M V Subbotina
Biographic Data
| ID | 6802093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M V Subbotina |
| GIVEN NAMES | M V |
| FAMILY NAME | Subbotina |
| SIGNATURE | SUBBOTINA M V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peoples' Friendship University of Russia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2597-2706 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Educational policy as a tool for identity formation: In search of a balance between tradition and modernization
The article considers the transformation of the Russian educational policy as a strategic tool for shaping national identity under global competition. The author identifies the key contradiction between the traditional paradigm, focusing on patriotism, cultural values and national sovereignty, and the modernization paradigm, focusing on competitive competencies, individualization and integration into the global context. The interaction and confli…
Heroines vs heroes: What Joseph Campbell missed
The article is a review of the book by Maria Tatar Heroine with 1,001 Faces (Moscow: Alpina Publisher, 2024. 453 p.) in which the author analyzes various literary works - from ancient Greek myths to contemporary superhero comics - to reveal archetypes that represent female characters and their place in culture. Tatar draws parallels between heroines of the past, who fought for their rights with storytelling, and today’s women who posted stories a…
Artificial intelligence and higher education - enemies or allies
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most discussed topics in 2023. According to sociological surveys, the awareness of Russians in the field of AI and their willingness to use new technologies have grown. The leap in the development of neural networks, chatbots and AI technologies in general has already affected many areas of life, and the education system is no exception. Teachers face many challenges related to…
Possibilities of the unfinished sentences technique in the study of cancel culture
In recent years, the unfinished sentences technique has become increasingly popular, especially for identifying everyday interpretations of concepts with ambiguous connotations (e.g., patriotism, heroism, etc.). The authors applied the unfinished sentences technique to study the phenomenon of cancel culture, which has been included in the scientific discourse relatively recently. The article presents different approaches to the definition and stu…
Man against death: Identity, language, technology
The article is a review of the book by D. Davies Death, Ritual, and Belief: The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites (Moscow: NLO, 2022. 480 p.). The author notes the growing interest of society in the phenomenon of death and makes an attempt to systematize the key aspects of this phenomenon: from funeral rites in various cultures to near-death experiences and theories of grief. In the review, the emphasis is placed on two main ideas of the book: how words…
Russians’ ideas of heroes and heroism: Stable and changing components (based on the public opinion polls)
Despite an extensive list of the well-described aspects of heroism, this phenomenon is still understudied in sociology. Most of the projects and publications focus on identifying ‘heroes’ in public opinion or media discourse rather than on explaining why communities/societies ‘appoint’ some people heroes, and what is the conventional meaning of the word ‘hero’. Society has always paid close attention to the so-called ‘outstanding personalities’: …
‘Core’ and ‘periphery’ of the concepts ‘happiness’ and ‘justice’: Unfinished sentences technique as a means of validation
The article continues a series of publications based on the results of a long-term research project of the Sociology Chair of the RUDN University, which combines research and methodological study of the self-identification of Russian students in terms of happiness. At the current stage, two new ‘dimensions’ were added to the project: first, the contextualization of questions about happiness by the concept and elements of social justice (as its ‘e…
The phenomenon of friendship in the social well-being study
The article is a review of the book by L. Denworth Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond (Moscow: CORPUS, 2022. 364 p.). The book presents an attempt to combine and analyze various approaches (from biological to sociological) to the study of friendship. Certainly, friendship is a complex phenomenon in the sociological perspective, which has not yet received proper scientific attention. Despite the …
Non-heroic heroes: Two approaches to the analysis of media images
In the contemporary society, media heroes are one of the most influential reference groups, which determines our perception of our own life in terms of happiness, success, justice, well-being, or, on the contrary, in opposite terms. The article is a review of two books: Salakhieva-Talal T. Psychology in Cinema: How to Make Heroes and Stories . Moscow: Alpina non-fiction; 2019. 349 p.; and Lilti A. The Invention of Celebrity. Transl. from French b…
Three questions to start the sociological study of heroism
Despite the understandable and predictable lack of sociological interest in the issues related to heroism, the search for clear and unambiguous conceptual and empirical definitions of the hero in the contemporary society seems to be a relevant sociological task, especially under the current pandemic which made the criteria of heroism interesting for the wider public. The authors briefly outline the main aspects of the traditional scientific inter…
Ambivalence of the Hero in the Context of the Social Well-Being Study; or, The Search for the Heroic in the New Social-Media Reality
Books Review: Scott T. Allison (ed.), Heroes and Villains of the Millennial Generation (Richmond: Palsgrove, 2018); Olivia Efthimiou, Scott T. Allison, Zeno E. Franco (eds.), Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century: Applied and Emerging Perspectives (London: Routledge, 2018)
