Dear All,
please find enclosed herewith some pieces of information about the
conference on "The Image of Russia: Domestic and International
Perceptions of the Phenomenon" to be held at the Moscow State
Humanitarian University ('Sholokhov University') in November 17th-19th,
2009.
The above mentioned 'Sholokhov University' would also atract 10-12
students from the EU to take part in a Summer School scheduled for the
end of June. (The organisers cover all expenses except travel costs
from abroad to Russia).
May I ask you for being so kind as to distribute this information
among your students.
I thank you in advance,
Mariusz J. Sielski
(doctorant; Sciences Po Paris)
Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
MOSCOW STATE HUMANITARIAN UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER M.A. SHOLOKHOV
FIRST TRIPARTITE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"THE IMAGE OF RUSSIA: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE PHENOMENON"
November 17-19, 2009, Moscow, Russia
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Moscow State Humanitarian University named after M.A.Sholokhov (MSHU) is organizing in Moscow on November 17-19, 2009 the First Tripartite International Conference "THE IMAGE OF RUSSIA: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF THE PHENOMENON". This event is part of the joint international large-scale project within the tripartite initiative of Moscow State Humanitarian University (Russia), Leiden University (The Netherlands) and George Washington University (USA). Similar conferences are to be held in the USA and The Netherlands in September and October 2009 respectively.
All the Conference events except culture program will take place on the Moscow State Humanitarian University campus.
The working languages of the Conference are Russian and English.
The following issues will be discussed within correspondent panels:
1. Russia's image building strategies used in mass media and the public mind: analysis and assessment of efficiency.
2. Image of Russia in the minds of Russian citizens.
3. Image of Russia through mass media.
4. Russia's image in the world (international section).
Section 1. «Russia's image building strategies used in mass media and the public mind: analysis and assessment of efficiency».
Analysis of state policies aimed at creating the image of Russia inside the country and strategies of alternative players in Russia and abroad targeted at creating a new and modifying the existing image. Is Russia the monopolist in creating and servicing its own image or do alternative strategies exist outside the country in question?
Section 2. «Image of Russia in the minds of Russian citizens».
In what ways public policy and mass media affect the processes of Russia' image building? What are the factors that determine the very phenomenon of the Russian image (grassroots and social processes)? How is Russia' image building linked to the national identity?
Section 3. «Image of Russia through mass media».
What are the mechanisms used to create images of Russia? Roles of the press, TV, radio and Internet in creating it. Types of mass media (alternative information channels and spaces). Is journalist the «author» in the process of building a country's image or a professional hired by a third party? How does a country's image depend on the one existing inside a professional journalist community?
Section 4. Russia's image in the world (international section).
How adequate and objective is the image of Russia in foreign media? Are there any purposeful goal-oriented strategies aimed at creating certain images of Russia? Stereotyping as a tool to form «the right» image of Russia abroad. What are the mechanisms of manipulating the public mind? Which is the defining force in creating the image of Russia abroad - historic experience or state policy? The role of conflict in forming the image of Russia abroad.
Organizing Committee:
Chairman - Vladimir Nechaev, Rector of Moscow State Humanitarian University named after M.A.Sholokhov, Doctor of Political Science.
Co-Chair - Tatyana Yevgenieva, Associate Professor at the Chair of Political Psychology, School of Philosophy, Moscow State University named after Lomonosov.
Executive secretary - Alla Donskaya, International Dept. Officer, visa support services, accommodation and transfers.
Tel. (495) 915-55-15 (extension 2-31)
Fax. (495) 915-50-53
e-mail:
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International Coordinator - Alexander Selivanov, Rector's Adviser on Foreign Affairs, PhD, Данный адрес e-mail защищен от спам-ботов, Вам необходимо включить Javascript для его просмотра. mob. +7(920)6362903
