The Hermeneutical Analysis of the Soviet Fantasy Genre of the 1950s-1960s and Its American Screen Transformation in Media Studies in a Student Audience

Abstract

The main outcome of the media education hermeneutical analysis of the Soviet fantasy genre of the 1950s-1960s and its American screen transformation in media studies in a university classroom is not just the audience's understanding of historical, political, social and cultural contexts and the stereotype formation mechanisms of the epoch, but also the development of the audience’s perception of media culture, analytical and interpretative skills applied to media texts, critical thinking development.

Keywords: Hermeneutical analysis; fantastic films; genre; media education; media literacy; media competence; universities; students; Soviet films of the 1950s-1960s; USA; USSR