02558cam a2200433 4500 2718323088 TxAuBib 20260328120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798887197500 1f5f9ba0-fe19-4c41-b63d-d6858352af78 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11880449 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wiedlack, Katharina. Under Western Eyes [Libby eBook] : Vulnerable Minorities and the Russian State in New Cold War Cultures. Academic Studies Press, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. east-west divide. anglophone media. Popular Culture. homonationalism. Media analysis. racialization. queer theory. new Cold War. masculinity. disability. Femininity. pussy riot. activism. feminism. lgbtiq+. Russia. This book examines the New Cold War between Anglophone Western and Russian media, focusing on its coverage of LGBTIQ+ topics and representations of Russian femininity, masculinity, racial and gender diversity, and disability. It interrogates how the Anglophone media constructs images of vulnerable bodies and groups in Russia, juxtaposing them with the vengeful state and the powerful figure of Putin. These media discourses delineate and unify liberal values as American and Western and contrast them with "backward" Russian values. Paradoxically, in its endeavor to accentuate American dominance and its role in global affairs, various news outlets and entertainment media amplify homophobic, heteronormative, and racist narratives stemming from Russian sources and lend support to Putin's self-portrayal as a formidable opponent to the West. While the West expresses outrage at Putin's criminalization of LGBTIQ+ activity, it draws on homophobic language to mock his shirtless horse-riding and "bromance" with Trump; the West condemns Russia's oppression of women, yet peddles the Orientalist idea of the "Slavic Femme"―that is, the hypersexualized trickster. Nonfiction. Sociology. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-03-27 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1f5f9ba0-fe19-4c41-b63d-d6858352af78&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)