Department of Classics

ABOUT the Department of CLAVIS:

MISSION and PURPOSES

Department of Classical, Byzantine and Medieval studies (originally abbreviated to КлаВіС {‘ k l ∧ v i s }, English transliterated CLAVIS ) was established in 2007 on the basis of Department of Classics, which had been one of the key Departments of Ukrainian Catholic University since its foundation. Department of CLAVIS assumes functions of interfaculty educational and scientific research institution. As its educational goal CLAVIS pursues the facility of accessing Christian heritage of Ancient, Western Medieval and Eastern Byzantine worlds for both Humanities and Theology&Philosophy faculties’ students.

At present CLAVIS offers series of lectures on Latin, Ancient Greek and Church Slavonic languages; courses on Latin, Greek and Cyrillic Paleography; on Codicology and Textual criticism, proposes as well wide spectrum of particular lectures on Political and Social history, Religion and Philosophic Thought, Culture (Literature, Art, Music, Law) of Ancient, Latin Medieval, Byzantine and Rus’-Ukrainian periods up to XIV century.

The main forms of studying are workshops and practical trainings on reading and scientific analysis of original Latin, Greek and Ancient Ukrainian sources. The principal emphasis of the subject-matters of particular lectures is being placed on ascertaining of presence of intercultural relationships and mutual influences amongst Latin, Greek-Byzantine and Slavonic cultural spaces.

One of the scientific research priorities of CLAVIS is Study on Ancient heritage during Medieval period. Within the framework of Master Degree programme led by Faculty of Humanities the Department of CLAVIS offers interdisciplinary program with specialization termed “Medievalism”.

STAFF of the Department of ClaByM

FULL TIME TEACHING STAFF are:

 Avvakumov Fr. Yuriy , Head of the Department of CLAVIS, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, M.A. degree in Philology (St.-Petersburg State University), Candidate of Divinity (St.-Petersburg Theological Seminary), Dr. of Divinity ( Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ) – Latin language, courses on Medievalism.

Shepel Halyna , Deputy head of CLAVIS, M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Holovach Ulyana, Ph.D. degree in Philology ( National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv ) , vice-rector of UCU on Scientific matters – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Hontar Nadiya , M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Kozubska Olha, Ph.D. degree in History (I. Krypyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of NAS of Ukraine), Ph.D. degree in Medieval Studies (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary) – cultural anthropology, history of Middle Ages

 Paranko Rostyslav , M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv), M.A. degree in Medieval Studies (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary) – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Pihovska Iryna, M.A. degree in Philosophy (NaUKMA), M.A. degree in Medieval Studies (Central European University, Budapest, Hungary) – history of Medieval philosophy

 Vasylyuk Iryna , M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Yasinovskyy Andriy, Ph.D. degree in History (I. Krypyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of NAS of Ukraine, L’viv) – history of Byzantine culture

 Zaytseva Tetyana, Ph.D. degree in History ( M. Grushevsky Institute of Archeography and Source Studies of NAS of Ukraine ) – history of Ukraine (I period)

PART-TIME TEACHING STAFF are:

Fedorak Nazar, Ph.D. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv), associated professor – poetics of the chronicles, history of Medieval literature

 Koval Dzvenyslava, M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Olishchuk Roxolyana, Ph.D. degree in Philology (Tbilisi State University) associated professor – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Smolska Larysa, Ph.D. degree in Philology (Tbilisi State University) associated professor – Ancient Greek language, Latin language

 Yasinovskyy Yuriy, Dr. of Art Studies, professor ( Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music) – history of Medieval music

Associated Lecturers are:

 Kashchuk Olexandr, Dr. of Divinity, ( Catholic University of Liublin) – Latin language

 Soroka Olha, M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Church Slavonic language

Fedyk Lyubov, M.A. degree in Philology (Ivan Franko National University of L’viv) – Church Slavonic language