JOURNAL ARTICLE

Screening sovereignty: Cold War mediations of nationhood in USIA motion picture operations in the SWANA region.

  • Published In: Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World, 2024, v. 18, n. 1. P. 23 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Vukoder, Bret 3 of 3

Abstract

This article explores how visible constructions and perceptions of sovereignty in the motion pictures of the United States Information Agency (USIA) factored into the dynamics of US Cold War foreign policy amidst the rise of the Non-Aligned Movement. Specifically, it focuses on agency films about and circulating within the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) region – such as the locally produced Iraq al-Youm newsreels (c.1956–58). By mapping the different policy contexts of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations onto the USIA films' aesthetics and themes, the article illustrates continuities in the United States's attempts to expressively leverage images and evocations of sovereignty to sell and consolidate its policy interests in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Contemporary Iraq & the Arab World. 2024/03, Vol. 18, Issue 1, p23
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:2515-8538
  • DOI:10.1386/jciaw_00118_1
  • Accession Number:175527756
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