VIDEO CONTENT AS EDUCATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL MATERIAL: THE WORKS OF T. SHEVCHENKO

Abstract

The article examines the possibility of using video content as educational and methodological material. Based on popular science and animated films devoted to the works of T. Shevchenko, the didactic potential of such content is considered. The focus of the research is on the popular science films by A. Halimov (“How Did Taras Shevchenko Become a Ukrainian Idol?” (2024), “How Did Russian Censorship Distort the ‘Kobzar’?” (2025)); “Great Ukrainians – T. Shevchenko” (2008) as part of the project “Great Ukrainians” (2007–2008) on the “Inter” channel; and the animated film “A Cherry Orchard by the House” (2013). The pronounced nation-building potential of A. Halimov’s works is emphasized. The analysis of the films considers the extensive factual material of socio-political, literary, and biographical nature and its interpretation. Particular attention is paid to the importance of the aim of the film “How Did Taras Shevchenko Become a Ukrainian Idol?” – to overcome the stereotypical perception of T. Shevchenko’s biography (in particular, the claim about the decisive role of Russians in his redemption from serfdom is refuted). The chronological sequence in reproducing significant events in T. Shevchenko’s life and a certain ideological message of each period are noted. Emphasis is placed on the significance of the ideas highlighted in the film, namely that the “Kobzar” awakened the identity of Ukrainians, and that during the period of the “three years” T. Shevchenko realized the conflict between his internal understanding of life and values and the imperial one. The importance of the statement that the Russian Empire feared T. Shevchenko’s influence on Ukrainians and therefore allowed him to return to his homeland only after his death is underscored. It is traced that the film “How Did Russian Censorship Distort the ‘Kobzar’?” employs new biographical details. Attention is drawn to the popularization of the conclusions of late nineteenth-century literary studies by I. Franko and O. Tretiak regarding the influence of A. Mickiewicz on the early T. Shevchenko, as well as O. Pritsak’s view that the image of the prophet Jeremiah in T. Shevchenko’s works is autobiographical in nature. The importance of ideological emphases in the history of editions of the “Kobzar” is highlighted. In A. Halimov’s films, the use of interactive appeals and direct advertising is observed. It is also noted that his works contain certain factual inaccuracies and instances of improper word usage. The analysis of the film “Great Ukrainians – T. Shevchenko” singles out the combination of such perspectives as the role of T. Shevchenko in nation-building, the context of current socio-political trends, and the personal trajectory of the wellknown actor B. Stupka in relation to T. Shevchenko. Certain speech errors are also noted. In discussing the animated film “A Cherry Orchard by the House” (2013), attention is drawn to ethnographic inaccuracies in the construction of images. A number of reproductive and creative tasks are recommended. It is emphasized that the analyzed material demonstrates the possibility of its use in the educational process not only for instructional and cognitive purposes, but also for the development of worldview, creative, and digital competencies of students.