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Teacher Yin Shaowei from the Russian Department gave a detailed introduction to Researcher Ma Qiang’s academic background, research directions and fruitful achievements. Researcher Ma Qiang has been deeply involved in Russian society and culture, political anthropology and overseas ethnography for a long time. His monographs "The Journey of the "Russian Soul"" and "Towards the Depths of Russia" and related core papers are well-known in the academic circle, and he has presided over important national topics many times.
Ma Qiang pointed out that as the “Belt and Road” initiative continues to advance and China’s overseas circle of friends continues to expand, the study of regional country studies in Eurasia comes at the right time. He introduced the origin and contemporary turn of anthropology, the development of Chinese overseas ethnography and the opportunities it faces. Then, based on his long-term fieldwork practice in Russia, he explained in a simple and easy way the unique path and profound insights of using ethnographic methods to study Russian society. Ma Qiang believes that ethnographic research in Eurasia is an inexhaustible treasure trove that requires researchers to invest more efforts in exploring it. He shared in detail how to "go into the depths of Russia" through participant observation, in-depth interviews, life history research and other methods - that is, to delve into its regional space, historical context and spiritual world to build a multi-dimensional understanding of Russian society and culture.
Teachers Song Yanmei, Meng Shu, Hu Ming, Liu Yayue from the Russian Department of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages and many students majoring in Russian listened to this lecture. The academic atmosphere was strong at the scene, and teachers and students showed strong interest in the research perspectives and field experiences shared by researcher Ma Qiang.Interactive session. The teachers and students present responded enthusiastically and actively asked questions about Researcher Ma Qiang’s research direction, the specific process and methods of fieldwork in Russia, and the challenges and gains of ethnographic research.
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