Projecting America, 1958
Subtitle: film and cultural diplomacy at the Brussels World's Fair
By: Sarah Nilsen
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780786461547
Subjects: Motion pictures; In motion pictures; Cold War; Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium); Documentary films; Influence; Motion pictures and the war; American Motion pictures; Motion pictures in propaganda; History
Description: "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 was used as a method of political persuasion"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the Brussels World's Fair of 1958; title: Film and cultural diplomacy in the early Cold War; title: America's salesman: Walt Disney's USA in Circarama; title: Bug-eye in South Pacific; title: Ribbon of Cold War dreams: Touch of evil's European premiere; title: The visual jazz of Shirley Clarke: avant-garde cinema and the Department of State; title: Selling good design: IBM and the films of Charles and Ray Eames.