Pavel Niakhayeu
CV
- Since 2025: PhD candidate at the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
- 2006-2008: MA in Sociology (Visual and Cultural Studies) – European Humanities University (Vilnius, Lithuania).
- 1995-2001: Specialist diploma (BA+1) in World Economy and International Economic Relations – Economic faculty of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy (Horki, Belarus).
Fellowships
- July-December 2026: Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung (ZfL), Berlin, Germany.
- 2024-2025: Fellowship at the Center for Belarus and Regional Studies, EHU, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2023-2024: Fellowship at VisiBYlity project, Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin.
- 2022: Art-residence at Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, Žilina, Slovakia.
- 2017: Art-residence at Parajanov Festival, Lviv, Ukraine.
Research Interests
- Sociology of Music
- Popular Music Studies
- Sound Studies
- Music and Politics
- Sonic Violence
- Protest Movements
- Audio-Visual Performances
- Creative Economy
Publications
- Niakhayeu, P. and Salakheyeva, V. (forthcoming 2027). "Alternative Screens and Future Projections: VJ / Live Video Performance Scene of Belarus", in S. Razor and V. Isakava (eds.), Visual Cultures of Belarus in the 21st century, Bloomsbury Academic.
- Niakhayeu, P. (forthcoming 2026). "Fighting Cultural Amnesia: Challenges of Preserving the History of the Belarusian Electronic Music Scene". Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Music & Dance Culture.
- Niakhayeu, P. and Vazyanau, A. (2026). Invisible Citizens, Sonic Refugees: Post-2020 Musicalities in Belarus and in Exile. Seismograf, 34.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2025). Handling (the) Noise, Glissando, No.46: “The Political”.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2025). Voices, Noises, and Silence in the Political Soundscape of Belarus in Keylin, V. (ed,) Sound in the (Post-) Soviet Realm, Journal of Sonic Studies, Vol.27.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2024). Кантынуум гукавога гвалту ў сучаснай Беларусі [Sonic Violence Continuum in Contemporary Belarus], Topos — Journal of Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Vol.1, p.58-91.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2022) Schweigen die Häuser?, Kulturaustausch — Magazin für internationale Perspektiven.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2021). Czy domy milczą?, Dwutygodnik.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2021) The Sonic Barricades of Minsk, Walk-Listen-Create.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2021). Political Soundwalks: Listening to the Political Protests in Minsk (audio paper), Walk-Listen-Create.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2020). Музыка — паміж утопіяй і дыстопіяй [Music — Between Utopia and Dystopia], Canteena XYZ.
- Asanovich, A. and Niakhayeu, P. (2019). Серебрянка. Гид-комикс [Siarabranka. Comic book guide]. Miensk Urban Platform, Minsk.
- Cope, B. and Niakhayeu, P. (eds.) (2018). P.S.Soundscapes, Topos - Journal for Philosophy and Cultural Studies, Vol.1.
- Salakheyeva, V. and Niakhayeu, P. (2018). О специфике фестивальной деятельности в Беларуси [On the Specifics of Festival Activities in Belarus]. Culture & Creativity association.
- Niakhayeu, P. (2014). Belarusian Music in 2013, Easterndaze.
- Niakhayeu, P. et al. (2013). "Belarusian Electronic Music — short intro. An English-language guide", Foundamental Network.
Lectures
- 2026: Do Subcultures (still) exist? Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow.
- 2025: Sonic Violence in Contemporary Belarus, European Humanities University, Vilnius.
- 2022: Digital Platforms & Cultural Memory Loss: Cases from Belarus. DAAD/EHU Summer School, Vilnius.
- 2022: Exploring the City through Sound, Stanica Žilina-Záriečie, Slovakia.
- 2018: Creative Economy in Belarus, Creative Industries Hackathon, Minsk, Belarus.
- 2018: Music - Between Utopia and Dystopia, Canteena XYZ, Minsk, Belarus.
- 2016: Introduction to Sound Studies, Hamselyt Festival, Ternopil, Ukraine.
- 2016: Introduction to Sound Studies, Artes Liberales Festival, Minsk, Belarus.
Courses
- 2008-2022: SoundLab – Sound, Music & Technologies in Contemporary Cultures, EHU, Vilnius
- 2012-2016: Sociology of Culture and Creative Industries (with Siarhei Liubimau), EHU, Vilnius.