Cinema and Soft Power: Configuring the National and Transnational in Geo-politics

Stephanie Dennison; Rachel Dwyer

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

Cinema and Soft Power

Configuring the National and Transnational in Geo-politics

Stephanie Dennison and Rachel Dwyer

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474456296

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Explores the relationship between soft power and film in relation to national and transnational cinemas

Examines the implications for global film culture of the apparent shift in power relations between the developed and developing world
Consideration given to the transnational dimension of film cultures
Discusses the relationship between film culture and soft power in the BRICS countries and the UK

The apparent shift in power relations between the developed and developing world, along with the increasing emphasis that national and transnational organisations place on the role of ‘soft power’ in global foreign policy, has profound implications for global film culture. Focusing primarily on the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), this innovative collection examines the diverse and often competing ways the group as a whole engages with film as a medium of artistic expression, and as a ‘soft power’ resource.

The contributors explore the wider implications for world cinema of its members’ differing and dynamic positions in the global media landscape, and the book includes a comparative analysis by examining the post-imperial soft power of the UK at the time of Brexit.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures, Charts and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Notes on Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface and Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Introduction: The Soft Power of Film Stephanie Dennison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Soft Power and Cinema: A Methodological Reflection and Some Chinese Inflections Song Hwee Lim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2 Building BRICS: Soft Power and Audio-visual Relations in Transnational Context Stephanie Dennison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 The Global Animation Market: Opportunities for Developing Countries Alessandra Meleiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
4 (Masha and) the Bear Diplomacy: Soft Power as World-building and Russian Non-governmental Agency Vlad Strukov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5 The Limits of Hollywood as an Instrument of Chinese Public Diplomacy and Soft Power Chris Homewood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
6 The Second World War, Soviet Sports and Furious Space Walks: Soft Power and Nation Branding in the Putin 2.0 Era Stephen M. Norris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7 Popular Geo-politics, Strategic Narratives and Soft Power in Viking (2016) and Guardians (2017) Robert A. Saunders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
8 The South African Soft Power Narrative, Cinema and Participatory Video Paul Cooke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
9 New Myths for an Old Nation: Bollywood, Soft Power and Hindu Nationalism Rachel Dwyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
10 Soft Power and National Cinema: James Bond, ‘GREAT’ Britain and Brexit Andrew Higson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: 23 B/W illustrations 6 B/W tables
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474456296