Administration

22 February 2019
Dimitri L. SPIVAK
Chair

Ph.D., Dr.Sc. (linguistics, psychology)

Head, Center of Basic Studies in the Realm of Culture, Russian Scientific Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Moscow, Russia.
Principal Expert, Human Brain Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia. Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Cultural Research, St.Petersburg, Russia.

Basic areas of research:
Basic issues in culture, basic issues in tthe cultural strategy of UNESCO.

Basic publications:
- Dialogue and heritage in the cultural strategy of UNESCO // Culture and Dialogue (The Netherlands – USA), 2017, Vol.5, No.2, p.242-252;
- Christianity and Islam in the Context of Contemporary Culture: Perspectives of Interfaith Dialogue from Russia and the Middle East/ Eds. D.Spivak, N.Tabbara. – St.Petersburg / Beirut, 2009. – 287 p.;
- Metaphysics of St.Petersburg. Vol.1-3. – St.Petersburg: Aletheia, 2003-2005. – 1456 p. (in Russian);
- Altered States of Consciousness: Psychology and Linguistics. – St.Petersburg: Juventa Publishers; State University of St.Petersburg, 2000. – 296 p. (in Russian);
- Fundamental problems of cultural research / Ed. D.Spivak. Vol. 1–7. – Moscow-St.Petersburg: Novy chronograph, Eidos, Aletheia, 2008-2009. – 2990 p. (in Russian).
21 February 2019
Alina V. VENKOVA
Deputy Chair

Ph.D. (theory and history of culture)

Associated Professor, Department of Theory and History of Culture, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia,St.Petersburg, Russia.
Principal Expert,Center of Basic Studies in the Realm of Culture, Russian Scientific Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Moscow, Russia.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Cultural Research, St.Petersburg, Russia.

Basic areas of research:

History and theory of contemporary art, basic issues in contemporary culture, visual culture,culturaldialogue.

Basic publications:
- Digital Body: New Visual Language// Media in Contemporary World. St.Petersburg:St.Petersburg State University. 2018. Vol. 2. P. 109–111.
- Identification Politics of MetamodernArt // Tomsk State University Journal of Cultural Studies and Art History. 2018. № 32. P. 203-213.
- Environments in Modern and Contemporary Art// International Journal of Cultural Research. 2018. № 4. P. 203–213.
- Spivak D.L., Venkova A.V., Stepanov M.A. Present-day tendencies in the development of intercultural and interfaith dialogue in the context of digital technologies // Derbent – City of Three Religions. Proceedings of The international scientific and practical conference. – Makhachkala, Alef, 2015. P. 277–281.
- Venkova A.V., Stepanov M.A. Experience of preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in UNESCO strategies // Proceedings of International Conference ‘History and cultural heritage of Caucasian Albania in the context of human rights’. Baku, 2014. P.39–41.
- Spivak D. L., Venkova A. V., Stepanov M. A. Research on intercultural and interreligious dialog based on the UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue // 1700th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity in Derbent as the state religion of Caucasian Albania: Proceedings of scientific conference (Derbent, November 14–15, 2013 / Ed. G. N. Seidova. Makhachkala: Alef, 2013. P. 40-45.
- «I» and the «Other» in Contemporary Visual Culture: Forms of Identity and Strategies of Recognition // Pluralisme et Reconnaissance / Pluralism and Recognition. Programme. – Paris: 5e Congrès des Chercheurs de l’Islam / 9e Congrès International sur la Philosophie et la Culture, 2006. P.25–27.
- Existentials and codes of the modern civilization: heading toward universalist paradigm // International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. Vol. 18. Differentiation and Integration of worldviews: Philosophic and Religious Experience. St. Petersburg, 2004. P. 101–113.
- The modern nomadism: a metaphor and a style of life // Cultural space of travelling. St. Petersburg, 2003. P. 334–336.
- Contemporary artistic experience: situationalism and dialogism // International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. Vol. 13. Ontology of Dialogue: Philosophic and Artistic Experience. St.Petersburg, 2002. P. 256–270.
- Technologies of artistic experience in the XX century art (Instrumental aspect) // International Readings on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. Vol. 11. Intellect, Imagination, Intuition: Reflections on horizons of consciousness (Philosophic and psychologic aspects). St. Petersburg, 2001. P. 177–188.
- Identity Construction in Postmodern Culture Condition // Reflections on self-consciousness development. Round Table discussion. – St.Petersburg: Eidos, 2000. – P. 94–96.
20 February 2019
Mikhail A. STEPANOV
Academic secretary

Ph.D. (ontology and epistemology)

Researcher, Center of Basic Studies in the Realm of Culture, Russian Scientific Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Moscow, Russia.
Editor, International Journal of Cultural Research, St.Petersburg, Russia.

Basic areas of research: Media theory, theory and history of culture, media philosophy, technology art, epistemology.

Basic publications:
- Machines of abstraction. Or how to pass from the Subject to the Project? // GHREBH, Journal of Communication, Culture and Media Theory. Vol. 1, № 12 (2008): Sujeito, Mídia e Cultura. — Brasil — São Paulo. — ISSN 1679-9100.

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