This book by Darya (Дарця) Tsymbalyuk, out in March 2025, should be on your reading list. “In this poignant book, Ukrainian researcher Darya Tsymbalyuk offers an intimate portrait of her beloved homeland against the backdrop of Russia’s war and ecocide.”

I feel seen🫣

Turns out, Musk isn’t a reliable ally - we raised this issue back in 2022 in our Foreign Policy piece with Olga Boїchak🇺🇦 foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/20/ukr…

probably in a week or two the sound of “carol of the bells” will become inescapable all around the world as everyone eases into xmas. while Pokrovsk, the city where it was composed, is being erased to dust by russians

Language dynamics in social media in🇺🇦 shifted dramatically since full scale invasion. For 1st time Ukrainian is the language of over 50% of posts & pages, up from 15% in 2020. Someone tell putin his “must keep 🇺🇦 in Ru World” plan backfired yet again. life.pravda.com.ua/society/ukraji…

Russia is now severing the internet cables on which the US and Europe rely for global communications, two in one day. Probably no coincidence that Musk has the "solution" via his starlink. Naive western folks still has no idea what's coming.

“Trump’s return to power in the US raises serious questions about America’s future role in NATO,” says Prof. Renee de Nevers. “This leaves European NATO with a serious security problem at a time when the threat to Europe from Russia is clear and present.” bit.ly/3OqfbkR

Thrilled to share that the Handbook of Computational Social Science manuscript was finally submitted to the publisher in full! Huge thanks to all the authors and reviewers who made this possible. Check out the Table of Contents!

Yay to new translated 🇺🇦books! In the climate where the people who have ~strong opinions~ about Donbas far outnumber those who actually know the region, "Ukrainian Sunrise" by Kateryna Zarembo is a valuable attempt to "decolonize the knowledge" about Donetsk & Luhansk regions🧵

List of academic works that mention #NAFO and/or use of memes in the context of russian invasion of Ukraine. I'll include external links, so this might be deboosted for that. I'll try to fit the name of work, author, pub. year, form of pub. and the school/university. So, a 🧵

🕯️ Today, we honor the lives lost in the Holocaust and heroes like Anatoliy Shapiro, a Ukrainian-born Jewish soldier who led the first troops to liberate Auschwitz. 🧵 1/7

The showing of “Russians at War” by the Antenna Documentary Film Festival in Australia should be stopped. The representation of soldiers who have systemically and deliberately raped, looted, tortured, burned, kidnapped and murdered their way through #Ukraine (100K war crimes and

DEVELOPING STORY: Berlin ad agency LURE used images of Ukrainian victims to promote Russian outlet Meduza in English, which relies on crowdfunding. MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 called it “marketing cynicism” and demanded removal and an apology. We’ve also contacted them 👇 🧵1/5

The North Atlantic Fella Organisation has devised creative ways to support the Ukrainian cause – while navigating the complexities of content moderation. Olga Boїchak🇺🇦 QUT University of Sydney theconversation.com/three-years-af…

A new The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article co-written by Olga Boїchak🇺🇦 from Digital Cultures unpacks why President Zelensky might have secured a win for his country in the US-Ukraine minerals deal. theconversation.com/why-zelensky-n…

Incredibly grateful to AAUS for the Award of the Best Article in Ukrainian studies. Thankful to my supervisor Dr. Rebecca Manley, sp. editors Viktor Pál and Iris Borowy, Jnl of Cont History, HREC - Holodomor Research and Education Consortium and many colleagues for their support. See the article (open access) 🔽