History 3910 IN

INSTRUCTOR: Olexandr Shevchenko OFFICE: 211 St. Andrew’s PHONE: 284-4309 E-MAIL: [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: By appointment

Course Description

The course will survey major topics in the history of Ukrainian from 1891 to present. Experiences of the Ukrainian Canadians will be studied within the framework of Canadian and Ukrainian history. Lectures and discussions will pay special attention to the forces pushing Ukrainians out of their homeland and attracting them to Canada. Important issues of Ukrainian Canadian experience (social roots of immigration, experiences of internment during WWI, immigrant political and cultural activism, controversies about the entry of the Ukrainian immigrants in the aftermath of WWII) will be discussed.

Course Format

The course consists of weekly lectures and discussions of the assigned readings. Some of the tutorials will be devoted to viewing and discussing films like Halya Kuchmij's Laughter in My Soul which provide insights into the Ukrainian immigrant experience.

Textbook

There is no required textbook for the course. A list of suggested weekly readings and a bibliography will be provided. Students are expected to read assigned articles/chapters in preparation for lectures and discussions every week. They will be distributed by the instructor.

The following list of reading materials may be useful:

• Stella Hryniuk & Lubomyr Luciuk, eds., Canada's Ukrainians: Negotiating an Identity (, 1991). • Orest T. Martynowych , Ukrainians in Canada: The Formative Period, 1891-1924 (, 1991). • Frances Swyripa & John Herd Thompson, eds., Loyalties in Conflict: Ukrainians in Canada During the Great War (Edmonton, 1983). • Manoly R. Lupul, ed., Continuity and Change: The Cultural Life of 's First Ukrainians (Edmonton, 1988). • Thomas M. Prymak, Maple Leaf and Trident: The Ukrainian Canadians during the Second World War (Toronto: MHSO, 1988). • Norman Hilmer, et al, eds., On Guard for Thee: War, Ethnicity and the Canadian State, 1939-1945 (, 1989). • Wsevolod W. Isajiw, et al, eds., The Refugee Experience: Ukrainian Displaced Persons after World War Two (Edmonton, 1992). • Frances Swyripa, Wedded to the Cause: Ukrainian Canadian Women and Ethnic Identity 1891-1991 (Toronto, 1993) • Harold Tropper and Morton Weinfeld, Old Wounds: Jews, Ukrainians and the Hunt for Nazi War Criminals in Canada (Markham, 1988). • Franca Iacovetta, et al, eds., A Nation of Immigrants: Women, Workers and Communities in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s (Toronto, 1998). • Franca Iacovetta, et al, eds., Enemies Within: Italians and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad (Toronto, 2000). • Rhonda Hinther & Jim Mochoruk, eds, Re-Imagining Ukrainian-Canadians (Toronto, 2010).

Course Outline

1. Introduction: The Old World and the New. Reasons for Ukrainian . The beginning of the immigration. How Ukrainians came to Canada? Description of overseas journey. Problems of settlement. 2. First wave of Ukrainian immigration. "Peasants in the Promised Land". Immigration and settlement. Rural immigrants. Frontier laborers. Urban immigrants. Mobilizing Ukrainian immigrants. 3. Ukrainian Canadian Community. Difficulties of accomodation. Emergence of Ukrainian intelligentsia. Activities of the Ukrainian intelligentsia and religious leaders. Different visions of the community. Movie “New Home In The West”. Discussion of the assigned readings. 4. "Ukrainian immigrants and Canadian society. Different visions of Canada. Religious leaders and their perception off their Ukrainian immigrants. Community building. 5. and Ukrainian Canadians. Response of Ukrainians to World War I in Europe and in Canada. Registration, internment, and censorship. Movies: “Ukrainian Winter Holiday”, “Laughter in My Soul”. 6. Ukrainian Canadians and revolution in of 1917-1921. Revolution in Ukraine. Brief overview of the events. Ukrainian Canadian response to the revolution. The Paris delegation. 7. Second wave of Ukrainian immigration. Reasons, driving forces, process. Difficulties of accommodation of the second wave of Ukrainian immigrants. 8. Ukrainian Canadian arts and culture. Movies: “Kurelek” and “Teach me to dance”. 9. Community in conflict. Struggle between nationalists and Communists in the 1920s-1930s. 10. The Second World War. Ukrainian Canadian response to World War Two. World War II in Ukraine. Struggle between several factions of Ukrainian political arena. 11. The third wave of the Ukrainian immigration. Refugees and Displaced Persons. controversy surrounding Ukrainians arriving in the aftermath of World War II. 12. Ukrainian Canadians and Canadian after World War II. Postwar Social and Political Trends. Movie: “Ted Baryluk’s Grocery” 13. Ukrainian Canadians and other ethnic groups of the country. Independent Ukraine and the first wave of Ukrainian immigration. Relations between the newcomers and the established Ukrainian Canadian community.

Evaluation 1. Participation in lecture and tutorial discussions (15%) Date due: Ongoing. 2. Two quizzes (2 x 5%) dealing with major events and names in Ukrainian Canadian experience. Date due: to be announced. 3. A topic proposal for the final paper. (15%) It has to be at least a 1000 words long and include the list of literature you plan to use for your term paper. Date due: March 1, 2012. 4. A term essay (of at least 3000-4500 words) on a topic to be defined in consultation with the instructor. (30%) Date due: Last day of classes. 5. A final examination, consisting of identification and essay questions, during the University's examination period. (30%)

Late assignments will not accepted. Arrangements may be made in case of medical emergency confirmed by doctor's note.

Evaluative feedback will be provided before the last date for voluntary withdrawal from second term courses, March 16, 2012.

Grade Distribution

A+ 90-100 C+ 60-66 A 80-89 C 53-59 B+ 75-79 D 50-53 B 67-74 F 49 or less

Returning Work and Grade Appeals

Students who wish to appeal a grade given for term work must do so within 10 working days after the grade for the term work has been made available to them. Uncollected term work will become the property of the Faculty of Arts and will be subject to confidential destruction.

Academic Dishonesty

Students should acquaint themselves with The University’s regulations regarding plagiarism, cheating and impersonation found in Section 8 of the General Academic Regulations in the online Academic Calendar and Catalog and the Faculty of Arts regulation (online at http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/student/student_responsibilities.html) which reads: The common penalty in Arts for plagiarism on a written assignment is a grade of F on the paper and a final grade of F (DISC) (for Disciplinary Action) for the course. For the most serious acts of plagiarism, such as purchase of an essay and repeat violations, this penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five (5) years from registration in courses taught in a particular department/program in Arts or from all courses taught in this Faculty. The Faculty also reserves the right to submit student work that is suspected of being plagiarized to Internet sites designed to detect plagiarism or to other experts for authentication. The common penalty in Arts for academic dishonesty on a test or examination is F for the paper, F (DISC) for the course, and a one-year suspension from courses acceptable for credit in the Faculty. For more serious acts of academic dishonesty on a test or examination, such as repeat violations, this penalty can also include suspension for a period of up to five years from registration in courses taught in a particular department or program in Arts or from all courses taught in or accepted for credit by this Faculty.