Individualism as a Cultural Syndrome in Recent American Cinema
Abstract
The article explores the balance of the two basic cultural constructs - individualism and collectivism - and the way it is represented in the American cinema of 2015-2016 as exemplified by a number of films set in the past, present and future. The author comes to the conclusion that in the face of a global peril the idea of individual moral responsibility inevitably leads to the role of collectivism as the essential survival condition.
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For citations:
Tsyrkun N.A. Individualism as a Cultural Syndrome in Recent American Cinema. Vestnik VGIK. 2017;9(2(32)):114-122. (In Russ.)
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