Ukraine's Revolution of Poetry: How Language and Metaphors have Changed since the Euromaidan Description: Yuliya Ilchuk is Associate Professor and the Director of Slavic Languages and Literatures Department at Stanford University. Her major research interests fall under the broad heading of cultural exchange, interaction, and borrowing between Russia and Ukraine. lchuk has also published several translations of Ukrainian poetry and edited and translated works for the anthology Ukrainian Literary Modernism: A Critical Reader (forthcoming in Academic Studies Press, 2025). Prof. Ilchuk's Title: "Your Loss—My Gain: Russophone Ukrainian Writers' Search for Identity during the War in Ukraine" Description: Amelia Glaser is Professor of Literature at UC San Diego, where she also holds the Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies and is the associate director for the Institute for Arts and Humanities. She translates from Yiddish, Ukrainian, and Russian, and is currently completing a book about contemporary Ukrainian poetry, Nation of Poets. Prof. Glaser's Title: "The Shadow Theater: Wartime Metaphors in Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry" These two talks will explore the position of the Ukrainian language against the backdrop of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the importance of poetry at moments of crisis. Programming Series Fellows: Zukhra Kasimova, Assistant Professor of History Lenora Murphy, Assistant Teaching Professor of Russian Studies Amanda Wooden, Professor of Environmental Studies & Sciences The event is sponsored by the Bucknell Humanities Center and the Stadler Center for Poetry.

BIPP Policy Parlor: The Political Economy of Palestine Date: Tuesday, March 18th Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m. Location: The Willard Smith Library, Vaughn Literature 125 Title: The Political Economy of Palestine: Economic and Monetary Sovereignty Panelist: Ibrahim Shikaki (Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity College) Light refreshments will be offered for all who attend. This event is sponsored by the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP)

DakhaBrakha was created in 2004 at the Dakh Contemporary Art Center by the avant-garde theatre director Vladyslav Troitskyi and given the name that means "give/take" in the old Ukrainian language. Theatre work has left its mark on the band's performances; their shows are always staged with a strong visual element. After experimenting with Ukrainian folk music, the band has added rhythms of the surrounding world into their music, creating the bright, unique and unforgettable sound of DakhaBrakha. They strive to open the potential of Ukrainian melodies and to bring it to the hearts and consciousness of the younger generation in Ukraine and the rest of the world. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African and Ukrainian traditional instrumentation, the quartet's astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture. At the crossroads of Ukrainian folklore and theatre, their musical spectrum is at first intimate then riotous, plumbing the depths of contemporary roots and rhythms, inspiring "cultural and artistic liberation." In March 2010, DakhaBrakha won the prestigious Grand Prix prize in the annual Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award, confirming the group's place in the culture once again. In March 2011, DakhaBrakha was discovered by Australian WOMAdelaide and began its ascent in the international music scene.

Weis Center 2024-2025 Season

DiscipleMakers Christian fellowship is a club that meets to discuss the gospel and learn how to grow together to be more like Jesus. At large group, we sing worship songs, have a teaching on a Bible passage, and grow in fellowship together. All are welcome!!

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