Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences 7 (2017 10) 1450-1457 ~ ~ ~ УДК 316.723 On the Problem of the Studentship’s Cultural Identity Development Semyon D. Voroshin* South Ural State University National Research University 76 Lenin, Chelyabinsk, 454080, Russia Received 23.06.2017, received in revised form 17.08.2017, accepted 25.08.2017 This article deals with the study of the problem of the university museum’s participation in the studentship’s cultural identity development. The author studies the activity of the Hall of Arts of the Art Museum of the South Ural State University (SUSU). The influence of the art exhibition process on the development of different levels of the students’ identity has been demonstrated. Academic exhibitions of the Hall of Arts of different content have been analyzed. The influence of exhibitions by artists of the South Ural on the development of different levels of studentship’s identity has been studied. The role of global, national and regional exhibitions in the university’s cultural life has been demonstrated. Keywords: university museums, museum activities of the university, studentship’s cultural identity, Hall of Arts of the South Ural State University. DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0147. Research area: сulturology. With today’s increasing globalization of all social bonds available to an individual. trends, the issue of self-determination of a person The 20th century’s US scientist Eric Ericsson, the in society is one of the up-to-date questions. founder of the identity doctrine, believed that the Recent researches tend to study the process of roots of this process go down into the earlier age, self-determination in the context of the “cultural when a person has to perform various social roles identity” concept. and match them against the available information In modern science, identity is understood as on his/her personality in order to plan his/her one’s self-perception as an integral personality future (Ericsson,1996). interrelated with various social groups, implying a General identity matters are elaborated certain way of thinking and actions. This process in the works by A.G. Rusanova, I.V. Mishina, is a product of the identification mechanism that E.A. Grishina, A.A. Nikonova, T.A. Fomina, ensures co-operation between subjects in a social D.N. Shul’gina, V.A. Iadov, M.B. Melekhina, group and existence of a person in the society G.P. Kaldinova, V.M. Gusman, D.S. Dokuchev, (Khamnaeva, 2007). It is based on the aggregate M.V. Nazukina (Nazukina, 2009). The question © Siberian Federal University. All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: [email protected] – 1450 – Semyon D. Voroshin. On the Problem of the Studentship’s Cultural Identity Development of students’ identity development is the focus a local community in the human world outlook of attention of E.A. Klimov, M.V. Shuklinova, and ensures its existence, resulting, in its turn, N.A. Samoylik, Iu.P. Povarenkova, G.V. Garbuzova, from selective traditions that establish emotional E.P. Ermolaeva, A.A. Ozerina, L.V. Rozhkova, commitment to this culture. History of the region E.M. Arutiunova (Rozhkova, 2010). Cultural embodied in symbols and veneration of local identity development by means of arts is addressed heroes acts as raw material. It also serves as a in the works by N.P. Koptseva, M.A. Kolesnik, semantic context for differentiation between A.V. Kistova, A.V. Mazurik, K.V. Reznikova, communities (Nazukina, 2009). A.A. Semenova, N.N. Seredkina (Kolesnik, Alongside with the levels conditioned by 2014; Koptseva, 2012; Koptseva, 2013; Koptseva, the place of residence, another significant type Kistova, 2015). of personal self-identification is spiritual identity. Complexity of the cultural knowledge It describes individual’s understanding of his/ accumulation processes in the context of its her affiliation with this or that religion in the emotional impact is conditioned by a multi-level cultural, if not in the confessional way (Pronina, structure of personal self-identity. Scientists 2016). Moreover, today fulfilment of one’s describe several types of cultural identity, the professional potential is also a significant process most global of which is self-determination of an in self-determination in addition to his/her individual, which implies identity with universal affiliation with the global community, country norms and values (Shul’gina, 2010). Considering and region. Socially, it is manifested in personal the modern trends of globalization and cross- identification with a particular professional group cultural interaction, this level is important in and adoption of the values and norms of a certain understanding current problems of the humankind; expert community (Ozerina, 2012). however, it can just as well deprive a person of his/ So, identity is a multidimensional her attachment to the identity of his/her native phenomenon. It is built on multiple levels and culture (Smakotina, 2010). This gap in personality establishes both universal values and individual’s development is filled with the nation-wide identity. perception of the peculiarities of the culture of It implies individual’s affiliation with the society his/her country and region. The phenomenon of and culture of his/her country. Thus, a natural student cultural identity becomes an important human need for affiliation with society is fulfilled concept. Higher educational institutions of the through adoption of country’s basic symbols, Russian Federation have elaborated a system concepts and values (Kolesnik, 2014; Koptseva, for its establishment, where an important role 2012; Koptseva, 2013; Koptseva, Kistova, 2015). is played by university museums (Rozhkova, In the context of modern tendency to 2010; Shuklinova, 2005). Arrangement of the globalization, preservation of unique cultures museums matches scientific-methodological gains great importance; there is an increasing and information-communication concepts of the role of one’s affiliation not only with the country university education system intended to improve as a whole, but also with the culture and life of the process of learning, social and public status of the region and, as a result, finding oneself as a the university and establish cultural framework full-fledged citizen. Regional identity means of the region (Voroshin, 2017a; Voroshin, 2017b; understanding the unique character of the Parfent’eva, Parfent’ev, 2010). region and using this process as the basis for Let us elaborate on students’ cultural society integration. It describes peculiarities of identity development process on the basis of – 1451 – Semyon D. Voroshin. On the Problem of the Studentship’s Cultural Identity Development the museums of the South Ural State University Since the year 2003, the Hall of Arts has (National Research University). hosted 122 exhibitions. The exhibitions of the Hall Being the largest university of the of Arts may be divided into several categories. region, SUSU has a well-developed museum The first is exhibitions of classical art works infrastructure that comprises: University History from state museum funds. These exhibitions are Museum, Training Centre for Rocket-and- academic in fact, and have a significant historical Space Technology named after Academician and cultural value. Normally, such works have V.P. Makeev, Archaeological Museum “Peoples a time span and belong to the country’s major and Technologies of the Urals”, Art Museum, museums or private collections. At various times, Training Geological Museum, Museum of Money, the Hall of Arts has exhibited the works from the Yu.L. Teush’s Photo Gallery. The SUSU’s Art State Russian Museum, Yekaterinburg Museum Museum was founded in 2003. The works of art of Fine Arts, Chelyabinsk State Museum of Fine found at the university combined with the majestic Arts, Nizhny Tagil Municipal Museum of Fine impression of the university’s architecture Arts, N.K. Rerikh Museum in Novosibirsk, produce strong educational and aesthetic influence Russian Academy of Arts. on students (Parfent’ev, 2010a; Parfent’eva, Academic exhibitions of the Hall of Arts 2010a; Parfent’eva, 2010b). The complex of may be classified on the basis of the cultural the SUSU’s Art Museum comprises the Hall of identity level they instil in students. Based on Arts, Art Laboratory, Multimedia Information this principle, the exhibitions are divided into and Education Centre “Virtual Branch of the four phenomenon development levels: global, State Russian Museum” (“Pushkin’s Hall”), art national, regional and spiritual. collection storage (Parfent’eva, 2013; Parfent’eva, The global level of students’ cultural 2010c; Parfent’eva, 2009; Parfent’eva, 2010d; identity development the object of such Parfent’eva, 2009; Trifonova, 2009a; Trifonova, exhibitions as “Western European engraving 2009b; Trifonova, 2011; Rusanov, 2010). of the 16th-19th centuries. Portraits of natural The museum facility operates in three main scientists” (09.10.03-08.11.03) from the collection directions: exhibitions, museum collections, of Chelyabinsk engineer, scientist, collector information and resources. In particular, the and bibliophile, descendant of the outstanding primary function of the exhibition Hall of Arts academician L. Eiler (1707-1783), Genrikh is training and education (Parfent’ev, 2010a). Fernandovich Otten. The exhibition “Raffaello’s In addition to exhibition management, the Madonna from Nizhny Tagil” (14.02.12-15.03.12) employees of the Hall of Arts are engaged in