1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463975803321

Titolo

Sound, speech, music in Soviet and post-Soviet cinema / / edited by Lilya Kaganovsky and Masha Salazkina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-253-01110-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaganovskyLilya

SalazkinaMasha

Disciplina

781.5/420947084

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Soviet Union

Film soundtracks - Soviet Union

Motion picture music - Soviet Union - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From the history of graphic sound in the Soviet Union, or, Media without a medium / Nikolai Izvolov -- Silents, sound, and modernism in Dmitry Shostakovich's score to The new Babylon / Joan Titus -- To catch up and overtake Hollywood : early talking pictures in the Soviet Union / Valerie Pozner -- ARRK and the Soviet transition to sound / Natalie Ryabchikova -- Making sense without speech : the use of silence in early Soviet sound film / Emma Widdis -- The problem of heteroglossia in early Soviet sound cinema (1930-35) / Evgeny Margolit -- Challenging the voice of God in World War II-era Soviet documentaries / Jeremy Hicks -- Vocal changes : Marlon Brando, Innokenty Smoktunovsky, and the sound of the 1950's / Oksana Bulgakowa -- Listening to the inaudible foreign : simultaneous translators and Soviet experience of foreign cinema / Elena Razlogova -- Kinomuzyka : theorizing Soviet film music in the 1930's / Kevin Bartig -- Listening to Muzykalʹnaia istoriia (1940) / Anna Nisnevich -- The music of landscape : Eisenstein, Prokofiev, and the uses of music in Ivan the Terrible / Joan Neuberger -- The full illusion of reality : repentance, polystylism, and the late Soviet soundscape / Peter



Schmelz -- Russian rock on Soviet bones / Lilya Kaganovsky.

Sommario/riassunto

This innovative volume challenges the ways we look at both cinema and cultural history by shifting the focus from the centrality of the visual and the literary toward the recognition of acoustic culture as formative of the Soviet and post-Soviet experience. Leading experts and emerging scholars from film studies, musicology, music theory, history, and cultural studies examine the importance of sound in Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet cinema from a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives. Addressing the little-known theoretical and artistic experimentation with sound in Soviet cinema,

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957049903321

Titolo

Sudan : : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation and Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014

ISBN

9781498340137

149834013X

9781498329446

1498329446

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (101 p.)

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

332.152

Soggetti

Fiscal policy - Sudan

Monetary policy - Sudan

Banks and Banking

Exports and Imports

Financial Risk Management

Foreign Exchange

Money and Monetary Policy

Statistics

International Lending and Debt Problems

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Debt

Debt Management

Sovereign Debt

Monetary Systems



Standards

Regimes

Government and the Monetary System

Payment Systems

Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology

Computer Programs: Other

International economics

Currency

Foreign exchange

Banking

Finance

Monetary economics

Econometrics & economic statistics

External debt

Multiple currency practices

Debt relief

Asset and liability management

Currencies

Money

Debts, External

Banks and banking

Debts, Public

Sudan Economic conditions

Sudan Economic policy

Sudan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; BOXES; 1. The Recent Breakdown in Correspondent Bank Relations; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, OUTLOOKS, AND RISKS; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Overview; B. Restoring Macroeconomic Stability; 2. Fuel Subsidies Reform; C. Policies to Support Inclusive Growth and Reduce Unemployment; D. External debt; 3. Path to Normalization of Relations and Debt Relief; E. Statistical Issues; SECOND REVIEW UNDER THE SMP; ARTICLE VIII ISSUES; STAFF APPRAISAL; 4. Exchange Rate System; FIGURES; 1. Selected Economic Indicators; 2. Selected Political and Social Indicators

3. Selected Economic and Financial IndicatorsTABLES; 1. Selected Economic Indicators, 2011-19; 2. Balance of Payments, 2011-19; 3A. Government Operations, 2013-19 in millions of SDGs; 3B. Government Operations, 2013-19 in percent of GDP; 4. Monetary Survey, 2010-14; 5. Summary Accounts of the Monetary Authorities, 2010-14; 6. Summary Accounts of the Commercial Banks, 2010-14; 7. Medium-Term Macroeconomic Outlook, 2011-19; 8. Financial Soundness Indicators for the Banking Sector, 2010-14; ANNEXES; I. External Sector Assessment; II. Sources of Growth in Sudan; APPENDICES; I. Letter of Intent



Attachment I. Technical Memorandum of UnderstandingCONTENTS; RELATIONS WITH THE FUND; RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD BANK; RELATIONS WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; STATISTICAL ISSUES

Sommario/riassunto

KEY ISSUES Context: Sudan’s economy has yet to recover from the shock of South Sudan’s secession three years  ago, which took away three-quarters of oil production, half of its fiscal revenues, and two-thirds  of its international payments capacity. Despite progress in implementing policies to address the  resulting imbalances, inflation remains high and growth sluggish. Macroeconomic adjustment has been  complicated by structural weaknesses, a heavy debt burden, U.S. sanctions, and volatile domestic  and regional political factors. The authorities embarked earlier this year on a stabilization  program supported by a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The program runs through end-2014, and the  authorities have not yet decided if they want a new SMP; the mission for the third SMP review in  December will discuss the matter with them.  Developments, outlook, and risks. Economic performance this year has been mixed as growth has  remained subdued and inflation still high at about 40 percent. Growth is expected to rebound in  2015, but the outlook remains uncertain. The risks are largely tilted to the downside, although  prospects of a successful national dialogue could lead to resolution of domestic conflicts and  improved international relations.  Article IV. Discussions focused on policies to secure macroeconomic stability,  strengthen social  safety nets, and a move to sustainable and inclusive growth. Fiscal consolidation (through revenue  mobilization and expenditure rationalization, including a gradual phase-out of fuel subsidies)  should continue, accompanied by increased public investment and social spending. Tight monetary  policy and lower central bank financing of the government should help lower inflation. There is  also a need for steps to lower the large premium in the foreign exchange market. Stronger  supervision is needed to improve banks’ resilience. More should be done to improve the business  climate to boost growth.  Program performance: The program remains on track. The authorities continue to minimize  non-concessional borrowing and maintain satisfactory track record of payments to the Fund. They  recently devalued the official exchange rate by 3 percent to help address external imbalances,  which together with a large appreciation of the parallel market rate, has helped lower the premium. Going forward, priority should be given to further reducing inflation by continuing fiscal consolidation, tightening monetary policy,  and gradually closing the gap between the official and parallel exchange rates.  Debt relief. Relief requires reaching out to creditors, normalizing relations with international  financial institutions, and continuing to establish a track record of cooperation with the IMF on  policies and payments. The authorities’ agreement with South Sudan to extend the “zero option” by two years is a positive step.