The conference ‘Contemporary Ukrainian Culture: The European and Global Context’ was held under the auspices of the Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University; the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia; and the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Australia. The major sponsors of the conference were the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia Ltd.; Dnister Ukrainian Credit Co-operative Ltd.; the Vice-Chancellor, Monash University; the Faculty of Arts, Monash University; and Mr Wasyl Holoyda. Conference papers published in this issue of Australian Slavonic and East European Studies have been subject to the journal’s standard refereeing process.