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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822240003321

Titolo

Russian TV Series in the Era of Transition : Genres, Technologies, Identities / / edited by Alexander Prokhorov, Elena Prokhorova, and Rimgaila Salys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : Academic Studies Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-64469-646-0

1-64469-645-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 pages)

Collana

Film and Media Studies

Disciplina

791.450947

Soggetti

Television broadcasting - Russia (Federation) - History

Television series - Russia (Federation) - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- The Cultural Euphemism of Kul′tura: Soviet Nostalgia on the Russia-K Channel -- The Great Patriotic Serial: Penal Battalion (Shtrafbat), Historical Taboos, and the Beginnings of the New National Idea -- Orlova and Aleksandrov Redux: The TV Series -- Putin-Era Television Productions about Catherine the Great: Active Measures as Period Drama -- Between Pornography and Nostalgia: Valery Todorovsky’s The Thaw (Ottepel′) -- The State of Affairs: Screwing Family Values in Putin’s Russia -- Glocalizing Neo-Noir: Iury Bykov’s The Method and Sleepers -- Queer Families: Gender, Sexuality, and the Neoliberal State on Russian Television -- The Web Series Bitches (Stervochki) and Post-Legacy Television in Russia -- Interviews -- Television Producer and Showrunner -- Producer and Studio Executive -- Scriptwriter and Film Critic -- Director and Scriptwriter -- Producer, Showrunner, and Scriptwriter -- Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines major Russian TV series focusing on three major issues: Russian television's transition to digital post-broadcast visual economy, Russian television's integration into global television markets and their genre systems, and major shifts in representation of gender



and sexuality on television.