RUTA in der TAZ. Thanks to the stubbornness of Czech émigré, art historian, critic, and curator Noemi Smolík. taz.de/Konferenz-ue...

If you joined us at this year's RUTA conference, you'll recognize many of the conversations captured in this thoughtful reflection by art historian, critic, and curator Noemi Smolik. taz.de/Konferenz-ue...

@taz.de on @associationruta.bsky.social conference 2026 taz.de/Konferenz-ue...

Looking forward to reading this much-anticipated book, exploring multipolarity as the ideological thread that binds the global far-right and authoritarian forces Contemplating how to bring @kavitakrishnan.bsky.social back to our @associationruta.bsky.social conference to discuss her latest insights

Westland Books@westlandbooks.bsky.social · last wk.

In this season of protests, we are delighted to announce Kavita Krishnan's new book, De-Democratisation: A Global Story. A rare perspective from the Global South on the biggest questions facing the world today, this is a re-imagined map for a world based on the shared aspiration of democracy.

We were delighted to welcome Charlotte Surun, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Kyivin Ukraine, to this year's #RUTA2026 Conference in a personal capacity.

Had a special opportunity to go to Ukraine,where I studied in 2017. Grateful to have screened JARA, discussed global health, and presented From Harm to Justice policy paper at #RUTA Annual Conference Deepest gratitude to @togzhankassenova.bsky.social & @dhawkoz.bsky.social for supporting our event!

Our Board Member Gražina Bielousova shares her opening remarks from this year’s RUTA conference “Rooted Knowledges and Dialogues for Change”, which she opened together with fellow Board Member Tereza Hendl ruta-association.org/news/grazina...

Gražina Bielousova’s Opening Remarks at the RUTA Annual Conference 2026 opening ceremony - Ruta

We are meeting here to hold debates on the meaning of rooted knowledges and dialogues, many of which relate to concerns of decoloniality. Decoloniality is a

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We successfully concluded our third annual RUTA Conference. Over four days, we shared ideas about the power of knowledges embedded in our communities, experienced radically decolonial art installations, and strengthened a community committed to reclaiming knowledge-making on the RUTA region(s).

Here’s to the RUTA gathering and its unparalleled atmosphere; to the multigenerational, transregional communities we’ve been building; to old & new friendships fostered in Ukraine at war time; and to generations of resistance, solidarities, and shifts in learning, understanding, and knowledge-making

The RUTA Association@associationruta.bsky.social · 3w ago

What a week it has been! Over four days, #RUTA2026 brought together more than 200 participants, including in-person and online attendees, artists, partners, volunteers, and members of the organzing team. Photo by Tetiana Kizenko.

Es uzstājos ar referātu, ko mums - baltiešiem - nozīmē skatīties tādas filmas kā "Krievi karā" un "Kremļa burvis", jo mums šajos apstākļos tās vairs nav tikai filmas. #RUTA2026

Dr. Elīna Reitere @elinareitere.bsky.social · 3w ago

Savukārt es piedzīvoju ļoti emocionālu konferenci,jo RUTA aicina uz to, lai pētnieku emocionālās un viscerālās pieredzes veido epistēmisko lēcu,caur kuru skatīties uz savu pētniecisko lauku. Šāds skatpunkts ir jāleģitimē kā esenciāls zināšanu radīšanas rīks, tāpat kā pētnieka ģeogr. pozicionalitāte.

What a week it has been! Over four days, #RUTA2026 brought together more than 200 participants, including in-person and online attendees, artists, partners, volunteers, and members of the organzing team. Photo by Tetiana Kizenko.

Over the three days of the conference, participants at #RUTA2026 have been brought together in person and online across dozens of panels, roundtables, art workshops, performances, film screenings, and exhibits. Photos by Tetiana Kozienko.

What started as endless zoom meetings between (almost) strangers united by a common vision of academia has grown into something beyond our wildest dreams.

The RUTA Association@associationruta.bsky.social · 3w ago

The first day of this year's conference welcomed participants with a powerful talk by Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichiuk, followed by a meet and greet section where participants and organizers alike got the chance to finally gather in person and engage in meaningful conversation.

just attended my best panel online, middle of the night where I am, people gathering at RUTA in Ukraine & almost all my co-panelists joining from different sides of the world. Yet we speak of the same pain, of the same embodied knowledges and of the type of violence shared across and beyond borders

Day 2: Today a third featured panel is taking place: “How Do We Make Art in Times of Violence: Between Positionality and Solidarity”. The discussion turns around the question of how can art challenge imperial ways of seeing rather than reproduce them?

The first day of this year's conference welcomed participants with a powerful talk by Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichiuk, followed by a meet and greet section where participants and organizers alike got the chance to finally gather in person and engage in meaningful conversation.

Day 1: Onto the second featured panel of the day! : "Beyond Troll Farms and Border Violence: Defying Disinformation and Dehumanization." Alongside its colonial aggression against Ukraine, Russia has been tightening its grip on Africa through a combination of military and hybrid tactics.

