Hundorova Tamara
Born on 17 July 1955 in Poltava region, Tamara Hundorova is a literary critic, culturologist, author of numerous publications on contemporary and modern Ukrainian literature, modernism, postmodernism, postcolonial criticism, kitsch, Chornobyl and feminism.
She graduated from Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University. Since 1980, she has been a researcher at Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU); since 2003, she has been a director of the Department of Literature Theory and Comparative Studies.
Doctor of Philology (since 1996).
Professor and correspondent member of the NASU (since 2003).
Associate positions: Dean of the Ukrainian Free University (Munich, Germany); HURI Associate (Harvard University, USA); Executive Director of the Krytyka Institute (since 2016).
Tamara has taught at Harvard University, Toronto University, Greifswald University, Ukrainian Free University, Ukrainian Catholic University, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Shevchenko National University.
Bibliography
- Післячорнобильська бібліотека. Український літературний постмодерн (Post-Chornobyl Library. Ukrainian Post-Modern in Literature. – Kyiv: Krytyka, 2005)
- Кітч і література. Травестії (Kitsch and Literature. Travesties. – Kyiv: Fakt, 2008 (The High Shelf series))
- ПроЯвлення слова: дискурсія раннього українського модернізму (Manifestation of the Word: Discourse of the Ukrainian early modernism – Ed II – Kyiv: Krytyka, 2009)
- Післячорнобильська бібліотека. Український літературний постмодернізм (Post-Chornobyl Library. Ukrainian Post-Modern Literature. – Kyiv: Krytyka, 2013)
- Транзитна культура. Симптоми постколоніальної травми: статті та есеї (Transit Culture. Symptoms of Post-Colonial Trauma. Articles and essays. – Kyiv: Grani-T, 2013)
- "Ukrainian Euromaidan as Social and Cultural Performance" from the collection "Revolution and War in Contemporary Ukraine. The Challenge of Change" (Stuttgart, 2016)
- "Symptom of the Loser and the Melancholy of Post-Soviet Generation" from the collection "Eastern European Youth Culture in a Global Context" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)
Distinctions
Petro Jacyk Fellowship (MUNK School, Toronto University, 2017).
Fulbright Scholar Program (1997, 2011).
Petro Jacyk Distinguished Fellowship (HURI, 2009).
Foreign Visitors Fellowship (2004, University of Hokkaido, Japan).
Shklar Fellowship Program (HURI, 2001).
Neporany Doctoral Fellowship (CIUS, 1999).
Research Support Scheme (1998-2000).
Monash University Scholarship (Australia, 1991).
Awards:
Ivan Franko Prize of the NASU (2005).
"Suchasnist" Magazine Award (2001).
Lesia and Petro Kovalev Award from the American Union of Ukrainian Women (1996).
"Svitovyd" Magazine Award (1995).
Gold medal and Young Scholars Award of the NASU (1986).
The books of Tamara Hundorova won Ukrainian nationwide ranking "Book of the Year" in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2013.
Membership:
Association for Slavic, East European, Eurasian Studies (ASEEES).
International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES).
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN).
International Association for the Humanities (IAH/MAG).
