Регуманизация «чужих»: Эволюция репрезентаций «врага номер один» в американском кинематографе Холодной войны

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Регуманизация «чужих»: Эволюция репрезентаций «врага номер один» в американском кинематографе Холодной войны

Диалог со временем. 2021. № 77. С. 277–290.

Рябов О. В.

The article dwells upon evolution of the ways in which the U.S. Cold War films represented the USSR: from dehumanization of the image of enemy in 1940-1950s to deconstruction of this image in 1960s. The author applies Nick Haslam's dual model of dehumanization, aс-cording to which dehumanization is visible in two forms: animalistic by associating members of out-group with animals and mechanistic by associating them with machine. The Hollywood movies of 1940-1950s actively employed both forms in creating the image of the “enemy number one”. The release of Norman Jewison's film “The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!” in 1966 marked the beginning of rehumanization of the USSR. The author points out that the film served as a sort of cinematic manifest of Realpolitik and philosophy of détente.

Language: Russian

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