The largest Russian congress of anthropologists and ethnologists has started

13:35, July 2, 2015

Nearly a thousand participants from all over the world come to participate in the scientific sections, round table discussions, film screenings and photo exhibitions

On July 2-5, Ural Federal University hosts XI congress of anthropologists and ethnologists of Russia. The Congress is held every two years in different cities of the country. This year Ekaterinburg welcomes specialists in the field of anthropology and ethnology for the first time.

For four days the event will be attended by almost 1000 participants: anthropologists, ethnographers, historians, philologists, folklorists, art critics, filmmakers, film critics, politicians, public figures and students from such countries as Moldova, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Greece, Germany, France, Sweden, Great Britain, Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia, Colombia, China, Japan and other countries.

The main theme of the congress is "Contacts and interaction of cultures." The participants will discuss the prevention and resolution of conflicts on ethnic grounds and new methods of research of ethnic and cultural interaction, cinema and visual technology in anthropology and more.

In addition to the scientific sessions, roundtables and discussion clubs with the participation of film directors (for example, on July 5, Aleksei Fedorchenko will present the film "Angels of the Revolution"), there will be film and photo exhibitions. IX Russian Festival of Anthropological Films and the International Student Festival "Kinoantrop” are the parts of the Congress.

Congress venues are Ural Federal University and the Cultural Center "Ural". All venues are open to the public.

For additional information please visit the official website of the Congress and the Russian Festival of Anthropological Films.

Schedule of sections, round tables and films.