Join us on October 3 at 11:00 am Pacific Time for our first online Sawchen Lecture of the year. Focusing on the theme of ‘dissent’, CENES welcomes Dr. Svitlana Zhabotynska from the Bohdan Khmelnitsky National University of Cherkassy, Ukraine.
Title: “Ukraine’s Image Framing in the Narrative Battles of Russia-Ukraine War”
Abstract: This lecture shows how the biased version of the image of Ukraine manufactured by Russia and its allies can be exposed. It is argued that image construction employs numerous propaganda technologies related to the content, form, and function of the media narratives. Among the form-related technologies, a particular focus is metaphorical expressions shaping conceptual metaphors as powerful vectors of the worldview imposed on the audience.
About the Speaker
Dr. Svitlana Zhabotynska is a full Professor of the Department of English Philology and Methods of Teaching English, Bohdan Khmelnitsky National University of Cherkassy, Ukraine. Doctor of Sciences (Linguistics). Honored Educator of Ukraine. As a Senior Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Zhabotynska stayed with the University of California at San Diego, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is working in the field of cognitive linguistics that studies the nature of interaction between language and the mind, and has over 200 scholarly publications. Since 2015, Dr. Zhabotynska has been focusing on political narratology, narrative wars, and the impact of political language on the human mind and societal worldview.
How to Attend
This lecture will be hosted online over Zoom on October 3 at 11:00am Pacific Time. Please register here in advance.
