Core expertise
Ukrainian literature
European Studies
Ukrainian culture
Slavic literatures and cultures
Biography
Marko has retired from Monash and is now an Emeritus Professor and he’s far from abandoning his research and supervision commitments within the Monash and the international community of Ukrainian Studies.
On 23 August 2019, Marko was awarded an Order of Merit by the President of Ukraine for his outstanding achievements in the field of Ukrainian culture.
Marko was the convenor of Ukrainian Studies in Monash University's School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. His research specialisations include modern and contemporary Ukrainian literature, post-colonial approaches to the study of Slavic literatures and cultures, and issues of culture and national identity. Between 2000-2005 Marko was the Director of Monash University's Centre for European Studies and, in 2005-2010, Head of the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. He was the founding President of the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia. In 1998-2003 he was President of the Australia and New Zealand Slavists' Association. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
