Homemaking in the Russian-speaking Diaspora
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linguistic anthropology
material culture
migration studies
multilingualism
Russian diaspora
Russian language
Russian language and identity
Russian studies
semiotics
sociolinguistics
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- ISBN 9781474494496
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 18 May 2023
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Examines the material culture of Russian-speaking migrants
Investigates human-object relations from a multidisciplinary vantage point
Applies theories tested in fields as diverse as anthropology and sociology, consumer and market research, sociolinguistics and semiotics
Draws on data from in-depth interviews and group discussions, photographs, social media and participant observation
Looks at the experiences of Russian-speaking immigrants in a range of countries including Australia, Finland, Greece, Japan, Israel, Turkey, Uruguay and the USA
Bringing together scholars specialising in Russian studies, linguistic and cultural anthropology, sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics, this collection examines the discursive practices in which migrants' homes are framed, negotiated and constructed to reveal the complexity and ambivalence of home as a concept and as a phenomenon of social life.
By examining migrants' stories about moving home, the book explores the stages of linguistic and cultural adaptation. It demonstrates that immigrants' homes are semiotic storehouses revealing their owners' past and present as well as aspirations for the future. It presents the first multifaceted investigation of the interdependence of materiality and emotions and materiality and language use by Russian-speaking immigrants.
Maria Yelenevskaya is Senior Teaching Fellow at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Ekaterina Protassova is Adjunct Professor in Russian Language at the University of Helsinki, Finland
