Projecting America, 1958 : film and cultural diplomacy at the Brussels World's Fair

Projecting America, 1958 film and cultural diplomacy at the Brussels World's Fair

"This historical text examines how film played a pivotal role in the information war waged against the Soviets in the American pavilion at the fair. Topics covered include how the administration sought to create a visual rendition of America that was arresting and inspirational, and how film wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nilsen, Sarah (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland c2011
Materias:
Expo (International Exhibitions Bureau) > 1958 : > Brussels, Belgium
Propaganda > Estados Unidos.
Guerra fría > Propaganda
Exposición Universal > Bruselas > 1958
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991008762319708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the Brussels World's Fair of 1958
  • Film and cultural diplomacy in the early Cold War
  • America's salesman: Walt Disney's USA in Circarama
  • Bug-eye in South Pacific
  • Ribbon of Cold War dreams: Touch of evil's European premiere
  • The visual jazz of Shirley Clarke: avant-garde cinema and the Department of State
  • Selling good design: IBM and the films of Charles and Ray Eames

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