The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Yakubynska Scientific Session"

On April 5th, the XVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Yakubynska Scientific Session" took place at Karazin University.

This year, the "Yakubynska Scientific Session" was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of the founder of sociology of the local, the founder of the Kharkiv Sociological School, Professor Olena Oleksandrivna Yakuby. According to Vil Bakirov, about Mrs. Olena: "Olena Oleksandrivna was a bright star in the constellation of sixties sociologists who taught the totalitarian society to pronounce, albeit with difficulty, the word 'sociology'."

This year's conference covered the topic of society during wartime, specifically focusing on the theme: "Language of War: Academic, Media, Artistic, and Everyday Discourses."

The conference was organized by the Kharkiv branch of the Sociological Association of Ukraine and the School of Sociology of Karazin University.

During the conference, scholars from all over the country discussed acute problems of contemporary Ukrainian society, including:

• Perceptions and attitudes towards the Russo-Ukrainian war by citizens of Ukraine and other countries.
• Changes provoked by the war currently occurring in the linguistic practices of our compatriots.
• The impact of war on the research agenda and conceptual apparatus of sociology and other socio-humanitarian sciences.
• The reflection of war in the media and contemporary Ukrainian art.
• The role of media in the processes of constituting the language of war.
• Academic and research ethics in the context of considering the language of war, and more.

Opening remarks were also delivered by the Dean of the School of Sociology, Olena Muradyan, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Vil Bakirov, and Professor Liudmyla Sokuryanska.

As emphasized by Olena Muradyan, since 2022, Karazinites have expressed hope at every conference that next time everyone will be able to meet in person rather than in the virtual space. She quoted the words of Olena Oleksandrivna, which describe contemporary sociologists in Ukraine: "A sociologist needs the qualities of a fighter to defend his independence as a researcher of modern processes and overcome various forms of ideological and political pressure."

We are confident that our joint desire will come true as soon as possible, and the development of science will contribute to the bright future of Ukraine!