ISBN:
9781003816775
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (217 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.442/9171
Keywords:
Russian language-Social aspects
Abstract:
This collection contributes to emerging work in critical sociolinguistics, using a multidisciplinary and multi-scalar approach to understanding the diasporic experience in the Russian-speaking world. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language and linguistic anthropology.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Origins and Scope of This Volume -- Guiding Concepts: Resonance, Remembrance, Renewal -- Transnational Migration, Identities, and Voices in the Russian Diaspora -- Earlier Debates and Their Resonances Across the Chapters -- Concluding Comments: Renewal as the Unfolding Future -- Note -- References -- 1 The Dissolution of the USSR, the Newly Independent States and Their Diaspora Policies -- Introduction -- The Dialectics, Etymologies, and Categorizations of Diaspora -- Varying Definitions of Diaspora in Policymaking in Nine Newly Independent States -- Return to a Historical Homeland: Repatriation, Return, and Reintegration Policies -- Summary and Concluding Comments -- Notes -- References -- 2 Toward Post-Russianness? Narrative Adjustment Among Kazakhstani Teachers of Russian -- Introduction -- Kazakhstan: Russian in Education -- Supremacy of Russian: The History of Arguments -- Russian as an Emblem of Empire -- The Soviet Era: Superior Among Equals -- A Resource to Maintain -- Concluding Discussion: Intertextualization and Narrative Adjustment -- Notes -- References -- 3 Russian Immigrants in Portugal: Diasporic Nationalism and Identities -- Introduction -- Research Approach -- The Conceptual Compasses Guiding the Research -- The Historical Context of Russian Migration to the West -- An Overview of Russian Migration to Portugal -- Russian Immigrants in Portugal: Diasporic Nationalism and Identities -- A Public March and Demonstration to Commemorate the Immortal Regiment -- The Russian Balls: Dance, Music, and Food -- Russian Language and Literacy: A "Total Dictation" Event -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References.
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