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A structured, historically and culturally adaptive model of Bakhtin's carnivalesque reveals varying degrees of carnivalesque activation and provides a valuable methodological framework for interpreting Ukrainian visual culture. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop a historically and culturally adaptive framework based on Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnivalesque to systematically analyze Ukrainian visual art and heritage.

August 23, 2026Open Access

Assessing the Applicability of Bakhtin’s Carnivalesque in Ukrainian Visual Culture

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Cultural analysis reveals varying degrees of carnivalesque activation in Ukrainian visual art, highlighting structured models for interpreting cultural production during political upheaval.

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To develop a historically and culturally adaptive framework based on Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnivalesque to systematically analyze Ukrainian visual art and heritage.
Organized Bakhtin’s carnivalesque theory into an analytical framework using structural and expressive indicators.
Applied the framework to case studies including Alexandra Exter's interwar artwork and the Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) initiative.
Identified distinct degrees of carnivalesque activation across Ukrainian visual culture rather than treating the concept as a generic inversion of hierarchy.
Established the analytical utility of the adaptive model for interpreting social negotiation, marginality, and identity in Ukrainian art during political upheaval.

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Sarah Lantsman (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aad977677a34114445d37 https://doi.org/10.17615/j78g-wn19

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Cultural analysis reveals varying degrees of carnivalesque activation in Ukrainian visual art, highlighting structured models for interpreting cultural production during political upheaval.

Assessing the Applicability of Bakhtin’s Carnivalesque in Ukrainian Visual Culture

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