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Kuzmina, Ekaterina.

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Russians in post-cold war American films: Still a foe or a friend-to-be? Looking for a cultural "reset" button.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Russians in post-cold war American films: Still a foe or a friend-to-be? Looking for a cultural "reset" button./
Author:	Kuzmina, Ekaterina.
Description:	138 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 52-06.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International52-06(E).
Subject:	American studies. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1525279
ISBN:	9781303928451

Russians in post-cold war American films: Still a foe or a friend-to-be? Looking for a cultural "reset" button.
Kuzmina, Ekaterina.

Russians in post-cold war American films: Still a foe or a friend-to-be? Looking for a cultural "reset" button. - 138 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 52-06.

Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Fullerton, 2014.

While politicians are trying to understand where Russia and the United States have failed to "reset" their relations and overcome mutual distrust and enmity, this thesis suggests that culture is where we need to look for the answers. American films, as cultural texts with a strong commercial incentive, reflect the attitudes and values of American society that produces them and comprises their primary audience. Hence, they provide a useful clue to understanding widespread American beliefs and views. This study examines the ways in which Hollywood portrays Russia after the end of the Cold War and compares them with the images of the country the American dream factory has been constructing since the first Russian-genre movies. Cinematic portrayals of Russia reveal that the negative perception of the country by Americans goes far beyond the years of the superpower confrontation. In American culture and consciousness the image of Russia has always been framed as the "Other." Therefore, even when the country stopped being the U.S. ideological rival, Hollywood continues to represent Russia as a threat to the American way and assert the image of the United States as a rightful and true leader of the free world. Reproduction of the "America versus Russia" pattern in Hollywood, the most powerful entertainment media in the world, does not only reflect an American deep-seated perception of Russia as "the Other" but also potentially affect the way the two countries continue to see each other, which may significantly hinder the "reset" of the US.-Russian relations in real life.

ISBN: 9781303928451Subjects--Topical Terms:

2122720
American studies.

Russians in post-cold war American films: Still a foe or a friend-to-be? Looking for a cultural "reset" button.
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