S ONE STRANE ZAPADNOG OGLEDALA – KONSTRUKCIJA DRUGOSTI BALKANA I ISTOČNE EVROPE U HOROR FILMOVIMA PRVE DECENIJE XXI VEKA
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WESTERN MIRROR – CONSTRUCTION OF THE OTHERNESS OF BALKAN AND EASTERN EUROPE IN THE HORROR FILMS OF THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Author(s): Đorđe StojanovićSubject(s): Social Sciences, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: horror films; us/other; Balkans; Eastern Europe; gender and pop culture; construction of otherness; numinous
Summary/Abstract: Ever since Bram Stoker published his famous novel about the vampire Dracula, the region of the Balkan peninsula and Eastern Europe and its population have been represented as “other” compared to the West. The main goal of this paper is to deconstruct how contemporary “realistic” horror movies (with no supernatural elements) continued the tradition of constructing the region’s otherness by creating the image of Balkans/ East Europe as a “social wilderness” – a paradise for illegal practices. The emphasis will be on the deconstruction of visual and narrative elements that push Balkans/Eastern Europe to the other side of social reality such as 1) the images of the region and its environment and, 2) the characteristics of the main, supporting, and episode characters through the glances of their origin (western tourists/victims vs eastern hosts/perpetrators) and gender ((western and eastern) male vs (western and eastern) female).
Journal: Kritika: časopis za filozofiju i teoriju društva
- Issue Year: 5/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 73-93
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Serbian
