Panel #9

CONTEMPORARY SPACE OF INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

Co-moderators:

Paul Yule, Professor of the Philosophical Faculty at Heidelberg University (Germany)

Zalina Medoeva, Vice-President of the Public Foundation “Centre of National Glory” (Russia)

Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum (Russia)

Primary topics of discussion:

- Historical impact of transcontinental trade and transport systems on the development of intercultural dialogue

- Prospects for multilateral intercultural cooperation in Africa (the role of African culture in the world heritage) 

- Russian civilizational alternative as а practice of intercultural dialogue

- The role of the mass media in reflecting the scientific, museum, cinematographic and TV projects (the problem of artistic images and reality)

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