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dc.contributor.advisorIordanova, Dina
dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.authorIacob, Raluca
dc.coverage.spatialvi, 197en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-09T15:00:04Z
dc.date.available2015-07-09T15:00:04Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/6951
dc.description.abstractThis thesis addresses aspects of Romanian society and cinema, by analyzing post-communist films through the perspective of marginality. The central hypothesis of this study refers to the ways in which films illustrate conditions of post-communist Romanian society, as they consider representations of the periphery through the angle of allegories of marginality. Following a long tradition, especially in literary studies, where it refers to the overt insertion of symbolic meanings, allegory refers in this study to a less noticeable delivery, by using a postmodern interpretation of the concept. This translates to detecting a latent meaning in films, by interpreting them in a broader context pertaining both to the film’s circumstances (production, distribution and reception), and to the broader framework of the film’s content. What connects post-communist Romanian films is a concern for matters of marginality, as they focus on dissensions in society, intergenerational conflicts, youth and limited opportunities of social movement, and the use of satire as a way of handling the bleak conditions of life. Aiming to provide a realistic representation of post-communist life, new wave Romanian films focus on the mundane reality of everyday life. The films discussed in this thesis expand beyond the scope of the new wave, and present a diversity of aesthetic approaches and relating perspectives on allegory—from distinct to obscure—defined by the contextual conditions of post-communism.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.subjectRomanian cinemaen_US
dc.subjectPost-communismen_US
dc.subjectAllegoryen_US
dc.subjectMarginalityen_US
dc.subjectIntergenerational conflictsen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectSatireen_US
dc.subjectNational identityen_US
dc.subjectPeripheryen_US
dc.subjectImmanuel Wallersteinen_US
dc.subjectIsmail Xavieren_US
dc.subjectDominique Nastaen_US
dc.subject.lccPN1993.5R6I2
dc.subject.lcshMotion pictures--Romaniaen_US
dc.subject.lcshPost-communism--Romaniaen_US
dc.subject.lcshMarginality, Social--Romaniaen_US
dc.titleProjecting peripheries : allegories of marginality in post-communist Romanian cinemaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.sponsorUniversity of St Andrewsen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Film Studiesen_US
dc.rights.embargodate2025-06-14en_US
dc.rights.embargoreasonThesis restricted in accordance with University regulations. Print and electronic copy restricted until 14th June 2025en_US


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