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Subcultures as Potential for Development

Status: International scientific and public conference

Time and Place: 21-23 October 2009, Moscow

Tentative Location: Centre of Modern Culture “Garazh”

Official partners:

  • Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation
  • Government of Moscow City
  • Russian Institute of Cultural Research
  • Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, RAS

Mission: to facilitate a dialogue between different subcultures and promote cultural tolerance and diversity.

 

The 1st day/Subcultures for Development and Research

On the first day of the conference forum the work will focus on promotion of applied nature of scientific research and actualization of studies in cultural research, social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, art, philosophy, interdisciplinary studies in humanities dedicated to subcultures.

How can the structure and particularities of “the epoch of subcultures” be described? How can the status of subculture be defined in the context of the modern society? Principles and strategies, axiomatics and conceptual notions developed in the frameworks of academic schools and trends existing in this field of studies will be discussed. A space for lively communication between representatives of leading anthropological and culturalistic trends and schools will be formed.

Businessmen are invited to participate.

Inquiries on participation in the forum should be addressed to:

 

The 2nd day/Subcultures in the City: Best Project Practices

On the second day of the conference forum the work will be devoted to the role of subcultures in urban development. This topic will be presented through Russian and foreign experience of sociocultural projects implementation. In the present day world, where human flows (migration, tourist etc.) are intensified, cultural diversity has been rapidly growing. Beyond all doubt, cultural diversity has become a challenge for cities. How can this process be channeled into a positive course? Can diversity be used as a resource for creative development? What leaders and institutions implement such kind of projects?

Crossing borders between a majority and a minority, between a dominating culture and subcultures, between urban areas, social classes, confessions, professions and different arts inspires cultural, social, civil and economic innovations.

Specialists in the sphere of culture and education, public and municipal authorities and independent creative professionals are invited to participate.

Inquiries on participation in the forum should be addressed to:

 

The 3rd Day/Subcultures: Business Technologies

On the 3rd day technologies of working with subcultures as new markets and new social groups used to promotion of goods will be discussed. How to deal with subcultures in Russia? What technologies of such work exist? Experts of this day will offer innovative methods of working with this material to the business community.

From the social stratification point of view, the Russian society has gone through different stages of development. Since the early 1990s Russia has been penetrated with new international trends, including foreign marketing approaches. At the same time, foreign universalized methods of work are not always applicable to the Russian context. How does Russia differ from other countries – China, Germany, the USA, in the aspect of social stratification and particularities of certain social groups? What is common and universal and what is different? What are the approaches for understanding the current social situation in Russia? How to conduct marketing research in Russia, considering particularities of a local culture?

Researchers, specialists in humanities, students and professors of humanities departments are invited to participate.

Inquiries on participation in the forum should be addressed to: