Ukraine and culture at war: an exceptional round table in Martel

The Martel’s médiathèque will offer you the Friday June 12 at 6 p.m.in the Duguesclin room of Raymondie Palacea round table entitled “Ukraine, culture in the war”.

A historical and geopolitical analysis by renowned experts

This round table will be an opportunity to discuss with specialists the history of relations between Ukraine and Russia, the resistance of Ukrainian artists and intellectuals, as well as journalism in times of war.

It will bring together four speakers: Iryna Dmytrychyn, historian, author, translator and lecturer at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations, specialist in Ukraine, she directs the collection “Ukrainian Presence” at Éditions L’Harmattan and has produced several translations of contemporary Ukrainian authors published in France. Wladimir Berelowitch, director of studies at EHESS (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales), professor emeritus of history at the University of Geneva, his work focuses on the history of the Russian and Soviet schools in the 20th century.^e century and socio-cultural history of elites in Russia in the 18th century^e century, particularly in the field of education, and finally on Russian historiography in Imperial Russia.

Artists and journalists: resistance on the ground

Sarah-Lou Lepers, journalist, reporter and documentary filmmaker, is today the author and producer of the podcast “Tangram” for the University of Paris Sciences et Lettres, a podcast which makes the University’s research accessible. For RFI’s Atelier des Médias program, which analyzes the evolution of the media, she produced the report “Ukraine: defending journalism in times of war”. From March 2023 to August 2024, on behalf of a German NGO, she accompanied European journalists to kyiv to allow them to meet their Ukrainian counterparts. His desire was to try to understand the difficulties of practicing journalism in Ukraine, and to get his colleagues talking about what it is like to cover a war when it affects one’s own country and Laurent Wirth, historian and author, he taught history-geography in middle and high schools, then history in preparatory classes, as well as at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. He published in 2024 with Harmattan “The possibility of the worst, in the face of war, 1914, 1939, 2022”.

This free event, open to all, promises to be a major civic event for the Lot area. By combining the rigor of historical research with the vivacity of field reporting, this meeting offers an essential key to understanding the crucial role of culture and information as bulwarks against armed violence. Meet on Friday June 12 at 6 p.m. in Martel to participate in the debate.

S. B. 

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