Gendering the «Soviet enemy» in American cinema during the Cold war Cover Image

«Советский враг» в американском кинематографе Холодной войны: гендерное измерение
Gendering the «Soviet enemy» in American cinema during the Cold war

Author(s): Oleg Vjacheslavovich Riabov
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: The Cold war; cinema; gender discourse; femininity; masculinity; family; image of the enemy

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the gendering the image of the USSR in American cinema during the Cold war (1946—1963). The author points out that Hollywood’s images of Soviet and American masculinity, femininity, family and love served as a weapon of international ideological confrontation as well as a part of the «Feminine Mystique» discourse which aimed to support a certain gender order in the US.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 20-30
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian