Contesting Europe's Eastern Rim
Ljiljana Saric (Redaktør) Andreas Musolff (Redaktør) Stefan Manz (Redaktør) Ingrid Hudabiunigg (Redaktør)
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This is a timely book with a rich array of contributions exploring discursive constructions of identity in a number of countries on Europe’s Eastern rim. Thematically focused and integrated, the volume provides much needed perspectives on hitherto underresearched areas and languages. At the same time, the theoretical and methodological issues that it addresses will appeal more generally to scholars studying political and media discourse.
» Gerlinde Mautner, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
Since 1989, Europe's eastern rim has been in constant flux. This collection focuses on how political and economic transformations have triggered redefinitions of cultural identity. Using discursive modes of identity construction (deconstruction, reconstruction, reformulation, and invention) the book focuses on the creation of opposition to old and new 'outsiders' and 'insiders' in Europe. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Multilingual Matters
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781847693242
- Utgivelsesår
- 2010
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«
This is a timely book with a rich array of contributions exploring discursive constructions of identity in a number of countries on Europe’s Eastern rim. Thematically focused and integrated, the volume provides much needed perspectives on hitherto underresearched areas and languages. At the same time, the theoretical and methodological issues that it addresses will appeal more generally to scholars studying political and media discourse.
» Gerlinde Mautner, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
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This publication offers a convincing case for the fluidity of national and cultural identities, especially those predicated on 'Europe'. It corroborates the proposition that identities are constructed in relational terms and it offers clear insights on how the 'other' has been dynamically contested, negotiated and reconstructed in public discourses on an enlarged EU, thus highlighting the key role of different linguistic representations in redefining identities. This publication is certainly refreshing as it invites reflections on the construction of 'Europeanness'.
» Franco Zappettini, Birkbeck College, University of London, Journal of Language and Politics Vol.12:2 (2013)