Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia : discursive identity strategies / Ammon Cheskin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheskin, Ammon, author.

Series:

Russian language and society.

Russian language and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russian language--Social aspects--Latvia.

Russian language.

Anthropological linguistics.

Latvia--Ethnic relations.

Latvia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This book provides a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies, especially within post-Soviet contexts. What makes this project distinctive from a number of other studies of discourse is that it is concerned with the temporally contingent nature of discourses. As such, it outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualised and static time period.

Contents:

Introduction

Discourse, memory, and identity

Latvian state and nation-building

Russian-language media and identity formation

Examining Russian-speaking identity from below

The "democratisation of history" and generational change

The primacy of politics? Political discourse and identity formation

The Russian Federation and Russian-speaking identity in Latvia

A bright future?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-1853-8

0-7486-9744-6

OCLC:

1301547087