Aleksandr Suvalko
- Deputy Director: Faculty of Humanities / Institute for Cultural Studies
- Aleksandr Suvalko has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education
HSE University
HSE University
HSE University
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Ruhr-Universität (Bochum, Germany), postgraduate exchange program with full support by grant of President of Russia (summer semester, 2018).
Postgraduate Studies
The philosophy of culture by Hermann Lübbe and Odo Marquard
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2019
- Special mention in HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2022
- Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2023
- Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2014)
Courses (2025/2026)
- Sociology of Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- German Intellectual History, part 1 (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1 module)Rus
- German Intellectual History, part 1 (Optional course (faculty); 1 module)Rus
- German Intellectual History, part 2 (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 2 module)Rus
- German Intellectual History, part 2 (Optional course (faculty); 2 module)Rus
- Sociology of Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 4 year, 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)
- Cinema and Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Cultural Studies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Cultural Studies (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
- German Intellectual History, part 1 (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1 module)Rus
- German Intellectual History, part 2 (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 2 module)Rus
- Media Сulture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Cinema and Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- Cultural Studies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Film Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 4 year, 3 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Media Communications; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- History of Culture (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Project Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Museumification of Culture (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Theory and History of Culture (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History of Arts; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
Conferences
- 2023
Промыслы в контексте развития территориальной идентичности и привлекательности (Москва). Presentation: Промыслы в контексте развития территориальной идентичности и привлекательности: случай дымковской игрушки
XXI международная конференция молодых ученых “Векторы” (Москва). Presentation: Экстернальные эффекты полевой научной инфраструктуры: влияние биологических и археологических стационаров на развитие территорий
- 2022
Креативная экономика: ключевые тренды развития и государственная политика (Москва). Presentation: Оценка культурного капитала российских городов
- 2021
Локдауны и промысловая занятость (Астрахань). Presentation: Влияние пандемии COVID-19 на ювелирное дело: случай Дагестана
Локдауны и промысловая занятость (Астрахань). Presentation: Реакция книгоиздания на пандемию COVID-19
XIV конгресс антропологов и этнологов России (Томск). Presentation: Чайхана как место сборки новой идентичности для мигрантов в большом городе
- 2020
Самозанятость: мотивы, критерии, легализация (Кострома). Presentation: Влияние научной инфраструктуры на развитие территории
- 2019
XX Апрельская международная научная конференция (Москва). Presentation: Анализ досуговых практик россиян с опорой на теорию общества переживаний Герхарда Шульце
- 2018
Институциональные исследования знания и культуры. IV Конференция памяти Романа Громова (Дивногорье, Воронежская область). Presentation: Апология буржуазности Иоахима Риттера и Одо Маркварда
- 2017
VIII международная конференция «Способы мысли, пути говорения» (Москва). Presentation: Большой город в философии культуры Иоахимма Риттера
- 2016
Проблематика войны в гуманитарных науках: история и перспективы исследования (Москва). Presentation: Преднамеренное умолчание: Герман Люббе о послевоенной сдержанности в частной и общественной жизни немцев
II Конференция памяти Романа Громова ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛЬНАЯ ИСТОРИЯ ФИЛОСОФИИ (Вороново). Presentation: Музей как институт нейтрализации
Музей в культурном пространстве исторического города. Presentation: Музеизация культуры в философии Германа Люббе
Drivers of Russia's Economy Development: From Traditional Industries to New Technologies
On April 14, 2026 Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held section “Forecasting socio-economic and science and technology development in dynamically changing external environment: methods, models and results” within academic theme "Foresight studies" of XXVI April International Academic Conference named after Evgeny Yasin. Participants discussed key areas of country's development in the context of economic and political turbulence.
International Conference on Foresight and STI Policy took place at HSE ISSEK
XV International Academic Conference ‘Foresight and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy’organized by HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge took place on 12-14 November 2025. This year programme included nine thematic sessions and special workshop for BRICS countries. The conference traditionally became a platform for discussing the future of technology, transformation of labor markets, creative economy, role of artificial intelligence, and sustainable development, bringing together experts around the world from: Russia, China, India, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, the UAE, Indonesia, Australia, the UK, Malaysia and other countries.
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 Doctoral Students Receive Presidential Grants
Elizaveta Sysoeva (Doctoral School of History) and Alexander Suvalko (Doctoral School of Philosophy), doctoral students at the HSE Faculty of Humanities, have received grants from the Russian President to study abroad in the academic year 2017/18.