Americanization and the role of cinema in shaping early Soviet culture
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Marina L. Levitina, 'Americanization and the role of cinema in shaping early Soviet culture', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Russian & Slavonic Studies, 2011, pp 418Download Item:
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Abstract:
This dissertation argues that the Americanization discourse of the 1920s was one of
the key sources for the project of creating the New Soviet Man and Woman, and that
Soviet cinema of the 1920s and 1930s played an important role in this project, by
creating a new type of Soviet cinematic hero(ine) and promoting the positive human
traits that were perceived as innately American - such as energy, optimism, physical
fitness, efficiency, technological skills, resourcefulness, and the frontiersman's selfreliance, - even if not directly acknowledging the connection with American culture.
Author: Levitina, Marina L.
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Doherty, JustinQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
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