| Description |
1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism Series |
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Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism Series
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Russian Language and Literacy: A "Total Dictation" Event -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 4 Workplace Experiences of Russian-Speaking Women in Japan: Victimhood Narrated -- Introduction -- Understanding Victimhood -- Narratives and the Russian Language -- Methods and Reflections -- Background -- The Russian-Speaking Population in Japan -- The Russian-Speaking Community in Japan: The Use of Russian -- The Employment Characteristics of Russian-Speaking Migrants in Japan -- Three Close-Up Cases and Discussion -- "A Little Tragedy" -- "I Was a Doll" -- Murzilka -- Discussion |
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Foreigners Versus Japanese -- Futile Job-Hunting -- Unfair Treatment and Working Conditions -- Unexpected Termination of Employment -- Concluding Remarks -- Epilogue -- Funding and Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- 5 Russian Speakers in Finland: Online Discussions of the Russian Language -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Russian Speakers in Finland: Offline and Online -- A Study of Online Practices: Research Approach and Ethical Considerations -- The Findings of the Study -- Russian as a Lingua Franca? -- Disputes Over 'Correct Russian' and Opportunities to Exert Micropower |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Disputes Over Politics, Culture, and Values |
| Subject |
Russian language -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vakser, Sabina
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| ISBN |
9781003816775 |
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1003816770 |
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