Film Studies|Russian and East European Languages and Cultural Studies

Debates around issues of women’s emancipation, one of the great battlegrounds of the C20th, have been particularly acute in Russia and the Soviet Union....

Russian and Soviet Cinema: Men and Women (SERS0027)

Debates around issues of women’s emancipation, one of the great battlegrounds of the C20th, have been particularly acute in Russia and the Soviet Union. When the patriarchal repression of the late-Tsarist empire was radically overturned after the Revolution in favour of legal equality, both men and women were offered new role models, which altered the relationship between them dramatically. Since its inception, Russian cinema has sought to reflect these debates and to chart the sometimes radical, sometimes subtle shifts in gender relations. This module, the second of a programme of four modules in Russian cinema available to undergraduates, explores these shifts, in terms of both the changing relationships between men and women, and the models and stereotypes which defined the masculine and the feminine. Ranging from the pre-Revolutionary period to the post-Soviet years, it covers 17 key films that address these concerns. In addition to its thematic focus, it also considers the formal evolution of Russian cinema during this period, examining elements such as: silent film aesthetics, the coming of sound, the development of new genres, the relationship between thaw cinema and Italian Neorealism, and innovations in cinematography.

This module is offered to MA students only.

This module examines macroeconomics in open economies that are linked by trade, capital flows, and exchange rate...

This module is offered to MA students only.

This module examines macroeconomics in open economies that are linked by trade, capital flows, and exchange rate policies. The module is structured in three main parts. We begin with some basic building blocks of open economy macroeconomics—goods and financial market arbitrage: purchasing power parity (PPP) and uncovered interest rate parity (UIP); Mundell-Fleming. Next, we develop the analytical tools for understanding external adjustment and macroeconomic stabilization in open economies as well as the implications and properties of alternative exchange rate regimes. Finally, we discuss financial sector issues, explaining banking sector stress and the use of derivative instruments. We apply these tools to topics of current policy interest, including how emerging market economies should respond to volatile cross-border capital flows; the European crisis and the future of European integration.