A Siberian History of Soviet Film

Manufacturing Visions of the Indigenous Peoples of the North

Caroline Damiens (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-26988-0 (ISBN)

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An in-depth exploration of the history of representations of the indigenous 'Peoples of the North' in the Soviet era, considering both how they were represented and how they represented themselves.

Winner of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Best First Monograph Award

In A Siberian History of Soviet Film, Caroline Damiens explores how the depictions of the indigenous 'Peoples of the North' in Soviet cinema and television evolved between 1920 and 1980.

Damiens combines a detailed analysis of key works such as Forest People (1928), Igdenbu (1930), Dersu Uzala (1961 & 1975), Tymancha’s Friend (1969) and The Most Beautiful Ships (1972), with primary sources like press articles, archives, and interviews, to reveal how these cinematic portrayals were created and negotiated, providing insight into the concepts of progress and authenticity in the Soviet context. She emphasises the role of indigenous individuals in shaping their cinematic image, both in front of and behind the camera, highlighting the works of lesser-known figures like Suntsai Geonka, Zinaida Pikunova, and Iurii Rytkheu. In doing so, Damiens emphasises the multifaceted nature of film, where interpretations differ based on the perspectives of those involved.

Using a decolonial approach and drawing from extensive archival materials, Damiens prompts a re-evaluation of the Soviet cinematic past and present by centring indigenous voices in the narrative. In doing so, she provides a thorough exploration of the intricate relationship between culture, representation, and identity in Soviet cinema.

Caroline Damiens is Associate Professor in film studies at the University of Paris Nanterre, France. She gained her PhD at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations, Paris, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Research and Higher Education at the Quai Branly Museum, Paris.

Acknowledgements
Note on Transliteration
Glossary
Introduction - Manufacturing, imag(in)ing, representing, and negotiating the peoples of the North on screen
I Shooting with indigenous people: expeditionary practices and filmic co-construction in the outskirts (1926-1935)
1.Filming the “Other” in the Soviet context: decolonising film practices and ways of seeing
2.Out in the field: filmer-filmed relations on expedition shoots
II Indigenous people in Soviet discourse on modernity: the politics of casting and representation (1935-1979)
3.The Stalinist era: stories of Soviet progress and the invisibility of indigenous people
4.Judging modernity: indigenous people as emblems of burgeoning ecological awareness
III On TV: towards visual sovereignty (1969-1982)
5.A new audio-visual space: TV fiction films and indigenous actors
6.The moving image reappropriated by indigenous screenwriter Iurii Rytkheu
Epilogue: rediscovering indigenous voices in Soviet cinema
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	24.09.2024
Reihe/Serie	KINO - The Russian and Soviet Cinema
Zusatzinfo	40 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 220 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-350-26988-3 / 1350269883
ISBN-13	978-1-350-26988-0 / 9781350269880
Zustand	Neuware