Science Fiction as an Element of Austrian Propaganda Tactics: “1. April 2000” in the Genological Trap
Beata Kosińska-Krippner
beata.krippner@ispan.plInstitute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-9708
Abstract
The article presents the specific phenomenon of the Austrian cult film 1. April 2000 (dir. Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1952). Outlining the historical background and behind-the-scenes of its creation, the author analyses the effects of the strategy used in it and places it in the context of Austrian science-fiction and escapist films; above all, though, she highlights its connection with heimatfilm. Analysing statistical data, the author also develops a certain hypothesis regarding the relationship between the Austrians’ sense of identity and the production of heimatfilms and science-fiction films, and makes several genre-related findings about Austrian science-fiction films with regard to the definitione of science fiction she adopted. Moreover, by drawing attention to the relationship between Liebeneiner’s film and the times in which it was made, the author indicates how it resonates today and what new contexts this film opens up.
Keywords:
science fiction, heimatfilm, Austria, Allied occupation, identity formation, propagandaReferences
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Beata Kosińska-Krippnerbeata.krippner@ispan.pl
Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8096-9708
Ph.D. in Humanities; film studies and media studies scholar. Assistant Professor at the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw). In 2011-2020, head of the Department of Cultural Anthropology, Film and Audiovisual Arts at the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Member of the editorial team of Kwartalnik Filmowy, in which in 1993-2003 she published, i.a. an annual chronicle of film events. Her scientific papers on the history and theory of film and television were published, among others, in Kwartalnik Filmowy and edited volumes. She collaborated with the quarterly Polish Culture (1997-2015). She was a member of the jury of the International Short Film Festival in Lublin (2013-2014) and a member of the expert committee at the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (2012-2014). Member of the Polish Society for Film and Media Studies. Her research interests include the documentary film in the context of hybrid border genres (including mock-documentary and docusoap), the history and theory of film and television genres, as well as Austrian cinema.
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