{"title":"Odessan courtyard as a symbol of humor and nostalgia on Russian television","authors":"Inna Kabanen","doi":"10.1080/19409419.2021.1887992","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Odessa as a place of contradictions, the mythological ‘cradle of Revolution’ and the capital city of humor, is an essential part of Soviet and post-Soviet culture. Recently, there seems to be an increased longing for simple values and genuine interpersonal relationships that could be found in places of communal living, such as the (in)famous Odessan courtyards. Television and film industry feed the nostalgic feelings with productions set in Odessa, and the scenes that take place in Odessan courtyards often feature reassuringly stereotypical characters. The aim of this article is to analyze how humor and nostalgia are conveyed in such content and the emotional response they obtain from the audience.","PeriodicalId":53456,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Communication","volume":"107 1","pages":"62 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Russian Journal of Communication","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19409419.2021.1887992","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Odessa as a place of contradictions, the mythological ‘cradle of Revolution’ and the capital city of humor, is an essential part of Soviet and post-Soviet culture. Recently, there seems to be an increased longing for simple values and genuine interpersonal relationships that could be found in places of communal living, such as the (in)famous Odessan courtyards. Television and film industry feed the nostalgic feelings with productions set in Odessa, and the scenes that take place in Odessan courtyards often feature reassuringly stereotypical characters. The aim of this article is to analyze how humor and nostalgia are conveyed in such content and the emotional response they obtain from the audience.
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Russian Journal of Communication (RJC) is an international peer-reviewed academic publication devoted to studies of communication in, with, and about Russia and Russian-speaking communities around the world. RJC welcomes both humanistic and social scientific scholarly approaches to communication, which is broadly construed to include mediated information as well as face-to-face interactions. RJC seeks papers and book reviews on topics including philosophy of communication, traditional and new media, film, literature, rhetoric, journalism, information-communication technologies, cultural practices, organizational and group dynamics, interpersonal communication, communication in instructional contexts, advertising, public relations, political campaigns, legal proceedings, environmental and health matters, and communication policy.