Ihor Junyk

Ihor Junyk is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at Trent University, based at Scott House 204 in Traill College. His academic journey includes a BA Hons. from the University of Western Ontario, an MA from Queen's University, and a PhD from the University of Chicago, complemented by creative writing training at the Humber School for Writers under Peter Carey.

Professor Junyk's research spans the modern period from the late eighteenth century to the present, with particular expertise in modernism and the avant-garde, visual culture, and Ukrainian cultural memory. His work examines the complex relationship between cultural artifacts and their historical contexts, with significant contributions to understanding how émigré artists navigated rising nationalism through innovative formal techniques. His book Foreign Modernism: Cosmopolitanism, Identity, and Style in Paris (2013) represents a major contribution to transnational modernist studies.

His publication record shows consistent scholarly output across multiple journals including Comparative Literature, Modern Fiction Studies, and Grey Room, with research evolving from studies of Parisian modernism to contemporary examinations of Ukrainian cultural memory and the 'prehistory of new media.' His work demonstrates a sustained interest in how cultural forms respond to political and historical pressures.

• Current research on 'prehistory of new media' examining 19th century image technologies
• Ongoing work on memory and nostalgia in Eastern European literature
• Novel writing project titled Leviathan

Professor Junyk's academic profile reflects a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship that bridges literary studies, visual culture, and cultural history, with growing emphasis on Ukrainian cultural contexts following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.