Dynamics of Language Consciousness of Ukrainian Citizens under Conditions of War and Migration
International academic conference on language consciousness and language behaviour amid war and migration.
An international academic conference of the Research Centre for the Sociology of Language at UzhNU on the dynamics of language consciousness and language behaviour of Ukrainian citizens amid war and migration.
The event brings together researchers of language identity, behaviour in border and multiethnic regions, and the linguistic adaptation of internally displaced persons. Format is hybrid: in-person participation in Uzhhorod (Narodna Square, 3) and online via Google Meet.
Organisers and partners
- Uzhhorod National University
- Institute of the Ukrainian Language, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- Izmail State University of Humanities
- Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG), University of St. Gallen
Themes
- Transformation of language identity in conditions of armed conflict
- Language behaviour as a marker of ethnocultural identity in border and multiethnic regions
- Linguistic adaptation and cultural integration of internally displaced persons
Languages
Ukrainian, English
Participation and registration
Formats: In person, Online
Participation is free; travel and accommodation are at participants’ expense.
Registration deadline: 1 March 2026
Email: [email protected]
Publication
A collective monograph based on the conference materials is planned.
Manuscript deadline: 20 May 2026
Coordinators
- Halyna Vasylivna Shumytska
- Nadiia Mykhailivna Kichera