Language And Social Change In Central Europe
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Language And Social Change In Central Europe
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Author : Patrick Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2010-07-31
Language And Social Change In Central Europe written by Patrick Stevenson and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book explores the dynamics of language and social change in central Europe in the context of the end of the Cold War and eastern expansion of the European Union. One outcome of the profound social transformations in central Europe since the Second World War has been the reshaping of the relationship between particular languages and linguistic varieties, especially between 'national' languages and regional or ethnic minority languages. Previous studies have investigated these transformed relationships from the macro perspective of language policies, while others have taken more fine-grained approaches to individual experiences with language. Combining these two perspectives for the first time--and focusing on the German language, which has a uniquely complex and problematic history in the region--the authors offer an understanding of the complex constellation of language politics in central Europe. Stevenson and Carl's analysis draws on a range of theoretical, conceptual and analytical approaches - language ideologies, language policy, positioning theory, discourse analysis, narrative analysis and life histories - and a wide range of data sources, from European and national language policies to individual language biographies. The authors demonstrate how the relationship between German and other languages has played a crucial role in the politics of language and processes of identity formation in the recent history of central Europe.
Language Discourse And Identity In Central Europe
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Author : J. Carl
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2009-04-30
Language Discourse And Identity In Central Europe written by J. Carl and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Central Europe has always been a highly multilingual region but how has this been affected by the social and political transformations of the last 20 years? The German language in particular has long played a key role in processes of identification here: but what role is the relationship between German and other languages playing today in the reshaping of societies and communities in this rapidly changing region? How is this relationship articulated in discourses on language and language ideologies? How is it manifested in individual repertoires and social practices? How is it determined by social and cultural policies? How is it exploited in the construction of European identities? These are just some of the questions addressed in this book, in which individual studies explore language practices in the multilingual contact zones of central Europe and the impact of both past and present migrations. Analysing a wide range of sources from media texts to language biographies and from business meetings to salsa classes, the authors demonstrate the local effects of global processes and some of the many ways in which language figures in contemporary social change.
Discourse And Transformation In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : A. Galasinska
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-12-19
Discourse And Transformation In Central And Eastern Europe written by A. Galasinska and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-19 with Political Science categories.
This volume explores the discursive nature of post-1989 social change in Central and Eastern Europe. Through a set of national case studies, the construction of post-communist transformation is explored from the point of view of accelerating and unique dynamics of linguistic and discursive practices.
Yet Another Europe After 1984
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Yet Another Europe After 1984 written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Philosophy categories.
Much of the debates in this book revolves around Milan Kundera and his 1984 essay “The Tragedy of Central Europe.” Kundera wrote his polemical text when the world was pregnant with imminent social and political change, yet that world was still far from realizing that we would enter the last decade of the twentieth century with the Soviet empire and its network of satellite states missing from the political map. Kundera was challenged by Joseph Brodsky and György Konrád for allegedly excluding Russia from the symbolic space of Europe, something the great author deeply believes he never did. To what extent was Kundera right in assuming that, if to exist means to be present in the eyes of those we love, then Central Europe does not exist anymore, just as Western Europe as we knew it has stopped existing? What were the mental, cultural, and intellectual realities that lay beneath or behind his beautiful and graceful metaphors? Are we justified in rehabilitating political optimism at the beginning of the twenty-first century? Are we able to reconcile the divided memories of Eastern or Central Europe and Western Europe regarding what happened to the world in 1968? And where is Central Europe now?
Cultural Change In East Central European And Eurasian Spaces
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Author : Susan C. Pearce
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-03-05
Cultural Change In East Central European And Eurasian Spaces written by Susan C. Pearce and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with Social Science categories.
