The Russian Language in Contemporary Conservative Dystopias
2016 (engelsk)Inngår i: Russian Review, ISSN 0036-0341, E-ISSN 1467-9434, Vol. 75, nr 4, s. 579-588Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
The topic of this paper concerns a subgenre of modern prose, namely the linguistic dystopia, by which I mean a depiction of a future (“pessimistically extrapolating contemporary social trends into oppressive and terrifying societies”), in which the dysfunctionality or power potential of language is thematicized and operationalized by either the narrator, various characters in the novel, or the reader. The focus in the article will be on the mirroring of the development in Russian politics and society of today in the dystopias (or utopias) of Russian conservative authors through language.
sted, utgiver, år, opplag, sider
2016. Vol. 75, nr 4, s. 579-588
Emneord [en]
Russian language, Dystopias, Russian literature
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Forskningsprogram
slaviska språk
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-137215DOI: 10.1111/russ.12103ISI: 000383861200003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-137215DiVA, id: diva2:1061086
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