Oleksandr Mykhed's second lecture entitled 'Ukrainian culture during the full scale invasion' discusses how contemporary art, literature and cinema reflect the Russian invasion and defend Ukraine. Oleksandr Mykhed is a writer and scholar with an international reputation. Andrey Kurkov, the president of PEN Ukraine, says: "Oleksandr is one of the prominent Ukrainian writers of the younger generation." He is a member of PEN Ukraine, has contributed to the Financial Times and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He now serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The virtual residency has been created by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages as well as a number of colleges (Lady Margaret Hall, New College, Somerville College, University College and Wadham College). It is supported by TORCH as part of the Humanities Cultural Programme.
