PREFACE
PREFACE
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a multimodal dissertation.
It is a Research-Creation Ph.D.
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or accessing the information entirely online here
as integrated with
The Maydanyk Digital Archives.
The two parts are interconnected and meant to be viewed and evaluated in tandem.
Should there be issues linking to any pages please contact the author by email or text.
Email cheladyn@ualberta.ca Cell: 780-984-8852
ETHICS AND COPYRIGHT
Whereas no new interviews were conducted for this project, an ethics application was not required. Copyright guidelines were reviewed regarding images appearing in this dissertation, including artwork created by Jacob Maydanyk, photographs taken of him and his work, and any other supporting artwork and photographs. Canadian copyright laws dictate that aside from negotiated exceptions, the copyright of an image remains with the artist, followed by the estate until 70 years after death[1]. At that time, the images will become public domain. In 1977, Jacob Maydanyk donated all of his illustrations as well as the rights to all the publications he illustrated and edited, including those found in Uncle’s Book, to the archives at Oseredok Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Centre in Winnipeg, MB. The agreement was that his artwork could be available for research and made publicly accessible whenever possible. Therefore, fair dealing applies to the use of Maydanyk’s illustrations and publication for this dissertation. No additional permissions are required.
Roman Stepchuk also granted permission to link The Maydanyk Digital Archives to the open-access source of his photographs of Maydanyk’s icons. All images that appear in the digital archives are acknowledged in the list of figures.
FUNDING
Funding by SUCH – The Sustainable Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Network was provided to Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre to scan their Maydanyk collection for this project. Permission was also granted to link to their database and upload files to The Maydanyk Digital Archives – an integral component of this dissertation.
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES
This thesis is an original work by Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn. It includes excerpts from the following three previously published articles:
Cheladyn, Larisa Sembaliuk. “Forgotten Immigrant Voices: The Early Ukrainian Canadian Comics of Jacob Maydanyk.” In Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, September 2019. Taylor & Francis Online, 2019a.
Cheladyn, Larisa Sembaliuk. “Vuiko Shtif Writes Home.” In Love Letters from the Past: Courtship, Companionship & Family in the Ukrainian Canadian Community. Edmonton: Kule Folklore Centre, 2019b.
Cheladyn, Larisa Sembaliuk. “Life’s Lessons Taught on The Streets of Winnipeg: The Didactic Art of Jacob Maydanyk”. Zakhidn’okanads’kyi zbirnyk on Ukrainian-Canadian Visual Art Volume L.: 98-116. Edmonton: Shevchenko Scientific Society of Canada, 2022.
I confirm that I was solely responsible for all data collection and analysis as well as the manuscript composition of this document and the three articles listed immediately above.