August 14, 7:30 PM
Admission is free of charge, lecture is delivered in Russian. Attendees must register in advance (link in Russian).
Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg lectures
Curator: Margarita Kuleva, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Director, Design and Contemporary Art Unit, Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg
This lecture series will examine modern society through the optics and tools of sociology, anthropology, political science, cultural and media theory.
How is “human science” possible without people? Which is more important to the global cultural economy — London or Siberia? Is sixty the new thirty? Can talent replace oil? What is work in the age of robots and craft breweries? Do classical museums and Instagram compete with one another? Do new technology and opportunities in education help to rid us of social inequalities based on class, gender and race?
These and other questions will be addressed by renowned overseas and Russian social scientists in dialogue with artists, industry professionals and the lecture audience.
