daiber, Prof. Dr. Rostyslav Semkiv
Study Period (dd/mm/yy)
16/10/2026 - 12/02/2027
Mode and Time
Synchronous
Weekly: Fridays 9 a.m.
Class Format
Seminar
Collaboration
NaUKMA, Kyjiv
Online Tool for Teaching
Zoom, BigBlueButton
Language of Instruction
English
Target Group
Bachelor, Master, Teacher Training
Prerequisites
English B2
Linguistic/ literary knowledge on Bachelor level
Helpful: knowledge of a Slavic language, preferred Ukrainian
Examination Format
Pass: Presentation with PowerPoint (15-20 min)
With exam: Home work, around 15 pages (according to level of studies BA/ MA)
ECTS
6
ECTS without examination
3