Join documentary photographer Emine Ziyatdinova for a public presentation on her most recent publication (co-edited with Misha Pedan), 𝟭𝟯 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿.
13 Stories of War is a collection of visual essays and commentary on the current Russian war against Ukraine. Emine will present on her curatorial and editorial work and how the violence and displacement experienced within Ukrainian communities have generated innumerable stories of resistance, loss, and hope.
Date: 6 May, 2024
Time: 3:00 P.M.
Location: Henderson Hall - Rutherford Library, University of Alberta
(1208 89 Ave NW, Edmonton)
Light refreshments served | All are welcome!
Location details
Address: Henderson Hall, Rutherford Library, University of Alberta, 89 Avenue Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Speakers
Emine Ziyatdinova
Emine Ziyatdinova is a Crimean Tatar documentary photographer and co-founder and director of the NGO "Ukrainian Warchive," a digital photo archive of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Born in Uzbekistan, her family was deported from Crimea in 1944 by the Stalin regime. Growing up as part of the Crimean Tatar minority in Ukraine after the collapse of the Soviet Union, she gained a firsthand understanding of the human rights issues faced by ethnic minorities and the challenges stemming from the economic and political transition in her country.
Her unique perspective places her at the intersection of documentary photography, sociology, human rights, and journalism. Emine holds MA degrees in sociology from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and in photojournalism from Ohio University's School of Visual Communication.
From 2012 to 2017, she worked extensively in documentary photography and journalism in Ukraine before relocating to the UK. There, she has contributed her expertise to the non-profit sector, working with organizations such as the Rory Peck Trust and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Emine's work was supported by Fulbright Scholarship and a Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund Fellowship. Her photography projects have been showcased in exhibitions both in Ukraine and internationally.