Yulia Epanova
- Associate Professor: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Department of Sociology
- Research Fellow: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences / Centre for Youth Studies
- Yulia Epanova has been at HSE University since 2022.
Responsibilities
Сarries out educational, teaching-methodological, research, and organizational work: delivers all types of academic classes, develops course syllabi and instructional materials, monitors the quality of teaching, supervises students' research activities (including term papers and graduation theses), participates in the preparation of textbooks and academic publications (including in top-tier journals).
Education and Degrees
Samara State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2024–2025
Courses (2025/2026)
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Mago-Lego; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economy of the City: Ethnographic Research" (2025/2026 Academic Year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economy of the City: Ethnographic Research" (2025/2026 Academic Year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, International Relations; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Digital Youth (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Media (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Media (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Media (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Media (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Economy of the City: Ethnographic Research" (2024/2025 academic year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economy of the City: Ethnographic Research" (2024/2025 academic year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Economy of the City: Ethnographic Research" (2024/2025 academic year) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2023/2024)
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Media (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Studying Market: Perspectives of Economic Sociology and UX Research" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Digital Youth (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Eng
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "The Market Research: Sociological and Marketing Approach" (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology (General course; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Eng
- Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Sociology of the Youth (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Urban Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Digital Youth (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 1 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study History; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics, field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study History; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Sociology (Bachelor’s programme; St Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence (Master’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
Conferences
- 2022
Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция с международным участием «Проблемы и перспективы организации работы с молодежью» (Самара). Presentation: Антикризисный потенциал молодежных политик в России и Европе в эпоху глобальных рисков: национальное, воображаемое, патриотизм и социальная вовлеченность
- 2021
Санкт-Петербургская международная конференция по неравенству и многообразию (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Surviving COVID-19: changes, challenges and opportunities for young craft entrepreneurs in St. Petersburg
Международная научно-практическая конференция «Трансформация труда в (де)глобализирующемся обществе», V Санкт-Петербургский Международный форум Труда 2021 (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: "Сохранить свое дело": капиталы и тактики молодых крафтовых предпринимателей Санкт-Петербурга
Молодежный форум «Трансформация ценностей современной молодежи: противодействие экстремизму и терроризму» (Челябинск). Presentation: Взаимосвязь радикализации и объективного и субъективного воспринимаемого неравенства (Проект «Диалоги о радикализации и равенстве»)
Семинар Центра молодёжных исследований «СОЦ UP» «Своими руками: молодые мастера в крафтовом бизнесе» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Представления о мастерстве и профессионализме в нарративах мастеров
Международный конгресс «Молодежь глобальной повестке. Молодежная политика: мировой и региональный опыт». (Казань). Presentation: Конструирование субъекта молодежной политики в условиях пандемии: сравнительный опыт Греции, Финляндии, Германии, Великобритании и России
- 2019
Тревожное общество и сенситивная социология (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Радикализация и (не)равенство: российские кейсы в контексте глобальных трендов
Молодежь в XXI веке: множественность и различие (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Understanding of radicalism and extremism among the second generation of North Caucasian urban youth
- 2016
#Город#Тело#Медиа (Самара). Presentation: «Цифровые кочевники»: городская навигация пассажиров с использованием мобильных приложений»
XIV Пирровы чтения «Доминирование и контроль: интерпретация культурных кодов» (саратов). Presentation: Контроль над городом: мобильные приложения в практиках городской навигации пассажиров.
48-я ежегодная конвенция Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) (Вашингтон). Presentation: Round table «Digital Landscapes of Russian Cities: E-governance, Mobility, Activism»
- 2015
Топология цифровых расширений: пространства, связи, субъективности (Москва). Presentation: Мобильный город: новые медиа в практиках городской навигации
Мозаика городских пространств: экономические, социальные, культурные и экологические процессы (Москва). Presentation: Мобильные технологии: новые практики городской навигации (на примере г. Самара)
Молодежь и общество: в поисках новых солидарностей (Санкт-Петербург ). Presentation: Мобильные устройства в практиках городской навигации молодежи (на примере г. Самара)
Urban Media Studies: Concerns, intersections and challenges (Загреб). Presentation: Urban navigation in the digital era: the anthropology of mobile applications’ user
Модернизация культуры: порядки и метаморфозы коммуникации III (Самара). Presentation: Мобильные технологии и городская навигация: антропологический аспект
- 2014
XV Международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества. Presentation: Крыши современного города: легитимация новых культурных пространств
Дискурс современных масс-медиа в перспективе теории, социальной практики и образования (Белгород). Presentation: Интернет-репрезентации тела молодежью (на материалах тематических групп социальной сети «ВКонтакте»)
Межкультурное взаимодействие в современном мире (Самара). Presentation: Опыт освоения городских крыш как новых культурных пространств
- 2013
Социальные коммуникации: офф-лайновый и он-лайновый контексты (Самара). Presentation: Тело пациента в контексте медицинской практики: барьеры коммуникации (опыт автоэтнографии)
Youth in the Age of Global Challenges: How International Conference in Honour of the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Centre for Youth Studies Went
The Centre for Youth Studies at HSE University-St Petersburg has held the International Research Conference 'Agency and Sustainability of Youth in the Age of Global Challenges'. More than 100 researchers from Russia, India, Argentina, and Brazil discussed the adaptation of young employees in the labour market, the influence of digitalisation on the youth's lives, the role of youth culture in the city, and other issues. The article outlines the highlights of the conference and its results.
The results of the project “Anti-crisis Potential of Youth Policies in Russia and Europe”
The project " Anti-crisis Potential of Youth Policies in Russia and Europe in the Era of Global Risks: National Imaginary, Patriotism and Social Engagement" is almost over. In the course of the project, researchers conducted a comparative analysis of youth policies achieving anti-crisis solutions in Germany, Finland, Great Britain, Greece, and Russia. The results of the study were presented at seminars, conferences, and roundtables dedicated to youth and youth policy.