Language of the Revolution : The Discourse of Anti-Communist Movements in the Eastern Bloc Countries: Case Studies

• Autore: Wohl Eugen
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 pages)
• Disciplina: 322.4091717
• Soggetto topico: Sociolinguistics; Language and languages
• Altri autori: PăcurarElena
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- Language Before, During and After 1989 -- The (Linguistic) Roots of Division and Conflict -- Instead of Conclusions -- References -- Part I: Narratives of Discord: Misinformation, Dissimulation, Truth -- 2: Voices from Below: Propaganda and Petitioning Power in Late Socialist Romania -- Introduction -- Official and Voluntary Homage -- Criticism, Dissatisfaction, Protests -- Conclusions -- References -- Archives -- Secondary Literature -- 3: The Great Discursive Divide in Communist Romania -- Introduction -- Romanian Nationalist Propaganda During the 1980s -- Scînteia Versus Radio Europa Liberă -- A Few Notes on Ethos -- The Political Dimension -- The Economic Dimension -- The Historical Dimension -- The Cultural Dimension -- The Military Dimension -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Corpus -- 4: "Words That Must Not Be Named": Narratives of Language, Power, and Identity in Communist Romania -- Aims of the Study -- Making Meaning Through Narratives -- Expanding Identity -- Participants -- Data Collection Methods and Procedure -- Emerging Themes and Patterns -- Using Dangerous Language -- The Man Who Went to Bed with the Party -- Untold Stories -- Building Imagined Communities Through Language -- Conclusion -- References -- 5: Compromise or Survival: Adapting the Religious Discourse and the Topics Covered in Publications of the Romanian Orthodox Church During the Communist Regime -- Introduction: Religion and the State During Communism -- Adapting the Language in Religious Journals -- "Collectivisation," the "Soviet-Romanian Brotherhood," the "Fight for Peace" in Religious Discourse -- The Romanian Orthodox Church and Its Relation to Catholicism -- Religious Freedom in the Ecclesiastical Texts of the Time -- Patriotism, Church, State. ; The "Beloved Leader"'s Cult of Personality -- The 1989 Revolution and Its Aftermath: Themes from the Communist Era's Ecclesiastical Discourse Perpetuated After the Fall of the Regime -- Characteristics of the Wooden Language Employed in Church Writings -- Instead of a Conclusion -- References -- Archival Documents -- Books -- Studies and Articles -- 6: The Founding Texts of a Revolution. Romania 1989 -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Part II: Words at War: Expressive Forms of Resistance, Dissidence and Protest -- 7: The Language of Inner Freedom for Dissent: Müller and Liiceanu Before and After the Revolution -- "Good Clean Books" -- Müller and Language -- Retreat, Responsivity -- The Complicit Silence of Spiritual Purification -- Inner Freedom as a Space for Thinking Again -- References -- 8: The Rhetoric of Albanian Insurgency: Communism and Anti-Communism in Kosovo -- Introduction -- Kosovo-Albanians in Yugoslavia and After -- Rhetorical Devices -- 1968-1981 -- 1981-1999 -- 1999-2008 and Onwards -- Ideology as Rhetoric -- References -- 9: The Change of Worlds and Words: The Language of Protest During and After the Romanian Revolution in 1989 -- Introduction -- The Historical Context -- The Linguistic Context -- The Use of Banned Words -- The Resemanticisation -- The Denigrating Appellatives -- Taking Over the Rhetoric and the Words -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Written, Spoken, Performed: Archiving the Memory of (Post-)Communism -- 10: Humility and Hatred, Forgiveness and Hope: A Linguistic Approach on the Subjective Literary Experiences in the Romanian Communist Society -- Introduction -- The Conceptual Metaphor Theory -- The Language of the Detainee -- The Language of the Persecutor -- Forgiveness and Hope -- Conclusions -- References. ; 11: Retrieving Memory Via Desk-Drawer Literature: From Reality Escapism in Stories About Cadmav to Contemporary Reflective Writing in With My Woman's Mind -- Escapism via Writing and Triggering Micro-revolutions in Stories About Cadmav. Building the Foundation of Identity Through the Web of Relations in Stories About Cadmav -- The Power of Language and Escapism via Writing and Storytelling -- Memory and Mapping the Sense of Belonging in With My Woman's Mind: A View Through the Feminist Lens -- Through the Author's Voice: On Writing Experiences and the Feminist Projection with Mihaela Miroiu -- Conclusions -- References -- 12: Surviving the Change, Adjusting the Language. Romanian Writers in the Cultural Media, December 1989-1990 -- Forms of Revival in Post-1989 Literary Space -- Literature or Action? Doxa and the Generational Divide -- References -- 13: The December 1989 Revolution in Post-Communist Romanian Drama -- December 1989 and "the Tragedy of Language" -- The Revolution in the Abstracting Drama of the 1990s -- The Revolution in Post-2000 Documentary Theatre -- Was There or Was There Not…? -- References -- 14: Staging Communism in Romania: Language, Propaganda, Memory in Caryl Churchill's Mad Forest and Matei Vișniec's How to Explain the History of Communism to Mental Patients -- Introduction -- Memory and Language as Performance in (Post-)communist Europe -- Language Gone Mad: Staging the Breakdown of Communism -- Conclusion -- References -- 15: The Language of the Velvet Revolution Versus the Anti-language of Post-Communist Crime: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Contemporary Czech Crime Historical Television Series -- Theme and Objective -- Representation of History -- Sociolinguistics and the Artistic Evaluation of History -- Czech Detective Series -- Czech Sociolinguistic Reflections on Film -- Analyses -- The World Beneath Our Heads -- Rédl. ; The Sleepers -- The Nineties -- Conclusion -- References -- 16: Surprising Silence? Possible Reasons for Scarcity of Representation of the Velvet Revolution in Czech Film Adaptations in the 1990s -- The Velvet Revolution and Its Presence in (Non-)adaptations -- The Velvet Revolution in Contemporary Literature -- The Topics of Adaptations in the 1990s -- The End of World War II and Contemporary Topics in (Non-)adaptations after 1945 -- Conclusion -- References -- Cited Fiction (Original Title, Author, Year) -- Cited Films (Original Title, Director, Year) -- 17: Comparing the Portrayal of the Fall of the Berlin Wall in Two Spanish Newspapers: A Multimodal Analysis -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Multimodal Genre Analysis -- Multimodal Rhetorical Analysis -- Data and Method -- Selection Criteria -- Analytic Tools -- Analysis and Discussion -- Rhetorical Structure Analysis -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Data: The ABC Front Pages and Decomposition -- Appendix 2: Data: El País Front Pages and Decomposition -- References -- 18: Borghesia and Laibach Against the Socialist Regime of Yugoslavia: Insights from a Socio-Linguistic Analysis -- Introduction -- Introducing the Bands -- Provocative Names -- The Poetic Yet Political Language(s) of Borghesia and Laibach -- Language as a Vehicle for Expressing Political Dissent in the Speeches Delivered on Stage and in Interviews for the Media -- Conclusions -- References -- 19: Conclusions -- Narratives of Discord: Misinformation, Dissimulation, Truth -- Words at War: Expressive Forms of Resistance, Dissidence and Protest -- Written, Spoken, Performed: Archiving the Memory of (Post-)Communism -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The book explores the significant role of language in conflicts, particularly focusing on revolutionary movements within Eastern Bloc countries. It examines how language influences communication, identity, and power dynamics during periods of political upheaval. The work features case studies from Romania and other Eastern European nations, highlighting the narratives of resistance, propaganda, and the reshaping of language during and after communist regimes. The editors aim to provide insights into the use of language as a tool of both oppression and liberation. This scholarly work is intended for audiences interested in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, and the history of Eastern European politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Language of the Revolution
• ISBN: 9783031371783; 303137178X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765496603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War Series