Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2014 BAKHTIN’S CARNIVALESQUE: A GAUGE OF DIALOGISM IN SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET CINEMA Randy Davis Virginia Commonwealth University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd Part of the Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons © The Author Downloaded from https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3442 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at VCU Scholars Compass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of VCU Scholars Compass. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. © Randy K. Davis 2014 All Rights Reserved BAKHTIN’S CARNIVALESQUE: A GAUGE OF DIALOGISM IN SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET CINEMA A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, at Virginia Commonwealth University. by Randy K. Davis Bachelor of Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1983 Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008 Master of Science, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010 Dirctor: Oliver Speck, PhD Associate Professor, World Studies Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia April, 2014 ii Acknowledgment I wish to thank the members of my dissertation committee: Oliver C. Speck (Chair), Marcel Cornis-Pope, George Munro, and Mary Beth Reed for generously offering their time, support, guidance and good will throughout the preparation and review of this document.