This course examines the cultural and historical context within which cinema was produced in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1917-1991), as well as the evolving nature of the regions cinema in the post-Soviet period (1991-present) following the collapse of communism. Among the topics to be discussed are: the role of ideology in cinema, the cult of personality of various leaders as expressed in cinema, World War II, the Sovietization of post-war Eastern Europe, daily life in the Soviet zone, modes of dissent, and the search for identity as East European nations regained their independence after the fall of communism.
Units
3
Grade Basis
Regular Grades