Mariia Shuvalova

Mar 25, 2023

War, Optimism, Humility

A Conversation with Literary Critic Mariia Shuvalova

New Books Network 2023

This episode of How To Be Wrong is a conversation with Mariia Shuvalova, a lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Fulbright Scholar (Harriman Institute, Columbia University in the city of New York, 2019–2020) and co-founder and head of the non-governmental organization New Ukrainian Academic Community. Joining us from Kyiv, Mariia talks about her experiences of the Russian invasion, imperialism, and Ukrainian identity, as well as her thoughts on anger and humility in the face of war. It’s an inspiring conversation.

John W. Traphagan, Ph.D. is Professor and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor in the Program in Human Dimensions of Organizations.

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John W. Traphagan, Ph.D. is a visiting professor in the Center for International Education at Waseda University in Tokyo and Professor Emeritus in the Program in Human Dimensions of Organizations at the University of Texas at Austin.

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