“References to French, American and British Popular Cultures in Czechoslovak cinema, 1969–1982″

Contact : anastasia.mamaeva(@)cefres.cz

Research Area 2: Norms and Transgressions

From political thrillers to burlesque adaptations of Belle Époque dime novels, references to French, American and British pop culture characters and tropes abound in the Czechoslovak cinema of the “offensive normalization” era. In line with recent works on the concept of “porous Iron Curtain” and the remapping of Cold War media Anastasia’s PhD thesis aims to show that pop culture references abide by their own rules and travel along different routes than those indicated by the political maps of the time. Continue reading Anastasia Mamaeva – Research & CV →