This book weaves together research on cultural change in Central Europe and Eurasia: notably, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. Examining massive cultural shifts in erstwhile state-communist nations since 1989, the authors analyze how the region is moving in both freeing and restrictive directions. They map out these directions in such arenas as LGBTQ protest cultures, new Russian fiction, Polish memory of Jewish heritage, ethnic nationalisms, revival of minority cultures, and loss of state support for museums. From a comparison of gender constructions in 30 national constitutions to an exploration of a cross-national artistic collaborative, this insightful book illuminates how the region’s denizens are swimming in changing tides of transnational cultures, resulting in new hybridities and innovations. Arguing for a decolonization of the region and for the significance of culture, the book appeals to a wide, interdisciplinary readership interested in cultural change, post-communist societies, and globalization.
Language And Migration In A Multilingual Metropolis
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Author : Patrick Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Language And Migration In A Multilingual Metropolis written by Patrick Stevenson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This lively and engaging book, set in the historical context of centuries of migration and multilingualism in Berlin, explores the relationship between language and migration. Berlin is a multicultural city in the heart of Europe, but what do we know about the number of languages spoken by its inhabitants and how they are used in everyday life? How do encounters with different languages impact on the experience of migration? And how do people use their experiences with language to shape their life stories?To investigate these questions, the author invites the reader to accompany him on a research expedition that leads to an apartment building in the highly diverse district of Neukölln. Its inhabitants come from different parts of the world and relate their experiences – their Berlin lives – in ways that reveal the complex and intricate relationships between language and migration.
Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : François Bafoil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Central And Eastern Europe written by François Bafoil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Europe, Central categories.
This book analyzes the impact of the different dynamics of change since 1989 on public policy and on various economic and political sectors of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Politics Of Language And Nationalism In Modern Central Europe
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Author : T. Kamusella
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-12-16
The Politics Of Language And Nationalism In Modern Central Europe written by T. Kamusella and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-16 with History categories.
This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. The analysis is set against the earlier political and ideological history of these languages, and the panorama of the emergence and political uses of other languages of the region.
Cultural Transformations After Communism
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Author : Barbara Törnquist-Plewa
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Release Date : 2011-01-08
Cultural Transformations After Communism written by Barbara Törnquist-Plewa and has been published by Nordic Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-08 with History categories.
Focusing on the profound transformation in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, this record analyzes complex cultural dimensions, such as lifestyles, habits, value markers, and identity. Written by a group of experts, it presents case studies from the former communist countries that are members of the European Union today and attempts to answer crucial questions about the constructions of a new identity in the region: Have the processes of democratization and opening the borders produced mentality changes and new value systems? Is there a convergence of values and cultures between the new and old EU-members? Have there been backlashes in the processes of reconstructing national identities? This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in European integration, issues of national identity, and the politics and culture of the post-Communist countries.
In Search Of Central Europe
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Author : George Schöpflin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 1989
In Search Of Central Europe written by George Schöpflin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Ethnicity categories.
This timely volume charts the discussions and debates which have led to the rediscovery of "Central Europe" within the political cultures of Eastern and Western Europe alike. From various historical, economic, cultural and political perspectives, the volume's contributors offer an appraisal of the distinctive features of a Central European identity and its relevance to contemporary European thought and politics. Contents: Central Europe: Definitions Old and New; What is Europe, Where is Europe? From Mystique to Politique; The Meaning of the Social Evolution of Europe; Central Europe: A Historical Region in Modern Times: A Contribution to the Debate About the Regions of Europe; Intellectuals in East-Central Europe: Continuity and Change; We, Central-European East Europeans; The European Ideal: Reality or Wishful Thinking in Eastern-Central Europe?; Central European Attitudes; Central European Writers About Central Europe: Introduction to a Non-Existent Book of Readings; Milan Kundera's Lament; ; Central Europe: What It Is and What It Is Not; Another Civilization? An Other Civilization?; Is the Russian Intelligentsia European?; Who Excluded Russia From Europe?; Which Way Back to Europe?; Central Europe Seen From the East of Europe; Does Central Europe Exist?