Hermeneutical Movements

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August 2025 Recommended Reading and Viewing
Ukrainian Culture, Russia’s War Against Ukraine, the Alaska Summit, and Challenges to US Democracy
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Manuscript Submitted: Ethical and Hermeneutical Reflections on War, Violence, and Responsibility: Listening to Ukrainian Voices…
Although this will be a short post, I want to let my readers know that I have finally completed my book, Ethical and Hermeneutical Reflections on War…
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
What We Can Learn From Ukrainian Parrhēsia amid US Orwellianism
In contrast with the Kremlin’s abuse of language to serve its imperial and illegal war objectives, Ukrainians’ suffering the consequences of Russia’s…
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Erica Franz on Elected Strongmen, Personalists Parties, and The Destruction of Democracies from Within
I recently listened to a fantastic episode of Ezra Klein’s Podcast in which he interviews political scientist Dr.
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Excerpts from Stanislav Aseyev’s Torture Camp on Paradise Street
Here I offer a few brief reflections on excerpts from Stanislav Aseyev’s book, The Torture Camp on Paradise Street. I plan to write more on Aseyev’s…
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Recent Podcasts on Ukraine: Rethinking Russian Imperialism and Ukraine, War, Resistance: A Conversation at Yale
For those of you who, like me, enjoy podcasts, I want to highlight two recent podcasts on Ukraine that I have found incredibly insightful, educational…
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
If Ukraine Loses, the United States Loses
Although it has been too long since my last newsletter, I have not stopped thinking and writing about Ukraine and finding various ways to support…
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Darya Tsymbalyuk on Russia's War in Ukraine and Learning to Listen to Multispecies Stories
Extractivism, Rupture, and Displacement in the Donbas, Toward Seeing the More-Than-Human-World
 • Cynthia R. Nielsen
Funeral Song for Fallen Leaves
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Hermeneutical Movements
Hermeneutical Movements
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