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Published in Chapter:
Ars Longa: Intuitive Analyses in Artistic Filter and Phenomenon of Prediction in Universal Codes of Media
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3808-1.ch006
Abstract
The chapter dwells upon the original research on the subject of analyses of aspects of international political communication employing the prognostic function of audiovisual media. Shown is certain, lesser-studied effectiveness of creative approaches and “artistic filter” in the field of political science. The author considers the problems and stresses on advantages of the use of narrative fiction audiovisual works as additional empirical sources in the research of international political communication.