Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia : discursive identity strategies /
Cheskin, Ammon,
Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia : discursive identity strategies / Ammon Cheskin. - 1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations - Russian language and society . - Russian language and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index.
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?
A theoretical and empirical study of discourse among Russian-speakers in Latvia. The political shocks of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis have been felt in many former Soviet countries, not least Latvia, where over 35% of the population are native Russian speakers. At a time when analysts and commentators are unsure about Russia's future plans to intervene on behalf of their 'compatriots', this study provides a detailed political and cultural analysis of Russian-speaking identity in Latvia. By using Russian-speakers in Latvia as a specific case study, this volume also offers a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies. It outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualized and static time period. Drawing on media analysis, elite interviews, focus groups and survey data, Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia situates the identity strategies of Russian speakers within the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the post-Soviet era. By assessing political, cultural, and economic links with their home state (Latvia) and their potential kin-state (Russia), it offers important insights into the complex identity positions of Latvia's Russian speakers, and how these positions have evolved in Latvia since the late Soviet period. In a time when many will question the loyalty of Russian speakers to their various 'host states' this book provides a timely, scholarly account of ethnic politics in Latvia. It also offers a methodological framework that allows for the mapping of trends in discursive strategies, exploring how they evolve through time. Key Features Uses focus-group interviews, elite interviews, survey data and critical discourse analysis to focus study discourses Features a case study of Russian speakers in Latvia to add to the debate surrounding the status of Russian speakers outside Russia Focuses on the temporally contingent nature of discourse - discussing discursive change and the possibility that a discourse can exist
0748697446 (electronic bk.) 9780748697441 (electronic bk.) 9781474418539 1474418538
22573/ctt19zcpxt JSTOR
2015298167
Die Stadt ohne Juden
Russian language--Social aspects--Latvia.
Anthropological linguistics.
Russe (Langue)--Aspect social--Lettonie.
Ethnolinguistique.
anthropological linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Reference.
Anthropological linguistics.
Ethnic relations.
Russian language--Social aspects.
Russen
Identitätsentwicklung
Latvia--Ethnic relations.
Latvia.
Latvija
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PG2074.75 / .C54 2016eb
306.442917104796
Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia : discursive identity strategies / Ammon Cheskin. - 1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations - Russian language and society . - Russian language and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index.
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?
A theoretical and empirical study of discourse among Russian-speakers in Latvia. The political shocks of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis have been felt in many former Soviet countries, not least Latvia, where over 35% of the population are native Russian speakers. At a time when analysts and commentators are unsure about Russia's future plans to intervene on behalf of their 'compatriots', this study provides a detailed political and cultural analysis of Russian-speaking identity in Latvia. By using Russian-speakers in Latvia as a specific case study, this volume also offers a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies. It outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualized and static time period. Drawing on media analysis, elite interviews, focus groups and survey data, Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia situates the identity strategies of Russian speakers within the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the post-Soviet era. By assessing political, cultural, and economic links with their home state (Latvia) and their potential kin-state (Russia), it offers important insights into the complex identity positions of Latvia's Russian speakers, and how these positions have evolved in Latvia since the late Soviet period. In a time when many will question the loyalty of Russian speakers to their various 'host states' this book provides a timely, scholarly account of ethnic politics in Latvia. It also offers a methodological framework that allows for the mapping of trends in discursive strategies, exploring how they evolve through time. Key Features Uses focus-group interviews, elite interviews, survey data and critical discourse analysis to focus study discourses Features a case study of Russian speakers in Latvia to add to the debate surrounding the status of Russian speakers outside Russia Focuses on the temporally contingent nature of discourse - discussing discursive change and the possibility that a discourse can exist
0748697446 (electronic bk.) 9780748697441 (electronic bk.) 9781474418539 1474418538
22573/ctt19zcpxt JSTOR
2015298167
Die Stadt ohne Juden
Russian language--Social aspects--Latvia.
Anthropological linguistics.
Russe (Langue)--Aspect social--Lettonie.
Ethnolinguistique.
anthropological linguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Reference.
Anthropological linguistics.
Ethnic relations.
Russian language--Social aspects.
Russen
Identitätsentwicklung
Latvia--Ethnic relations.
Latvia.
Latvija
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
PG2074.75 / .C54 2016eb
306.442917104796