Russia and Its Other(s) on Film: Screening Intercultural Dialogue (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230517363)

Russia's interactions with the West have been a perennial theme of Slavic Studies, and of Russian culture and politics. Likewise, representations of Russia have shaped the identities of many western cultures. No longer providing the 'Evil Empire' of 20th American popular consciousness, images of Russia have more recently bifurcated along two streams: that of the impoverished refugee and that of the sinister mafia gang. Focusing on film as an engine of intercultural communication, this is the first book to explore mutual perceptions of the foreign Other in the cinema of Russia and the West during, and after, communism. The book's structure reflects both sides of this fascinating dialogue: Part 1 covers Russian/Soviet cinematic representations of otherness, and Part 2 treats western representations of Russia and the Soviet Union. An extensive Introduction sets the dialogue in a theoretical context. The contributors include leading film scholars from the USA, Europe and Russia.

Author: S. Hutchings
ISBN-10: 0230517366
ISBN-13: 9780230517363
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2008
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.56h x 5.83w x 0.79d

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/07/2008 pg. 27