Title Americans all : good neighbor cultural diplomacy in World War II / by Darlene J. Sadlier

Edition 1st ed Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture. Contents The Culture Industry Goes to War -- On Screen : The Motion Picture Division -- On the Air : The Radio Division -- In Print : The Press and Publication Division -- In Museums, Libraries, and on the Home Front : The Divisions of Cultural Relations and Inter-American Affairs in the United States -- Aftermath Summary <P>Cultural diplomacy?"winning hearts and minds" through positive portrayals of the American way of life?is a key element in U.S. foreign policy, although it often takes a backseat to displays of military might. <cite>Americans All</cite> provides an in-depth, fine-grained study of a particularly successful instance of cultural diplomacy?the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (CIAA), a government agency established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and headed by Nelson A. Rockefeller that worked to promote hemispheric solidarity and combat Axis infiltration and domination by bolstering inter-American cultural ties.</p><p>Darlene J. Sadlier explores how the CIAA used film, radio, the press, and various educational and high-art activities to convince people in the United States of the importance of good neighbor relations with Latin America, while also persuading Latin Americans that the United States recognized and appreciated the importance of our southern neighbors. She examines the CIAA?s working relationship with Hollywood?s Motion Picture Society of the Americas; its network and radio productions in North and South America; its sponsoring of Walt Disney, Orson Welles, John Ford, Gregg Toland, and many others who traveled between the United States and Latin America; and its close ties to the newly created Museum of Modern Art, which organized traveling art and photographic exhibits and produced hundreds of 16mm educational films for inter-American audiences; and its influence on the work of scores of artists, libraries, book publishers, and newspapers, as well as public schools, universities, and private organizations.</p> Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history. Cultural industries -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century Popular culture -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. Cultural policy Diplomatic history Diplomatic relations Intellectual life International relations Popular culture -- Political aspects United States -- Relations -- Latin America Latin America -- Relations -- United States United States -- Cultural policy United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945. United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. Latin America United States Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012020602 ISBN 9780292739314 0292739311 9780292749801 0292749805

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