Russian Cultural Studies: An Introduction [Paperback]

Catriona Kelly (Editor), David Shepherd (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0198715110 | ISBN-13: 978-0198715115

In a wide-ranging account of a variety of cultural forms and sites of cultural production--such as literature, cinema, radio, TV, the visual arts, journalism, advertising and consumerism, music, theatre, the Church--this groundbreaking book gives unprecedented prominence to the processes of cultural reception in the USSR and post-communist Russia. Including essays by an international roster of specialists, the volume spotlights the role that images of national identity, gender politics, and youth culture have played in the formation of cultural forms. In this regard, the interaction of Russia's public and private consciousness is also explored.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Reviewed alongside Constructing Russian Culture by the same authors, "The two books are kind to the reader...Parts and paragraphs have got attractive and orientated titles...Many illustrations...The reviewed publication in two volumes gives a good view of the problems of Russian culture", Prof.Dr. Witold Kosny,University of Roestock

Reviewed alongside Constructing Russian Culture by the same authors: "Two wide-ranging, stimulating and hugely impressive volumes...one should not underestimate the enormous and invaluable contribution this ambitious project makes to our understanding of Russia and Russian culture." Graham Roberts, University of Surrey

"A rich and fascinating account of Russian culture...which somehow manages to be as deep as it is broad." Graham Roberts, University of Surrey

About the Author

Catriona Kelly is Reader in Russian and Fellow at New College, Oxford

David Shepherd is Professor of Russian and Director of the Bakhtin Centre at the University of Sheffield

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198715110
• ISBN-13: 978-0198715115
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,744,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)