"Homo Sovieticus' Gangster Sons: the Construction of Post-Soviet Masculinity in Brigade" (Part 2)

POST-SOVIET TV SYMPOSIUM
Student Presentation at the international symposium "Post-Soviet Television: Global Formats and Russian Power"
Authors: Christopher Hart-Moynihan, Katie Moody, William Sinnott

Held on April 7-9, 2011 at the College of William and Mary, the international symposium "Post-Soviet Television: Global Formats and Russian Power" offered a survey and a critical, reflective assessment of new approaches to the study of television in post-Soviet Russia. During the 1990s, Russian television experimented with the new formats and modes of production (private, public, foundation-sponsored and joint-stock company). By the beginning of the new millennium, this pluralistic model of television culture was replaced with a more traditional authoritarian one. The influx of global television formats and genres (sitcom, dramedy, soap opera, game show, talk show and reality TV) coincided with the increasing return of government control over television programming. This trend culminated during Putin's presidency when the government took over the three national television channels: First, Russia, and NTV.Using new approaches and research findings, the symposium participants will examine the role of Russian television in post-Soviet political and media culture and the dialogue between the old Soviet-era and globally mediated formats that coexist on Russian television today.

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Education

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• College of William and Mary
• undergraduate research