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Governing Soviet Journalism
The Press and the Socialist Person after Stalin
By: Thomas C. Wolfe
Hardcover | 8 June 2005
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The Soviet project of creating a new culture and society entailed a plan for the model-ing of "new" persons who embodied and fulfilled the promise of socialism, and this vision was expressed in the institutions of government. Using archival sources, essays, and interviews with journalists, Thomas C. Wolfe provides an account of the final four decades of Soviet history viewed through the lens of journalism and media. Whereas most studies of the Soviet press approach its history in terms of propaganda or ideology, Wolfe's focus is on the effort to imagine a different kind of person and polity. Foucault's concept of governmentality illuminates the relationship between the idea of the socialist person and everyday journalistic representation, from the Khrushchev period to the 1990s and the appearance of the tabloid press. This thought-provoking study provides insights into the institutions of the Soviet press and the lives of journal-ists who experienced important transformations of their work. Thomas C. Wolfe is Assistant Professor of History and Anthropology and in the Institute for Global Studies at the University of Minnesota.
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. . . Governing Soviet Journalism offers an interesting narrative of the stance of the press across different periods. The material from the former party archive is particularly interesting. . .
* Journal of Cold War Studies *. . . Recommended. College and research libraries.
* Choice *[Draws] on recent theories of media and communication [and] also deserves to be read as one of the most compelling arguments available for the utility of the Foucauldian concept of governmentality. The importance of attending to the ways in which different kinds of modern subjects have been shaped through the regulation of the 'conduct of conduct' are nowhere more effectively and lucidly explored than here. . . .Vol. 7.3 2006
-- Douglas Rogers * Miami University *ISBN: 9780253345899
ISBN-10: 0253345898
Published: 8th June 2005
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
For Ages: 22+ years old
For Grades: 17+
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5 x 2.39
Weight (kg): 0.59
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