Teaching
My teaching is closely integrated with my research in social theory and cultural sociology. Over the past two decades, I have taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students across research universities and international programs in Russia, Europe, and the United States.
I approach teaching as a form of sociological training that equips students with analytical ways of seeing social life beyond common sense. My courses are theory-driven and reading-centered, designed to connect abstract concepts to empirical materials and to students’ own trajectories, while cultivating intellectual depth and independence.
At advanced levels, I develop research-based teaching formats in which students work collectively on research questions, analysis, and writing. These environments are designed not only for intellectual formation, but also for professional socialization: collaborative work, publication-oriented projects, and entry into international academic networks. This model has informed my teaching and mentoring across institutions and levels.
Courses and Areas of Teaching
- Social Theory (classical and contemporary)
- Cultural Sociology / Sociology of Culture
- Foundations of Modern Social Theory
- Mystery, Culture, and Modernity
- History of Sociology
- Theories of the Sacred
- Culture, Cognition, and Inequality
- Cultural Sociology of Education
- Social Philosophy
- Social Aspects of Ecology
- Modern Enchantments: Passion and Meaning in Everyday Life (in development)
Teaching Experience
- Yale University
- University of Trento
- Higher School of Economics (Moscow)
- Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences
- MGIMO University
I have supervised over 30 BA, MA, and PhD theses, including students affiliated with the European University Institute (Florence).