UC Blue Ash Professor to Discuss New Book on the Ukraine

A new book by University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College professor Guennadi Maslov celebrates the Ukraine through beautiful photography and inspirational poetry. 

He will discuss the book and share insights on his native country in a free lecture from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, on the UC Blue Ash campus (9555 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236). The lecture is free and open to the public; it will be held in Walters Hall, Room 100.

"Ukrainian Time: One Hundred Findings in the Borderland" encompasses the past 30 years in the Ukraine, which is located in Eastern Europe and borders Russia. The book uses amazing photography and local poems to follow the trends and currents of the rapidly changing, and sometimes surprisingly conservative national character. It is available through Amazon.com.

Professor Maslov, who teaches photography in the Electronic Media program at UC Blue Ash, was born in the Ukraine and continues to be fascinated by his native country and its people.  “Life never stops for the 45 million energetic, resourceful and lyrical people who call themselves Ukrainians,” he said. “The one-hundred photographs in this book endeavor to trace the lives and emotions of ordinary people, to illustrate the inner struggle and beauty of individuals living through a most dramatic time in their country’s history; the transition from one social order to another.”

Maslov will be conducting presentations, lectures and book signings in the United States and the Ukraine this year. His new work will be on display at the Xavier University gallery in February 2014. In addition, there is currently a retrospective exhibit of his photography on display in Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Maslov is a renowned photographer who has made a real impact on the eMedia program at UC Blue Ash. “Since joining our faculty in 2001, Guennadi has been both a passionate teacher and an important engineer of culture exchange,” said H. Michael Sanders, professor of Electronic Media and department chair. “Through his widely exhibited photography, and his organization of exchange opportunities between Ukrainian educators and faculty in eMedia Communications, he has helped create a much more international view of contemporary photographic arts for our students.”

Maslov’s presentation is being held during National Arts & Humanities month and is co-sponsored by the UC Blue Ash departments of Electronic Media Communications and History, Philosophy and Political Science.

For more information about the presentation or the Electronic Media Program at UC Blue Ash, visit

http://www.ucblueash.edu/emedia/

or call 513-745-5717.

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