Eastern European Screen Cultures and Production

Course summary

The course explores Eastern European screen cultures and moving image productions, focusing on streaming platforms, runaway productions, and emerging television forms. 

It examines the interplay between global cultural and industrial forces and regional productions, analyzing global, regional, and local production cultures. Key concepts include post-socialism, post-colonialism, platform imperialism, and liminal whiteness. By completing the course, students will gain insights into television's impact on cultural politics and economic dynamics in Eastern Europe, comprehend streaming platform operations, and apply cultural studies and media theory to analyze visual narratives.