Iconic Turns

Liliya Berezhnaya is a research fellow at the University of Münster in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics.” She earned her MA degree from Moscow State University, and her MA and PhD in history from the Central European University, Budapest. Her most recent book, "Death and the Afterlife in Early Modern Ukrainian Culture," is currently in production at Harrasowitz Verlag, as well as "Catalog of the Ukrainian Last Judgment Images" (Harvard UP), co-written with John-Paul Himka.Christian Schmitt is a research fellow at the University of Münster in the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics.” He studied German, Dutch, and History in Münster, Leiden, and Amsterdam. His publications include "Kinopathos: Große Gefühle im Gegenwartsfilm" (Bertz +Fischer, 2009). His current research project focuses on notions of community in Adalbert Stifter’s writings.

• Notes on ContributorsAcknowledgementsNotes on TransliterationLiliya Berezhnaya and Christian SchmittIntroductionHans-Joachim SchlegelReligion and Politics in Soviet and Eastern European Cinema: A Historical SurveyI. INSTITUTIONAL POWERSSteven NorrisBlessed Films: The Russian Orthodox Church and Patriotic Culture in the 2000sNatascha DrubekRussian Film Premieres in 2010/11: Sacralizing National History and Nationalizing Religion Liliya BerezhnayaLonging for the Empire: State and Orthodox Church in Russian Religious Films John-Paul HimkaA Cinematic Churchman: Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in Oles Yanchuk’s Vladyka AndreyII. SACRED AND PROFANE IMAGESEva BinderRethinking History: Heroes, Saints and Martyrs in Contemporary Russian CinemaJan ČulíkThe Godless Czechs? Cinema, Religion and Czech National IdentityChristian SchmittBeyond the Surface, Beneath the Skin: Immanence and Transcendence in Györgi Pálfi’s FilmsIII. CONFLICT, TRAUMA, AND MEMORY Maren RögerNarrating the Shoah in Poland: Post-1989 Movies about Polish-Jewish Relations in Times of German Extermination PoliticsMirosław PrzylipiakMemory, National Identity, and the Cross: Polish Documentary Films about the Smolensk Plane CrashMaria FalinaReligion Visible and Invisible: The Case of Post-Yugoslav Anti-War FilmsIndex