The Faculty of Humanities was created on December 1, 2014. It trains instructors and researchers in the field of language and literature, as well as specialists in philosophy, history, and modern culture.
The main goal of the faculty is to teach students how to understand and analyse various cultural processes, employ current research strategies, and effectively put their knowledge into practice.
The faculty’s staff are leading Russian academics and practitioners from various cultural fields, as well as invited foreign specialists. Students receive a modern education in the humanities, as well as thorough language preparation, which allows them to find extensive professional opportunities upon graduation. Students are given the opportunity to conduct research and gain practical experience at major private and public establishments.
Our strengths:
1. Interdisciplinary approach
We study the humanities alongside other academic fields so that students can apply their skills in various areas.
2. International cooperation
We maintain active international ties, which allows students to undertake internships and study abroad, as well as broaden their outlook and cultural experiences.
3. Research
We encourage and support student participation in research projects. This gives them an opportunity to apply their knowledge in practice and make a contribution to the development of the humanities.
Our graduates pursue careers in public and commercial organisations and various types of mass media. They also implement their own media, cultural, social, and educational projects.
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Publications
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Book
The T-Stems in Soqotri. A Contribution to Semitic Detransitivising Derivation
The book presents the results of a field research on the verbal system of Soqotri, a little-known language spoken on the island of Soqotra in the Arabian sea and belonging to the Modern South Arabian branch of Semitic. The investigation focuses on the so-called T-stems (marked by the infix -t-), mostly employed as derivational means of detransitivisation. The book contains comprehensive descriptions of their synchronic morphology and semantics, as well as an evaluation of their origin, taking into consideration the data from the major branches of Semitic languages. The diachronic dimension involves both the morphological reconstruction and reflections on the semantic development of T-stems in Semitic. Simultaneously, the study is a contribution to the general typology of detransitivising derivation in the languages of the world.
Leiden: Brill, 2024.
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Article
Altered neural synchronization in response to 2 Hz amplitude-modulated tones in the auditory cortex of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An MEG study
Objective: Some studies have hypothesized that atypical neural synchronization at the delta frequency band in the auditory cortex is associated with phonological and language skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but it is still poorly understood. This study investigated this neural activity and addressed the relationships between auditory response and behavioral measures of children with ASD. Methods: We used magnetoencephalography and individual brain models to investigate 2 Hz Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) in 20 primary-school-aged children with ASD and 20 age-matched typically developing (TD) controls. Results: First, we found a between-group difference in the localization of the auditory response, so as the topology of 2 Hz ASSR was more superior and posterior in TD children when comparing to children with ASD. Second, the power of 2 Hz ASSR was reduced in the ASD group. Finally, we observed a significant association between the amplitude of neural response and language skills in children with ASD. Conclusions: The study provided the evidence of reduced neural response in children with ASD and its relation to language skills. Significance: These findings may inform future interventions targeting auditory and language impairments in ASD population.
International Journal of Psychophysiology. 2024.
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Book chapter
Back to Basics: Does Geomancy Still Influence Urban Sustainability in North Korea?
The chapter examines how sustainable urban development was traditionally achieved in the settlements of the northern part of Korea. First, it provides an overview of the basics of urban sustainability. Second, the chapter details the history of urban sustainability in premodern Korea. Finally, the chapter analyzes whether p’ungsu chiri sŏl, also referred to as p’ungsu, helped Korean cities acquire their sustainability. Undoubtedly, the term “urban sustainability” is a product of the modern era, but this chapter explores how Korean states considered urban sustainability from a historical perspective. Ever since the late Silla period, Koreans carefully followed the rules of p’ungsu chiri sŏl, a “geographical theory of wind and water,” also known as the Korean variation of feng shui. In Korea, this theory developed its own traits, apart from the Chinese original. The p’ungsu chiri sŏl worldview explained many facets for living a prosperous life, including how to select sites for tombs, dwellings, and cities. The theory penetrated deeply into the Korean state political system, Korean philosophy, and Korean culture, and it still influences society on both sides of the Korean Peninsula. In short, p’ungsu chiri sŏl appears to have helped bring about a robust, unique form of Korean urban sustainability.
In bk.: Pursuing Sustainable Urban Development in North Korea. Routledge, 2024. Ch. 12. P. 165-175.
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Working paper
You shall know a piece by the company it keeps. Chess plays as a data for word2vec models
In this paper, I apply linguistic methods of analysis to non-linguistic data, chess plays, metaphorically equating one with the other and seeking analogies. Chess game notations are also a kind of text, and one can consider the records of moves or positions of pieces as words and statements in a certain language. In this article I show how word embeddings (word2vec) can work on chess game texts instead of natural language texts. I don't see how this representation of chess data can be used productively. It's unlikely that these vector models will help engines or people choose the best move. But in a purely academic sense, it's clear that such methods of information representation capture something important about the very nature of the game, which doesn't necessarily lead to a win.arxiv.org. Computer Science. Cornell University, 2024