Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts (Paperback)

Andreas Kotzing

ISBN 10: 3847105884 / ISBN 13: 9783847105886

Published by V&R unipress GmbH, Gottingen, 2022

Paperback. Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominated the world at the time. While film was becoming an increasingly powerful medium, the European festivals in particular established themselves as showcases for filmmakers and their perceptions of reality. At the same time, their prestigious, international character attracted the interest of states and private players. The history of these festivals thus sheds light not only on the films they made available to various publics, but on the cultural policies and political processes that informed their operations. Presenting new research by an international group of younger scholars, Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts critically investigates postwar history in the context of film festivals reconstructing not only their social background and international dispensation, but also their centrality for cultural transfers between the East, the West and the South during the Cold War. Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominated the world at the time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9783847105886

Synopsis:

Film festivals during the Cold War were fraught with the political and social tensions that dominated the world at the time. While film was becoming an increasingly powerful medium, the European festivals in particular established themselves as showcases for filmmakers and their perceptions of reality. At the same time, their prestigious, international character attracted the interest of states and private players. The history of these festivals thus sheds light not only on the films they made available to various publics, but on the cultural policies and political processes that informed their operations. Presenting new research by an international group of younger scholars, Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts critically investigates postwar history in the context of film festivals reconstructing not only their social background and international dispensation, but also their centrality for cultural transfers between the East, the West and the South during the Cold War.

About the Author: Dr. Andreas Kotzing ist Lehrbeauftragter an der Universitat Leipzig und Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Hannah-Arendt-Institut fur Totalitarismusforschung in Dresden. Dr. Caroline Moine ist Assistenzprofessorin an der Universitat Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines und Vize-Direktorin des Centre d'histoire culturelle des societes contemporaines.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cultural Transfer and Political Conflicts (...
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH, Gottingen
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new