Day 1: We are very excited to be coming to you from our first featured panel! : “Rooted and Environmental Knowledges" The panel is bringing together scholars and practitioners working across the RUTA region(s).

Tomorrow, the Ruta conference "Rooted knowledges and dialogues for change" will begin with an opening talk by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk @avalaina.bsky.social on the seeking of justice for Russian crimes in Ukraine and beyond, moderated by RUTA founder @terezahendl.bsky.social.

Our RUTA panel on non-hierarchical, epistemically just, trans-regional approaches to knowledge-making in academia. The power of having this conversation in Ukraine with seriously inspiring thinkers—Botakoz Kassymbekova, Martin-Oleksandr Kisly, Gražina Bielousova, Maria Sonevytsky, and Sasha Dovzhyk

The RUTA Association@associationruta.bsky.social · 4w ago

Today, RUTA founders and members gathered at the First International Conference of Ukrainian Studies, «Ukraine in the world», hosted in Lviv. Bringing together over 250 scholars from 38 countries, this event marks a major step forward in reshaping global academic networks. Photo by Rory Finnin.

Help us build the RUTA playlist! We are putting together a playlist for a RUTA dance party that celebrates the music of our regions, and we'd love to hear your suggestions! Please share songs or artists through the Google form below! forms.gle/e22vnFvZSrbk...

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Help us build the RUTA playlist! We are putting together a playlist for a RUTA dance party that celebrates the music of our regions, and we'd love to hear your suggestions! We're looking for songs ...

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Today, RUTA founders and members gathered at the First International Conference of Ukrainian Studies, «Ukraine in the world», hosted in Lviv. Bringing together over 250 scholars from 38 countries, this event marks a major step forward in reshaping global academic networks. Photo by Rory Finnin.

RUTA stands in solidarity with Albania's growing #FlamingoRevolution. We support those peacefully defending environmental justice, democratic accountability, and community rights. We encourage our members to sign the Open Letter: www.politico.eu/article/jare... ; docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Albania’s growing ‘flamingo revolution’ targets Jared Kushner resort

The American investor and son-in-law of Donald Trump has sparked a major backlash in Tirana thanks to his proposed mega building project.

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Looking forward to moderating this featured RUTA panel, which brings together journalists and researchers who are also activists, all working and thinking toward a much better world. This panel has been long in the making and fosters discussions that many of us have been having—now more collectively

The RUTA Association@associationruta.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Beyond Troll Farms and Border Violence: Defying Disinformation and Dehumanization": From atrocities in Africa to the instrumentalization of migrants at the EU’s eastern borders, Russian hybrid warfare and troll farms actively sow division, manipulate elections, and incite racial hatred globally.

Just 3 days to go! Safe travels to everyone making their way to the 2026 RUTA Conference. We can't wait to reconnect, meet new members, and spend the coming days learning and building solidarities together. See you soon!

The Institute for Slavic and Eastern European Studies (ISOS), University of Zurich, is recruiting a two-year postdoctoral researcher in the humanities and cultural studies. Applications close 15 July 2026. Learn more and apply: www.isos.uzh.ch/de/institut/...

"Beyond Troll Farms and Border Violence: Defying Disinformation and Dehumanization": From atrocities in Africa to the instrumentalization of migrants at the EU’s eastern borders, Russian hybrid warfare and troll farms actively sow division, manipulate elections, and incite racial hatred globally.

As Europe faces a record-breaking heat, friend of RUTA Petra Gümplová argues that extreme heat is not a natural disaster but a form of climate violence driven by the fossil fuel system. A timely intervention on environmental justice and political responsibility. kapital-noviny.sk/extreme-heat...

Extreme Heat: Climate Violence Caused by the Fossil Fuel System - Kapitál

In the imagination of industrial modernity, fossil fuels have long been associated with innovation, progress, and economic development. Industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard ...

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In a new OCMediaorg article, RUTA member Tatev Hovhannisyan explores how anti-gender rhetoric, "foreign agent" laws, and Russian imperial influence are reshaping feminist activism in Sakartvelo. Amid growing repression, feminist networks continue to build solidarity. oc-media.org/a-soviet-sty...

‘A Soviet-style culture of informants’: how Georgia’s feminists learned to live under siege

As pressure on civil society intensifies, feminist activists describe a growing atmosphere of fear and quiet survival.

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A reminder that our next RUTA webinar is coming up on Friday We will discuss the struggles against gender rigid and authoritarian politics in Europe’s East, Central Asia and Latin America, and explore what these struggles share, where they diverge, and what solidarity across them might look like

The RUTA Association@associationruta.bsky.social · last mo.

Please join our next webinar “Gender, Self-Determination and Authoritarianism: Conversations Across the RUTA Regions and Latin America”. July 3, 18:00 Kyiv time. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...