Yuliya Komska is associate professor of German Studies at Dartmouth College. A native of Ukraine, Komska is the author of The Icon Curtain: The Cold War’s Quiet Border (University of Chicago Press, 2015).
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
A Stained Glass in Lviv
Yuliya Komska fears for the stained glass of Lviv, and argues that mourning the loss of art is not separate from mourning for the destruction of human life....
To Overcome Shouting into the Void: A Conversation with Jae Nichelle
A spoken word poet discusses her craft, the dangers of commercialization, and the inspiration of Black Lives Matter....
The Parents of Curious George
Margret and H. A. Rey were the reluctant parents of a cartoon ape-child....
The Words That Don’t Kill: Interview with Tetiana Savchynska
Yuliya Komska interviews Tetiana Savchynska, the Ukrainian translator of Kazuo Ishiguro and John Le Carré, about the language in war and literature....
