Russia and its Other(s) on Film

STEPHEN HUTCHINGS is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester, UK, having previously held a Chair in Russian at Surrey University, and an Associate Professorship at the University of Rochester, New York. He has authored three monographs on aspects of Russian culture, and led three major AHRC-funded Research projects.

• Introduction; S.Hutchings SECTION I: RUSSIAN REPRESENTS 'THE OTHER' Fear and Anxiety in the Representation of Foreigners in the Soviet films of the Khrushchev years; J.Graffy Italy and the 'Other' in Soviet Cinema; D.Gillespie From a Post-Colonial Wondertale to a Post-Authoritarian Parable; M.Lipovetsky Sokurov's Russian Ark : Reflections on the Russia-Europe Theme; I.de Keghel The New American Other in Post-Soviet Russian Cinema; S.Graham SECTION II: THE OTHER REPRESENTS RUSSIA Lost In Translation? Early Soviet Sound Film Abroad; J.Hicks Cold War Film and the Non-Reality of Russia; I.Sandomirskaya Bilingualism, Miscegenation and Incest in East/West and Indochine : Russia's Place in the French Postcolonial Imagination; S.Hutchings Through the 'Other' Lens? Russians on the Global Screen; B.Beumers Russian Marital Migrants in Contemporary Film; K.Sarsenov Angel, Avenger, or Trickster? The 'Second-World Man' as the Other and the Self; M.Lipovetsky& D.Leiderman

'These well-informed, thought-provoking, and insightful essays contribute significantly to an important, yet understudied aspect of Russian cinema studies. Sophisticated in conception, yet engaging and accessible, this anthology will be read with pleasure and profit by all those interested in Russian film, Russian culture, and the impact of cultural globalization on national cultures.' - Denise J. Youngblood, Professor of History, University of Vermont, USA