University to Host Open History Talk in Support of Ukraine
22 April 2022
Written by: Callum Thomas
The University of Lincoln, UK is opening its doors to the public and hosting an open history talk to help raise funds for Ukrainian people affected by the current conflict in the country.
The University of Lincoln, UK is opening its doors to the public and hosting an open history talk to help raise funds for Ukrainian people affected by the current conflict in the country.
The talk will examine a shocking chapter in Ukraine’s history and how Welsh journalist Gareth Jones courageously exposed it to the world.
Gareth Jones and Ukraine: An extraordinary life in extraordinary times will look at how the journalist defied institutional denials and suppression to bring attention to the 1930s Ukrainian ‘Holodomor’ famine, which went on to inspire the 2020 award-winning feature film ‘Mr Jones’.
Archaeologist Naomi Field, editor of Gareth Jones’ biography More Than a Grain of Truth, and political scientist Dr Edwin Bacon, from the University of Lincoln School of Social and Political Science, will discuss the significance of Gareth Jones’ life, work, and the decisions he made.
Professor Carenza Lewis, Professor for the Public Understanding of Research at the University, said: “The Ukrainian ‘Holodomor’ Famine was a genuinely shocking period of what is still relatively recent history. Gareth Jones’ actions in exposing it to the western world, in the face of overwhelming denials, were genuinely courageous and it’s great that we can hold this open lecture to discuss his life in detail. The talk also gives us the opportunity to raise much needed funds to support those affected by the ongoing conflict taking place in Ukraine.”
Gareth Jones and Ukraine: An extraordinary life in extraordinary times will be held on Wednesday 27 April from 6pm in the Co-op Lecture Theatre, Minerva Building, on the University’s Brayford Pool Campus.
The event is free to attend but prior booking is essential, which can be done via Eventbrite.
The talkhas been organised by the University of Lincoln’s Public Engagement with Research unit (PEARL) and is being held in support of the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine appeal and the University’s Ukraine Students and Academics Support Appeal, which is providing support for Ukrainian students and academics who arrive in the UK having had to leave their studies in Ukraine. Donations are welcomed from those attending: www.justgiving.com/campaign/UniLincolnUkraineStudents.