Illia Pokotylo

Website Maintenance and Design 

Illia Pokotylo contributes to the Kule Folklore Centre through Website Maintenance and Design. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, he is an MA student in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta. Illia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Cultural Studies from the National Music Academy of Ukraine, and his research focuses on the portrayal of music in non-sounding media, particularly graphic narratives like comics. Before joining the Kule Folklore Centre team, Illia gained valuable experience during a volunteer program at the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland. More recently, he worked as a settlement worker at Ukrainian Canadian Social Services (UCSS) in Edmonton, supporting Ukrainian newcomers.