Velvet Retro - Postsocialist Nostalgia and the Politics of Heroism in Czech Popular Culture (Hardcover)

Scholars of state socialism have frequently invoked "nostalgia" to identify an uncritical longing for the utopian ambitions and lived experience of the former Eastern Bloc. However, this concept seems insufficient to describe memory cultures in the Czech Republic and other contexts in which a "retro" fascination with the past has proven compatible with a steadfast critique of the state socialist era. This innovative study locates a distinctively retro aesthetic in Czech literature, film, and other cultural forms, enriching our understanding of not only the nation's memory culture, but also the ways in which popular culture can structure collective memory.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Worlds of Memory
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Veronika Pehe
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-628-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-78920-628-6
Barcode:	9781789206289

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