Science on Screen and Paper

Science on Screen and Paper

Media Cultures and Knowledge Production in Cold War Europe

Edited by Mariana Ivanova and Juliane Scholz
Hardcover $135.00

$135.00

Publication Date: 1st August 2024

Scientific discovery and discourse were central in the making of Cold War. Spanning various media, Science on Screen and Paper seeks to embrace the medial differences during the Cold War period through intersectional themes and strategies for the representation of science’s central role.

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Scientific discovery and discourse were central in the making of Cold War. Spanning various media, Science on Screen and Paper seeks to embrace the medial differences during the Cold War period through intersectional themes and strategies for the representation of science’s central role.

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During the Cold War, scientific discoveries were adapted and critiqued in many different forms of media across a divided Europe. Now, more than 30 years since the end of the Cold War, Science on Screen and Paper explores the intersections between scientific research and media by drawing from media history, film studies, and the history of science. From public relations material to educational and science films, from children’s magazines to television broadcasts, the contributions in this collected volume seek to embrace medial differences and focus on intersectional themes and strategies for the representation of science.

Details
  • Price: $135.00
  • Pages: 292
  • Carton Quantity: 20
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Series: Visual and Media Cultures of the Cold War and Beyond
  • Publication Date: 1st August 2024
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
  • ISBN: 9781805396352
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies
Reviews


“With a focus on global scientific culture during the Cold War, this anthology incisively demonstrates how scientific media were never simply transparent tools for research or pedagogy, but also crucial components within powerful geopolitical institutions.” • Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa, Seattle University.

Author Bio

Mariana Ivanova is Associate Professor for German Film and Media and the Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her  monograph, Cinema of Collaboration (Berghahn Books, 2019) was finalist for the international Willy Haas award. Her research has been published in The German Studies Review, The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, and in numerous edited volumes on East German and Central European cinema.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Acronyms

Introduction: Science and Media in Cold War Europe
Mariana Ivanova and Juliane Scholz

Part I: Institutional and Industrial Contexts

Chapter 1. Whitewashing the Nazi Past: Continuity and Transformation in Scientific Cinematography in Germany, 1934–1956
Juliane Scholz

Chapter 2. Flow Vis for the Space Race: German Science Films in US Education During the Cold War
Mario Schulze

Chapter 3. Raw Film Manufacturing: Between Economic Efficiency and Environmental Awareness in East Germany
Josephine Diecke

Part II: Imaginaries of Self and Other

Chapter 4. Between Cooperation and Competition: Cold War Imaginaries and Representations of US-Soviet Encounters in Space
Darina Volf

Chapter 5. Post-Colonial Science Heroes in East German Science Fiction Films
Evan Torner

Chapter 6. The Culture of Anticipation and Scientific Fiction in Socialist Romania
Doru Aurel Pop          

Chapter 7. (Un)Healthy Tunes: Body, Mind, and Music in Socialist Television
Sandra Schnädelbach

Part III: Science in Public and Educational Media

Chapter 8. Science for Children and Adults: The Space Race in Italian Communist Party Publications, 1957-1964
Ettore Costa

Chapter 9. “Effective Films:” Science Film and Education in East Germany
Sophia Gräfe and Kerrin von Engelhardt

Chapter 10. German Technology and Education for ‘Young Nations:’ Cold War Politics and Aesthetics of Development Aid in two West German Governmental PR Films of 1961
Jan Uelzmann

Chapter 11. French Educational Films for Africa: The Question of Decolonization in the 1960s and 1970s
Sarah Stein

During the Cold War, scientific discoveries were adapted and critiqued in many different forms of media across a divided Europe. Now, more than 30 years since the end of the Cold War, Science on Screen and Paper explores the intersections between scientific research and media by drawing from media history, film studies, and the history of science. From public relations material to educational and science films, from children’s magazines to television broadcasts, the contributions in this collected volume seek to embrace medial differences and focus on intersectional themes and strategies for the representation of science.

  • Price: $135.00
  • Pages: 292
  • Carton Quantity: 20
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Series: Visual and Media Cultures of the Cold War and Beyond
  • Publication Date: 1st August 2024
  • Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
  • ISBN: 9781805396352
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
    SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies


“With a focus on global scientific culture during the Cold War, this anthology incisively demonstrates how scientific media were never simply transparent tools for research or pedagogy, but also crucial components within powerful geopolitical institutions.” • Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa, Seattle University.

Mariana Ivanova is Associate Professor for German Film and Media and the Academic Director of the DEFA Film Library at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her  monograph, Cinema of Collaboration (Berghahn Books, 2019) was finalist for the international Willy Haas award. Her research has been published in The German Studies Review, The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, and in numerous edited volumes on East German and Central European cinema.

List of Illustrations
List of Acronyms

Introduction: Science and Media in Cold War Europe
Mariana Ivanova and Juliane Scholz

Part I: Institutional and Industrial Contexts

Chapter 1. Whitewashing the Nazi Past: Continuity and Transformation in Scientific Cinematography in Germany, 1934–1956
Juliane Scholz

Chapter 2. Flow Vis for the Space Race: German Science Films in US Education During the Cold War
Mario Schulze

Chapter 3. Raw Film Manufacturing: Between Economic Efficiency and Environmental Awareness in East Germany
Josephine Diecke

Part II: Imaginaries of Self and Other

Chapter 4. Between Cooperation and Competition: Cold War Imaginaries and Representations of US-Soviet Encounters in Space
Darina Volf

Chapter 5. Post-Colonial Science Heroes in East German Science Fiction Films
Evan Torner

Chapter 6. The Culture of Anticipation and Scientific Fiction in Socialist Romania
Doru Aurel Pop          

Chapter 7. (Un)Healthy Tunes: Body, Mind, and Music in Socialist Television
Sandra Schnädelbach

Part III: Science in Public and Educational Media

Chapter 8. Science for Children and Adults: The Space Race in Italian Communist Party Publications, 1957-1964
Ettore Costa

Chapter 9. “Effective Films:” Science Film and Education in East Germany
Sophia Gräfe and Kerrin von Engelhardt

Chapter 10. German Technology and Education for ‘Young Nations:’ Cold War Politics and Aesthetics of Development Aid in two West German Governmental PR Films of 1961
Jan Uelzmann

Chapter 11. French Educational Films for Africa: The Question of Decolonization in the 1960s and 1970s
Sarah Stein