Description: The authors zoom in on three events over the past decade that reflect how different actors used the cityscape of Kharkiv to make sense of and shape their context.
Brief description:
Hjørdis Clemmensen is a Danish anthropologist and writer based in Vienna, Austria, previously residing in Kyiv, Ukraine. She holds an M. Sc. in Cultural and Social Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen. Her research focuses on urban identity in Kharkiv. Hjørdis's diverse career spans academia and the IT sector.
Review Quotes: This remarkable book is a welcome addition to English-language literature, which has rarely turned its full and undivided attention to Ukraine's 'eastern capital' as these three authors do. And how grateful we are that they did, for only such an interdisciplinary approach as this can do justice to a city that has, in the last decade, been completely transformed by globalization, revolution, and war, all while remaining true to itself--and remaining truly Kharkiv. Clemmensen, Grivina, and Shchogoleva offer new and necessary insights for anyone who seeks to understand Ukraine's past, present, and future.--Jennifer J. Carroll, Associate Professor of Anthropology, North Carolina State University