School education’s depiction in Soviet cinema: sociological perspective

Authors

  • Evgeniya R. Rybakova Institute of Education, National Research University «Higher School of Economics», 16 Potapovskii Boulevard, Moscow 101000, Russia
  • Ivan Yu. Ivanov Institute of Education, National Research University «Higher School of Economics», 16 Potapovskii Boulevard, Moscow 101000, Russia

Keywords:

sociology of education, sociology of cinema, macrosociology, social institutions, Soviet school, Soviet cinema, E. Durkheim, M. Foucault, J. Dewey

Abstract

It is noted that the school education system is a reflection of the processes occurring in the political, economic and cultural spheres of society, which is why educational topics are of particular interest to sociologists. Materials from Soviet cinema can serve as a tool for studying social processes in the context of education. An attempt is made to analyse films from the USSR era devoted to this topic through the prism of sociological theoretical triangulation (based on the theoretical developments of E. Durkheim, M. Foucault and J. Dewey). It is concluded that Soviet cinema conveyed ideas and attitudes that were important for the state and reflected the course of basic social processes. The materials of the article expand the range of studies of Soviet cinema and systematise information about the role of school education in the formation of public consciousness in the era of the USSR.

Author Biographies

  • Evgeniya R. Rybakova, Institute of Education, National Research University «Higher School of Economics», 16 Potapovskii Boulevard, Moscow 101000, Russia

    intern researcher at the Center for General and Additional Education named after A. A. Pinsky

  • Ivan Yu. Ivanov, Institute of Education, National Research University «Higher School of Economics», 16 Potapovskii Boulevard, Moscow 101000, Russia

    junior researcher at the Center for General and Additional Education named after A. A. Pinsky

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2024-01-09

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No. 4 (2023): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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Rybakova, E.R. and Ivanov, I.Y. 2024. School education’s depiction in Soviet cinema: sociological perspective. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 4 (Jan. 2024), 75–83.