Lectures: “Primary source as a realistic alibi of a historian”

Discussions: “Theory – history – society: social role of history in Poland and Ukraine” with the participation of W. Wrzosek and Ukrainian historians, moderated by Volodymyr Sklokin

Presentation of books: Wojciech Wrzosek “History, culture, metaphor. A beginning of non-classical historiography. On historical thinking” (2012), Jerzy Topolski “How history is written and understood” (2012)

March 18, Lviv

14.00 – lecture, Franko Lviv National University, Universytetska st. 1

18.30 – discussion, presentation of books, Center of Urban History of Central and Eastern Europe, Bohomoltsia st., 6

participants of the discussion: Wojciech Wrzosek, Leonid Zashkilniak, Maryan Mudryi, Volodymyr Sklokin

March 20, Kyiv

11:40 – lecture, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Voloska st. 8/5 (5th building)

18:00 – presentation of books, discussion, Ye Bookshop, Lysenka st. 3

participants of the discussion: Yury Voloshyn, Wojciech Wrzosek, Volodymyr Sklokin, Natalia Yakovenko

March 22, Kharkiv

11:40 – lecture, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svobody square 4

15:00 – discussion, presentation of books, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Svobody square 4 

participants of the discussion: Wojciech Wrzosek, Volodymyr Masliychuk, Serhiy Posokhov, Volodymyr Sklokin

Wojciech Wrzosek is a professor of history of the Adam Mizkiewicz University in Poznan, a student of Jerzy Topolski, one of the prominent representatives of the Poznan methodological school, editor-in-chief of the “Sensus Historiae” magazine, vice-president of the Polish-Ukrainian Historiography Society. He studies Western European, and particularly Frenchi, theory and history of historiography, problems of historic thinking and historic culture. 

Wojciech Wrzosek “History, culture, metaphor. A beginning of non-classical historiography. On historical thinking” (Kyiv, Nika-Tsentr, 2012, transl. by V. Sahan, V. Sklokin, S. Seriakov)

The book substantiates the constructivist approach to the analysis of history writing and makes one of the most convincing attempts in the world human sciences history to conceptualize history as a cultural practice. 

Jerzy Topolski “How do we write and understand history? Secrets of the historical narrative” (Kyiv, K.I.S., 2012, trans. by N. Honcharenko)

This is a brilliant example of profound and considered reflection on the way the idea of historians, historical research and the knowledge obtained in the process of research changed throughout centuries. 

Partners:

Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Karazin Kharkiv National University 

Nika-Tsentr Publishing House
K.I.S. Publishing House

Centre of Urban History of Central and Eastern Europe

Ye Bookshop