Intellectual Lab: Youth in the City
The Academic Coordinator of the Intellectual Lab: Elena Omelchenko, Doctor of Science, Professor, Department of Sociology.
Young people have always been in the focus of interests of researchers, government and society. Youth and city are two concepts in change and re-thinking: they are open to new forms and understandings. In the past decades, there has been a deep change in youth cultural spaces or Russian cities.
The lab will focus on the multiplicity and difference among contemporary youth and the relationship between youth and the city. Youth is a heterogeneous group that includes different groups and “scenes” (Omelchenko, Polyakov, 2017) with its norms, rules and solidarities.
Students will analyze the specifics of “youth scenes” (for example, youth musical scene or anime community) and create research projects on contemporary youth scenes of Saint Petersburg.
The program will implement an opportunity to develop critical thinking, collaboration skills, communication and creativity through the development of projects aimed at conducting small practical research. We will focus on studying contemporary youth practices, solidarities and modes of participation in the life of the city based on the case of Saint Petersburg.
Description of the Lab
Laboratory Programme
Supervisor of the Lab
Professor, Academic Coordinator of the Intellectual Lab
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