Rouslan Khestanov
- Laboratory Head: Faculty of Humanities / Laboratory for Cultural Studies
- Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies
- Rouslan Khestanov has been at HSE University since 2007.
Education and Degrees
University of Fribourg
Thesis Title: A.I. Herzen: Improvisation contre doctrine
M.A. Suslov Rostov-on-Don State University, Phlosophy
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2016–2017, 2012
Courses (2024/2025)
- Soviet Cultural Politics and Cultural Revolutions (Minor; Faculty of Humanities)Rus
- State and municipal cultural policy in the Russian Federation (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 4 year, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Soviet Cultural Politics and Cultural Revolutions (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1, 2 module)Rus
- State and municipal cultural policy in the Russian Federation (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 4 year, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Cultural and Creative Industries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 3 module)Eng
- Cultural and Creative Industries (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Modern Art and Ideas (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Soviet Cultural Politics and Cultural Revolutions (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Actual Issues of Cultural Research (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Soviet Cultural Politics and Cultural Revolutions (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Science and Technique in the Culture of Modern in XVII-XXI Centures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2013
Институты в сфере культуры: куда ведет обновление? (Ростов-на-Дону). Presentation: Культурная политика как soft power: дизайн новых учреждений культуры
HSE to Launch Institute for Cultural Studies
At the last meeting of the HSE Academic Council, it was decided to create a new subdivision of the Faculty of Urban and Regional Development (FURD). The Faculty will now be home to the Institute of Cultural Studies. Vitaly Kurennoy, Director of the Institute and Professor of the School of Philosophy and Cultural Studies of the Faculty of Humanities, discussed the Institute’s main areas of focus and the importance of cultural studies.
HSE Students on Iran Trip: 'It Was Like Flying to the Moon!'
During the annual road expedition 'Cultural Effects of Borders', culture studies students from HSE visited Georgia, Armenia, and – for the first time – Iran. They talked to HSE News about the tastes and colors of Iran, and about how compliments form the foundation of the country's communications culture.
HSE Students on Iran Trip: 'It Was Like Flying to the Moon!'
During the annual road expedition 'Cultural Effects of Borders', culture studies students from HSE visited Georgia, Armenia, and – for the first time – Iran. They talked to HSE News about the tastes and colors of Iran, and about how compliments form the foundation of the country's communications culture.
Culture Studies Expedition Dispels Stereotypes
The fourth HSE School of Cultural Studies Cultural Effects of Borders annual road trip passed through Rostov Oblast, Dagestan, Kalmykia and Chechnya. On the two week journey, students looked for regional cultural differences, talked to the local people and conducted their own research. On their return they talked to HSE News about the oldest city in the Russian Federation, local variations in women’s clothing and the taste of grilled ground squirrel.