UID:
edocfu_9960011137802883
Format:
1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:
9780300224832
Series Statement:
Eurasia Past and Present
Content:
A compelling study of "new sincerity" as a powerful cultural practice, born in perestroika-era Russia, and how it interconnects with global social and media flows The global cultural practice of a "new sincerity" in literature, media, art, design, fashion, film, and architecture grew steadily in the wake of the Soviet collapse. Cultural historian Ellen Rutten traces the rise and proliferation of a new rhetoric of sincere social expression characterized by complex blends of unabashed honesty, playfulness, and irony. Insightful and thought provoking, Rutten's masterful study of a sweeping cultural trend with roots in late Soviet Russia addresses postsocialist, postmodern, and postdigital questions of selfhood. The author explores how and why a uniquely Russian artistic and social philosophy was shaped by "cultural memory, commodification, and mediatization," and how, under Putin, "new sincerity" talk merges with transnational pleas to "revive sincerity." This essential study stands squarely at the intersection of the history of emotions, media studies, and post-Soviet studies to shed light on a new cultural reality-one that is profoundly affecting creative thought, artistic expression, and lifestyle virtually everywhere.
Note:
Previous edition issued in print: 2017.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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Chapter One: History --
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Chapter Two: "But I Want Sincerity So Badly!" --
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Chapter Three: "I Cried Twice" --
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Chapter Four: "So New Sincerity" --
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Conclusion: Sincerity Dreams --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-21398-0
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-300-22483-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
Slavic Studies
DOI:
10.12987/9780300224832