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Ambivalence of the Hero in the Context of the Social Well-Being Study; or, The Search for the Heroic in the New Social-Media Reality
Books Review: Scott T. Allison (ed.), Heroes and Villains of the Millennial Generation (Richmond: Palsgrove, 2018); Olivia Efthimiou, Scott T. Allison, Zeno E. Franco (eds.), Heroism and Wellbeing in the 21st Century: Applied and Emerging Perspectives (London: Routledge, 2018)
Non-heroic heroes: Two approaches to the analysis of media images
In the contemporary society, media heroes are one of the most influential reference groups, which determines our perception of our own life in terms of happiness, success, justice, well-being, or, on the contrary, in opposite terms. The article is a review of two books: Salakhieva-Talal T. Psychology in Cinema: How to Make Heroes and Stories . Moscow: Alpina non-fiction; 2019. 349 p.; and Lilti A. The Invention of Celebrity. Transl. from French b…
Three questions to start the sociological study of heroism
Despite the understandable and predictable lack of sociological interest in the issues related to heroism, the search for clear and unambiguous conceptual and empirical definitions of the hero in the contemporary society seems to be a relevant sociological task, especially under the current pandemic which made the criteria of heroism interesting for the wider public. The authors briefly outline the main aspects of the traditional scientific inter…
‘Core’ and ‘periphery’ of the concepts ‘happiness’ and ‘justice’: Unfinished sentences technique as a means of validation
The article continues a series of publications based on the results of a long-term research project of the Sociology Chair of the RUDN University, which combines research and methodological study of the self-identification of Russian students in terms of happiness. At the current stage, two new ‘dimensions’ were added to the project: first, the contextualization of questions about happiness by the concept and elements of social justice (as its ‘e…
The phenomenon of friendship in the social well-being study
The article is a review of the book by L. Denworth Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond (Moscow: CORPUS, 2022. 364 p.). The book presents an attempt to combine and analyze various approaches (from biological to sociological) to the study of friendship. Certainly, friendship is a complex phenomenon in the sociological perspective, which has not yet received proper scientific attention. Despite the …
Man against death: Identity, language, technology
The article is a review of the book by D. Davies Death, Ritual, and Belief: The Rhetoric of Funerary Rites (Moscow: NLO, 2022. 480 p.). The author notes the growing interest of society in the phenomenon of death and makes an attempt to systematize the key aspects of this phenomenon: from funeral rites in various cultures to near-death experiences and theories of grief. In the review, the emphasis is placed on two main ideas of the book: how words…
Russians’ ideas of heroes and heroism: Stable and changing components (based on the public opinion polls)
Despite an extensive list of the well-described aspects of heroism, this phenomenon is still understudied in sociology. Most of the projects and publications focus on identifying ‘heroes’ in public opinion or media discourse rather than on explaining why communities/societies ‘appoint’ some people heroes, and what is the conventional meaning of the word ‘hero’. Society has always paid close attention to the so-called ‘outstanding personalities’: …
Artificial intelligence and higher education - enemies or allies
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most discussed topics in 2023. According to sociological surveys, the awareness of Russians in the field of AI and their willingness to use new technologies have grown. The leap in the development of neural networks, chatbots and AI technologies in general has already affected many areas of life, and the education system is no exception. Teachers face many challenges related to…
Possibilities of the unfinished sentences technique in the study of cancel culture
In recent years, the unfinished sentences technique has become increasingly popular, especially for identifying everyday interpretations of concepts with ambiguous connotations (e.g., patriotism, heroism, etc.). The authors applied the unfinished sentences technique to study the phenomenon of cancel culture, which has been included in the scientific discourse relatively recently. The article presents different approaches to the definition and stu…
Heroines vs heroes: What Joseph Campbell missed
The article is a review of the book by Maria Tatar Heroine with 1,001 Faces (Moscow: Alpina Publisher, 2024. 453 p.) in which the author analyzes various literary works - from ancient Greek myths to contemporary superhero comics - to reveal archetypes that represent female characters and their place in culture. Tatar draws parallels between heroines of the past, who fought for their rights with storytelling, and today’s women who posted stories a…
Educational policy as a tool for identity formation: In search of a balance between tradition and modernization
The article considers the transformation of the Russian educational policy as a strategic tool for shaping national identity under global competition. The author identifies the key contradiction between the traditional paradigm, focusing on patriotism, cultural values and national sovereignty, and the modernization paradigm, focusing on competitive competencies, individualization and integration into the global context. The interaction and confli…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Literature (4 works) · Phenomenon (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)