Socialist Senses

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Drawing upon an extraordinary array of films, noted scholar Emma Widdis shows how Soviet cinema, as it evolved from the revolutionary avant-garde to Socialist Realism, gradually shifted its materialist agenda from emphasizing the external senses to instilling the appropriate internal senses (consciousness, emotions) in the new Soviet subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgements Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction: Feeling Soviet 1. Avant-Garde Sensations 2. Material Sensations 3. Textile Sensations 4. Socialist Sensations 5. Primitive Sensations 6. Modern Sensations 7. Socialist Feelings 8. Socialist Transformations 9. Socialist Pleasures Conclusion: The Death of Sensation Glossary of Russian Terms Bibliography Index