Monuments Askew

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An Elliptical History of the Factory of the Eccentric Actor

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Maria Corrigan

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Monuments Askew: An Elliptical History of the Factory of the Eccentric Actor presents a cultural history of the Factory of the Eccentric Actor (FEKS), an avant-garde collective of Ukrainian artists whose unique approach to monumental history generated a new kind of cinema for a modernizing Soviet era. Often lost in the shuffle of this period, FEKS’s vibrant and experimental cinematic output initiated a youthful and cheeky overhaul of Soviet revolutionary culture. Monuments Askew reveals the foundational role of this understudied group of artists-including Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg-and uses their own theoretical contributions to undo the “foundations” of our understanding of Soviet media and arts. As a counter to a solely cinema-focused conceptualization of this era, Corrigan develops a transnational media theory of eccentricity. Defining eccentric circles as warped, irregular orbits that force a realignment of centers, Monuments Askew shows how FEKS’s body of work inspires an eccentric realignment of the pillars of Soviet visual culture, and indeed of monumentality itself.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2025-08-31
  • Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
  • Vikt454 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • SerieMedia Matters
  • Antal sidor180
  • FörlagRutgers University Press
  • ISBN9781978843011