Denys Chyk
Denys Chyk was awarded a CAF grant for his “Animals and War: Humanistic and Ecological Dimensions in Ukrainian Literature (2022–2024).” By analyzing the works by Ukrainian authors in which animals play a significant role, identifying key themes and motifs associated with the depiction of animals as witnesses and participants in war events, and promoting the popularization of contemporary Ukrainian literature and its humanistic and ecological potential through the publication of a series of scientific articles in leading publications, Denys hopes this project deepen understanding of empathy, resilience, and the interconnectedness between humans and animals during war; highlight the impact of war on the environment and the literary depiction of the suffering and survival of Nature; preserve and popularize contemporary Ukrainian literary responses to the war, demonstrating their cultural and social significance on the global stage; and integrate literary studies with ecology and humanistic studies, contributing to a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted consequences for animals and people in wartime.
Denys Chyk is a Doctor of Philological Sciences in Comparative Literature, Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and their Teaching Methods, at Taras Shevchenko Regional Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy of Kremenets, Ukraine.