Flier Andrey Yakovlevich,
Doctor of Philosophy, Professor,
Chief Researcher
Lykhachev Russian Research Institute
for Cultural and Natural Heritage
e-mail: andrey.flier@yandex.ru

Cultural Studies: Weather Report for Tomorrow

Abstract. The article discusses prospects of different options of development of cultural studies in future. It is assumed that the major scientific object will be social conscience as the most significant backbone phenomenon, being culturally shaped in different ways. Development of applied culturology will to a large extent depend on peculiarities of national cultural policy being conducted in a certain country.

Keywords. Culture, cultural studies, social conscience, cultural meaning and values, language, customs, traditions, cultural norms.

The article is written with the support of the Russian Humanitarian Scientific Fund’s grant “Cultural regulation of social dynamics” (15-03-00031)
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[2] See, for example, the definition of culture by N. Vazhinsky who considers it as “a worldview implemented in a lifestyle”. (URL: http://www.culturalnet.ru/f/viewtopic.php?id=310&action=all). It seems to be a bit extravagant but quite reasonable interpretation of the phenomenon of culture.
[3] See also: Flier A. Designing the Ideal Model of Problematic Fields of Culturology // Topics in Cultural Studies, 2012. № 7. P.  4-9.
[4] See, for example, Bransky V. Theoretical Fundamentals of Social Synergetics // Topics in Philosophy. 2000. № 4; Vasilkova V. Order and Chaos in Developing of Social Systems. Synergetics and Theory of Social Self-Organization. Saint-Petersburg, Lan Publishing House, 1999, etc.
[5] See also: Flier A. Designing the Ideal Model of Problematic Fields of Culturology.
[6] See also: Bikhovskaya I. Applied Culturology: Potential vs Actual // Observatory of Culture. 2011. № 4.