Messages from Ukraine - Vernissage
What took place in the first weeks following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022? You are welcome to attend a vernissage and exhibition during the OMICS conference of the short graphic novel “Messages from Ukraine” by Gregg Bucken-Knapp and the Estonian comic artist Joonas Sildre. Focusing on the first dramatic weeks of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the book is based on text messages from fifteen Ukrainians who are migration and integration professionals.
WHERE
The vernissage will be exhibited during the OMICS conference, 22-24 November, in the lobby outside Linnesalen, Campus Linne. Seminariegatan 1A.
EXTRA PRESENTATION DURING OMICS 2023
Date: 23 November
When: 11.50-12.05
Research comics and serious games: Experiences of Ukrainian displacement and resilience
Gregg Bucken-Knapp, Professor, School of Public Administration
How can comics and serious games help us make sense of the new reality faced by millions of displaced Ukrainians in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022? This presentation highlights how two projects, one making use of graphic narratives and one making use of researcher-practitioner-artist collaboration to create a serious board game, shed light on the everyday experiences of Ukrainians who were forced to flee at the start of the full-scale war and how their lives have been forever transformed.
ABOUT MESSAGES FROM UKRAINE – THE BOOK AND THE EXHIBITION
Messages from Ukraine is published by University of Toronto Press. Proceeds from the sale of Messages from Ukraine will go to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation, a national charitable foundation that provides humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
Watch the book trailer
CONTACT
Questions regarding the book Messages from Ukraine: gregg.bucken-knapp@spa.gu.se or 031 786 51 17