Beschreibung
The 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia brought an end to the Prague Spring and its promise of 'socialism with a human face.' Before the invasion, Czech reformers had made unexpected use of television to advance political and social change. In its aftermath, Communist Party leaders employed the medium to achieve 'normalization,' pitching television stars against political dissidents in a televised spectacle that defined the times. The Greengrocer and His TV offers a new cultural history of communism from the Prague Spring to the Velvet Revolution that reveals how state-endorsed ideologies were played out on television, particularly through soap opera-like serials. In focusing on the small screen, Paulina Bren looks to the 'normal' of normalization, to the everyday experience of late communism.
Information
Author: Bren Paulina
Publication date: 9. April 2010
Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, History books in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Pages: 264
ISBN/EAN: 9780801476426