Special edition of East/West Journal: “Neo-Anti-Colonialism vs. Neo-Imperialism: Relevance of Postcolonialism in Post-Soviet Space”
Place of publication: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Type of publication: print
Publication date: End of 2012
Published by/ edited by: The Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Studies Institute

Topics: The editorial board is seeking contributions related to the following issues: “communication vessels”: relationships between (former) metropolis and (former) colonies; compensatory policy: a “privilege” of being traumatized and a tendency towards compensation; problem of responsibility in postcolonial societies: elites, provincialism, xenophobia; actualization of “protective nationalism” as a response to the external aggression and the new wave of colonization; challenges of the cultural policy development (language, publishing, education, re-writing schoolbooks, mass media etc.); issues of generation gap: generations born in the USSR versus those born in the post-Soviet states (Ukraine, Russian Federation, Belarus etc.); postcolonial interpretation of relevant historical events, literary texts, movies, museum exhibitions etc. is also accepted. In the selection of materials the preference will be given to the texts related to the regions of Eastern and Central Europe, and Eurasia.

Deadline: January 10, 2012; Materials should be sent to Dr. Gelinada Grinchenko at: gelinada.grinchenko@gmail.com and Dr. Tetyana Dzyadevych at: dziadevych@ukr.net
Contact: "East / West" Journal, The Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Institute, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 6 Svobody Square, aud. 486, Kharkiv, 61077 Ukraine
Tel.: +38(0)57 705 26 30
E-mail: gelinada.grinchenko@gmail.com
Internet: http://net.abimperio.net/node/1983