Elżbieta Olzacka
Biographic Data
| ID | 4047729 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elżbieta Olzacka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elżbieta |
| FAMILY NAME | Olzacka |
| SIGNATURE | OLZACKA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jagiellonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8025-9199 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Museum Diplomacy in Ukraine During the Russian Full-scale Invasion
This article explores museum diplomacy during armed conflict, focusing on the international cooperation of Ukrainian museums amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. It highlights the expanding role of museums as diplomatic and political actors, balancing state-led objectives with independent cultural initiatives. A case study of the War Museum in Kyiv analyses its international exhibitions as instruments of museum diplomacy, demonstrating their role i…
Kulturowa mobilizacja w Ukrainie podczas pełnoskalowej rosyjskiej inwazji (2022)
The article aims to explain how Ukrainian culture was utilized as a tool to mobilize both Ukrainian and global society in the early months following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the first part, the cultural policy of Ukraine during the initial hybrid phase of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The second part focuses on selected cultural initiatives that were implemented with the aim of mobilizing Ukrainian society. Finally, t…
Ukraińskie muzea w obliczu wojny
Artykuł analizuje wyzwania, z jakimi mierzą się ukraińskie muzea w obliczu rosyjskiej agresji, wykorzystując perspektywę antropologii muzealnej. Pierwsza część poświęcona jest roli tej dyscypliny jako narzędzia krytycznej analizy kulturotwórczej roli muzeów. Następnie, na przykładzie trzech instytucji – Narodowego Muzeum Rewolucji Godności w Kijowie, Muzeum Operacji Antyterrorystycznej w Dnieprze oraz projektu „Ukraiński Wschód” przy Narodowym Mu…
War and ‘museum front’ in a digital era
Based on the extensive literature on the digital transformation of museums, this article explores how war museums can effectively use online media to fulfil their functions related to remembering, interpreting and debating war. The author focuses primarily on the context of ongoing armed conflict as war museums engage in a struggle, shaping, mobilizing and unifying narrative to support the war effort. The main part of the article is an analysis o…
The development of Ukrainian cultural policy in the context of Russian hybrid aggression against Ukraine
The goal of this study is to understand how Ukrainian cultural policy has developed in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It examines new conceptualizations of cultural policy that appeared in Ukrainian public discourse after 2014 and the new legal solutions introduced under their influence. Reformers associated with the ‘independent cultural scene’ attempted to introduce a cultural policy model for managing cultural institutions …
The Development of National Cinema in Post-Maidan Ukraine
Since the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian cinema has been experiencing a renaissance, associated with both the wave of civic and creative activity and the policy of the post-Maidan authorities supporting the film industry. The article analyzes the development of Ukrainian cinema from 2014 to 2019, focusing not only on organizational, institutional, and legal changes but also on the accompanying controversies. It addresses the main socio-politica…
O pożytkach i trudnościach studiowania ukraińskiego „brzemienia przeszłości”
The Role of the Cultural Context in the Russian Military Revolution
This article examines military transformations in Russia between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries within the framework of the Military Revolution concept. This concept, introduced by the British historian Michael Roberts in 1955, was originally used to link changes in the purely military sphere (the introduction of gunpowder and the increased number of troops) with changes in state structures in western European countries. However, the conc…
The Role of Museums in Creating National Community in Wartime Ukraine
In the aftermath of the violent Revolution of Dignity (2013/2014) and the subsequent war in Donbas (2014–), a heroic story about the new beginning of a “united, Ukrainian nation” began to emerge. Shaping this new narrative are new museum projects devoted to Ukraine’s developing history. This article examines the process of these new institutions’ formation, the content of created exhibitions, and the activities conducted therein. It focuses on th…
War and ‘museum front’ in a digital era
Based on the extensive literature on the digital transformation of museums, this article explores how war museums can effectively use online media to fulfil their functions related to remembering, interpreting and debating war. The author focuses primarily on the context of ongoing armed conflict as war museums engage in a struggle, shaping, mobilizing and unifying narrative to support the war effort. The main part of the article is an analysis o…
The development of Ukrainian cultural policy in the context of Russian hybrid aggression against Ukraine
The goal of this study is to understand how Ukrainian cultural policy has developed in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It examines new conceptualizations of cultural policy that appeared in Ukrainian public discourse after 2014 and the new legal solutions introduced under their influence. Reformers associated with the ‘independent cultural scene’ attempted to introduce a cultural policy model for managing cultural institutions …
