 Elena Minchenia
Education:
October 2003 – July 2004
M.A., Center for Gender Studies, European Humanities University (Minsk), Master degree in Cultural Studies. Master thesis: “Postmodern Practices in Constructing of Perfect Gender Bodies (body-building, top-modeling)”
September 1996 – June 2001
Student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Belarusian State University (Minsk), Specialization: Social Psychology, Qualification: Psychologist, teacher of Psychological Disciplines, Diploma cum laude
Professional activity:
2005 - Present
Center for Gender Studies, European Humanities University
Functions:
- Analysis of the interviews conducted in the framework of the project “Women. Memory. War”;
- Gathering different type of texts for on-line library on Gender Issues
- Lecturer. Course “Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences” for M.A. students in Gender Studies
August 25-27, 2006
Trainer, Gender Training for IOM (International Organization of Migration) Belarus Staff
March – May 2006
Interviewer, interviews with women-participants of peace resistance actions during 19-25 of March in Belarus - volunteer work for Women Independent Democratic Organization
July 2005 – March 2006
Gender Expert, UNDP Belarus Project “Moving Gender Equality to the Center of Development Work”
Functions:
- Undertaking a gender analysis of the UNDP projects;
- Undertaking an analysis of the UN agencies projects/work plans;
- Elaborating Gender Kit for UNDP officers and project staff;
- Participating in organisation of the gender trainings and presentations for UNDP staff, project staff and other UN agencies officers, officials and non-government organisations representatives;
- Developing the evaluation questionnaires for the participants of Gender trainings and presentations;
September 2004 – February 2005
Lecturer, Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, Belarusian State Economics University (Minsk)
Courses: “Professional Psychology”, “Basics of Pedagogy and Psychology”
October – December 2003
Lecturer at Department of Psychology, European Humanities University
Course: ’Gender Psychology’
August 2001- August 2003
Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Vitebsk State Technological University
Courses: “Basics of Pedagogy and Psychology”, “Cultural studies”
Additional education:
January 2006 – Present - Research Fellowship, Department of Social Studies, European Humanities University (Vilnius), Research topic: “Body practices in consumer society: legitimating strategies (by the example of contemporary Belarusian mass culture)”
July 5-30, 2006 - Course “Visual Methods in Sociology”, Center for Social Policy and Gender Studies (Saratov, Russia)
June 2005 – August 2006 - Center of Language Education SOL, English course (Advanced and Upper-intermediate level)
September 4-21, 2005 - The Ninth International Summer School on Gender Studies “Fantastic mirror: the dialogue between East and West”, Kharkov Center for Gender Studies with the support of J. and C. MacArthur Foundation (Foros, Crimea, Ukraine)
November 1999 – May 2000 - Workshops NLP (NLP-practices level)
Participation in conferences and seminars:
July 28–29, 2006 - International Conference “Visual Anthropology: New Looks on Social Reality”, Center for Social Policy and Gender Studies, Department of Social Anthropology and Social Work, Saratov State Technical University (Saratov, Russia). Presentation: Body-art: Visual Projects of Identity in Postmodern Culture
June 22-24, 2006 - International Conference “Capitalism and/or Patriarchy? Conference On Gender in Post-Soviet Space”, Center for Gender Studies, European Humanities University (Vilnius, Lithuania). Presentation: On Belly-rusian dance
November 25–27, 2005 - Seminar “Gender way: ideas about sex” (Minsk, Belarus)
October 23-24, 2004 - Conference “Gender Relation in Modern Society: Global and Local”, North-Western Academy of State Service, Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture, Russian State Pedagogical University (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). Presentation: Body-building, Top-modeling: Working with The Perfect Body
October, 2004 - Seminar “Gender and Post-Soviet Nations” Center for Gender Studies, European Humanities University (Minsk, Belarus)
June 9, 2004 - International Forum “Europe-2004”, European Humanities University (Minsk, Belarus). Presentation: Casual Bodily Practices of Masculinity Construction
Articles:
1. T. Turlak, E. Minchenia (2003) Mass Media in Politics in Political Science. Lectures. Ed. by M.A. Slemnev, Vitebsk: UO ICN
2. E. Minchenia (2005) Casual Bodily Practices of Masculinity Construction in Issues of International Forum “Europe-2004”. Ed. by S.D. Kurochkina, Minsk: Propileji
3. E. Minchenia (2005) Body-building, Top-modeling: Working with The Perfect Body in Gender Variant Reading. Ed by M.V. Rabjaeva, Saint-Petersburg: Aleteja
Current research interests: Body Practices, Consumer Culture, Popular Culture, Identity, Narrative Interview, Discourse Analysis
Additional Skills:
Computing: MS Windows (Word, Excel), SPSS, Internet
Languages: Russian, Belarusian - native languages, English: writing, reading - very good, speaking – good; French – good.
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