This seminar will explore how popular-geopolitical representations of post-socialist countries in post-Soviet Eurasia reify and reinforce attitudes about the region. The Dashkova Centre Open Seminar Time Thursday, 30th October, 5:10pm Venue The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre Image The analysis will focus on the dynamics of pop-culture power as these manifest in international relations and the emerging neoliberal system, and how humorous, satiric, and parodic geographies are received, interpreted, and contested by consumers in the ‘West’ and residents of these states. Robert A. Saunders is a Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at State University of New York—Farmingdale. The author of three books, his current project, Nation Branding and Popular Geopolitics in the Post-Soviet Realm, explores the tension between Western pop-culture representations of the former Soviet republics and their own attempts at ‘nation branding’. This article was published on 2024-08-13