The Role of Museums in Creating National Community in Wartime Ukraine
In the aftermath of the violent Revolution of Dignity (2013/2014) and the subsequent war in Donbas (2014–), a heroic story about the new beginning of a “united, Ukrainian nation” began to emerge. Shaping this new narrative are new museum projects devoted to Ukraine’s developing history. This article examines the process of these new institutions’ formation, the content of created exhibitions, and the activities conducted therein. It focuses on th…
The Development of National Cinema in Post-Maidan Ukraine
Since the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian cinema has been experiencing a renaissance, associated with both the wave of civic and creative activity and the policy of the post-Maidan authorities supporting the film industry. The article analyzes the development of Ukrainian cinema from 2014 to 2019, focusing not only on organizational, institutional, and legal changes but also on the accompanying controversies. It addresses the main socio-politica…
O pożytkach i trudnościach studiowania ukraińskiego „brzemienia przeszłości”
The Role of the Cultural Context in the Russian Military Revolution
This article examines military transformations in Russia between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries within the framework of the Military Revolution concept. This concept, introduced by the British historian Michael Roberts in 1955, was originally used to link changes in the purely military sphere (the introduction of gunpowder and the increased number of troops) with changes in state structures in western European countries. However, the conc…
The Role of Museums in Creating National Community in Wartime Ukraine
In the aftermath of the violent Revolution of Dignity (2013/2014) and the subsequent war in Donbas (2014–), a heroic story about the new beginning of a “united, Ukrainian nation” began to emerge. Shaping this new narrative are new museum projects devoted to Ukraine’s developing history. This article examines the process of these new institutions’ formation, the content of created exhibitions, and the activities conducted therein. It focuses on th…
The Development of National Cinema in Post-Maidan Ukraine
Since the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian cinema has been experiencing a renaissance, associated with both the wave of civic and creative activity and the policy of the post-Maidan authorities supporting the film industry. The article analyzes the development of Ukrainian cinema from 2014 to 2019, focusing not only on organizational, institutional, and legal changes but also on the accompanying controversies. It addresses the main socio-politica…
War and ‘museum front’ in a digital era
Based on the extensive literature on the digital transformation of museums, this article explores how war museums can effectively use online media to fulfil their functions related to remembering, interpreting and debating war. The author focuses primarily on the context of ongoing armed conflict as war museums engage in a struggle, shaping, mobilizing and unifying narrative to support the war effort. The main part of the article is an analysis o…
The development of Ukrainian cultural policy in the context of Russian hybrid aggression against Ukraine
The goal of this study is to understand how Ukrainian cultural policy has developed in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It examines new conceptualizations of cultural policy that appeared in Ukrainian public discourse after 2014 and the new legal solutions introduced under their influence. Reformers associated with the ‘independent cultural scene’ attempted to introduce a cultural policy model for managing cultural institutions …
Kulturowa mobilizacja w Ukrainie podczas pełnoskalowej rosyjskiej inwazji (2022)
The article aims to explain how Ukrainian culture was utilized as a tool to mobilize both Ukrainian and global society in the early months following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the first part, the cultural policy of Ukraine during the initial hybrid phase of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The second part focuses on selected cultural initiatives that were implemented with the aim of mobilizing Ukrainian society. Finally, t…
Ukraińskie muzea w obliczu wojny
Artykuł analizuje wyzwania, z jakimi mierzą się ukraińskie muzea w obliczu rosyjskiej agresji, wykorzystując perspektywę antropologii muzealnej. Pierwsza część poświęcona jest roli tej dyscypliny jako narzędzia krytycznej analizy kulturotwórczej roli muzeów. Następnie, na przykładzie trzech instytucji – Narodowego Muzeum Rewolucji Godności w Kijowie, Muzeum Operacji Antyterrorystycznej w Dnieprze oraz projektu „Ukraiński Wschód” przy Narodowym Mu…
Museum Diplomacy in Ukraine During the Russian Full-scale Invasion
This article explores museum diplomacy during armed conflict, focusing on the international cooperation of Ukrainian museums amid Russia’s full-scale invasion. It highlights the expanding role of museums as diplomatic and political actors, balancing state-led objectives with independent cultural initiatives. A case study of the War Museum in Kyiv analyses its international exhibitions as instruments of museum diplomacy, demonstrating their role i…
Political science (6 works) · Ukrainian (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Exhibition (3 works) · History (3 works) · Media studies (3 works)