Discussion "Rumors as a Premonition"

March 12 at 19:00.

Historian Ilya Venevkin, anthropologist Alexandra Arkhipova and cultural expert Yulia Liderman will discuss how scientists work with rumors in different eras.

In the discussion we learn:

• why rumors fulfill a historical function and are a cultural phenomenon;
• how rumors recorded in the diaries of the early twentieth century, can become the basis for the study of fears of the whole country;
• how rumors transformed from the twentieth century to the present;
• how modern researchers analyze information from social networks;
• what are the differences between rumors and fake news;
• what functions of fake news can be distinguished besides social what is it other than the fight against silence and the source of the threat?

Admission is free by registration.