Heydrich's assassination in film. Global and local reception of the past Cover Image

Atentát na Heydricha ve filmu Anthropoid. Globální a lokální recepce minulosti
Heydrich's assassination in film. Global and local reception of the past

Author(s): Jaroslav Pinkas
Subject(s): History, Cultural history
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: global and local historical memory; historical culture; audience research of featured films; cultural identity; uses of history; pop-culture;

Summary/Abstract: Taking an example of an analysis of viewers’ comments on the film Anthropoid (2016, directed by Sean Ellis), on the local Czech portal csfd.cz and on the portal IMDB.com, opened to the global viewing community, shows some differences in the reception of this film by the Czech and global audience. In this particular case, the relationships between global and local memory are illustrated and some memory studies theses are verified.

  • Issue Year: 10/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 153-173
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Czech