Media Culture of a Globalised World: Evolution of Language Technologies

Natalia B. Kirillova, Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Honoured Art Worker of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Activities at the Faculty of Art History, Cultural Studies and Design of the Ural Federal University. Her research interests include media culture and media education, media semiotics, as well as the role of new media technologies in formation of personality. These topics are covered in 35 monographs, 20 textbooks and about 200 articles, including those indexed in Scopus and WoS. Natalia is the organiser of international and all-Russian scientific conferences on pressing issues of cultural studies, dialogue and polylogue of cultures and the role of media culture in a globalised world. She is a member of the editorial boards of three peer-reviewed journals. In 2005, 2008 and 2015 her monographs were awarded the title “Best Scientific Book” in All-Russian competitions.