Alexandra Staruseva-Persheeva
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Creative Industries / HSE Art and Design School
- Programme Academic Supervisor: Contemporary Art
- Alexandra Staruseva-Persheeva has been at HSE University since 2014.
Education and Degrees
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Arts
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2020 - accomplished a Sotheby's Art Insitute online course "Artificial Intelligence and the Art World"
2020-2023 – completed a course of additional professional education on the program "Philosophy of Contemporary Art and Analysis of Art Systems"
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2015–2024
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2022, 2021
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers" (2015–2016)
Courses (2024/2025)
- Art Practice (Mago-Lego; 1-4 module)Rus
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod); 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod); 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Basic course (Bachelor; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Contemporary art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Contemporary art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Specialization (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Specialization (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Specialization (Bachelor; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Design (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of classical art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Fine Art, field of study Design, field of study Design; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of classical art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Project seminar. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Project seminar. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Publishing project (Postgraduate course; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Special technologies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and philosophy of contemporary art. Advanced course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and philosophy of contemporary art. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Contemporary Art (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 4 year, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod); 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of culture and communications (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of design. Contemporary art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Advertising Tools (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Design (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of classical art (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Project seminar. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Project seminar. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Theory and philosophy of contemporary art. Basic course (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Basics of curating. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 3 year, 2 module)Eng
- Cultural Studies (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Cultural Studies (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and theory of culture and communications (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and theory of culture and communications: 18th-20th century (Optional course (faculty); 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Design (Master’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of Design (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Project seminar. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Basics of curating and art criticism (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Basics of curating. Artist and curator (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod); 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of art of the 19th century (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- History of art of the 20th century (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- The history of art of the late 20th - early 21st century (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Contemporary Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Fine Art, field of study Design; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Design, field of study Design; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History and Theory of Design (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of art of the 20th century (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- The history of art of the late 20th - early 21st century (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Editorial board membership
Conferences
- 2022
XXIII Ясинская (Апрельская) международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: VR как новая мистерия: экранный образ в поле пересечения кино, театра и гейм-дизайна
- 2020
XXI Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Виртуальная реальность как инструмент художника: выстраивание интерсубъективной позиции
Digital Transformation & Global Society (DTGS2020) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Digital transformation of a museum: from a curriculum of art pieces to a space of experience
- 2019
Межвузовской научно-технической конференции студентов, аспирантов и молодых специалистов имени Е.В.Арменского (Москва). Presentation: ПЛАСТИКА НОВЫХ МЕДИА: СКУЛЬПТУРА В ПОЛЕ ВСЕ РАСШИРЯЮЩЕМСЯ
6th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on SOCIAL Sciences and Arts SGEM2019 (Албена). Presentation: "The eye listens": light music and visual perceptions by James Turrell
Международная научная конференция «Теории и практики искусства и дизайна: социокультурные, экономические и политические контексты» (Москва). Presentation: Перформативный видеоарт и видеодокументация перформанса: попытка определения границ.
Искусствознание: наука, опыт, просвещение (Москва). Presentation: Ре-субъективация: медиаарт как практика идентичности
Представляя необычное: когнитивный диссонанс, разрыв шаблона и прочие фантастические твари (Москва). Presentation: Медиаарт как метод «расширения» субъективности: по направлению к Другому.
XX АПРЕЛЬСКАЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ НАУЧНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ НИУ ВШЭ (Москва). Presentation: Культурный процесс в арктическом пространстве: конструирование реальности средствами дизайна и современного искусства
- 2018
Искусствознание: наука, опыт, просвещение (Москва). Presentation: Развитие стратегий неодадаизма: по направлению к свободе
Межвузовская научно-техническая конференция студентов, аспирантов и молодых специалистов имени Е.В.Арменского (Москва). Presentation: СУБЪЕКТИВНОСТЬ КАК КОНСТРУКТ В ПРОИЗВЕДЕНИЯХ ДЛЯ ВИРТУАЛЬНОЙ РЕАЛЬНОСТИ
V Международной научно-практической конференции «Инновационные технологии в кинематографе и образовании» (Москва). Presentation: Специфика построения повествования в интерактивной среде виртуальной реальности
- 2017
XVIII Апрельская Международная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества (Москва). Presentation: Экранный образ: видеоарт и массовая культура
Искусствознание: наука, опыт, просвещение (Москва). Presentation: Видеоарт как пространственное искусство
- 2016
Ломоносов 2016 (Москва). Presentation: К вопросу о классификации типов монтажа в экранных искусствах.
«Визуальная культура и общественное самосознание» (Москва). Presentation: Интерактивный видеоарт в виртуальной реальности
- 2015
Международная научная конференция к 190-летию МГХПА имени С.Г.Строганова и к 100-летию П.А.Тельтевского (Москва). Presentation: МНОГОЗНАЧНОСТЬ ТЕРМИНА "ФИГУРА ЗНАКА" В КИНО И КИНОВЕДЧЕСКАЯ МЕТОДОЛОГИЯ
XXII МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ, АСПИРАНТОВ И МОЛОДЫХ УЧЁНЫХ «ЛОМОНОСОВ» (Москва). Presentation: Видеодокументация перфоманса: новые грани «онтологического реализма» экранных искусств.
Научно-техническая конференция студентов, аспирантов и молодых специалистов НИУ ВШЭ им. Е.В. Арменского (Москва). Presentation: ПОЛИЭКРАН КАК ТЕХНИЧЕСКОЕ РЕШЕНИЕ И КАК ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ПРИЕМ В ВИДЕОАРТЕ.
II Международная научно-практическая конференция "Инновационные технологии в кинематографе и образовании" (Москва). Presentation: «Виртуальная реальность как новая возможность “расширения” экранных искусств»
Podcast about contemporary visual culture "Split screen"
A series of popular science lectures on video art in the context of contemporary visual culture, recorded by the teachers of the HSE Art and Design School - Alexandra Persheeva and Tatiana Fadeeva.
Design School Launches CPD Courses in Comic History, Future Studies, Fashion Theory and Much More
Are you interested in the history of Hollywood cinema or photography? Have you always wondered how advertising and media influence us? Perhaps you want to learn more about women’s contribution to world art. In September, the HSE Art and Design School is launching 72 courses in a variety of fields—including some quite unexpected ones—that will provide students with new systemic knowledge and immerse them in the theory of art and design. The courses start on September 4, but applications to join will remain open until September 10.
‘There’s No Shame in Getting Critical Feedback’
HSE University’s Best Teachers share their impressions of the competition
More Vivid than an Album and Deeper than a Textbook
The Moscow Museum of Modern Art (MMOMA) held a roundtable to discuss ‘Russia. The 20th Century’, a book that aims to present contemporary Russia to Western audiences using visual cultural codes and emotional response. Several HSE faculty members took part in the event.