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Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future

open access: yesThe Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
wiley   +1 more source

Political Fictionality: Vladislav Surkov and the Rise of the Authorial State

open access: yesThe Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces the concept of political fictionality as a theoretical framework for analyzing the convergence of literary authorship and political power in Russia during the Putin era, using Vladislav Surkov—a longtime presidential advisor and ideologue as well as fiction writer under the pseudonym Natan Dubovitskii—as its principal ...
Ekaterina Vassilieva
wiley   +1 more source

“We Can No Longer Live by the Domostroi”: The Riddles of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva

open access: yesThe Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyzes the rebuses (picture riddles) of Anna Nikanorovna Paskhalova‐Mordovtseva. It argues that despite their seemingly modest nature as artefacts of everyday leisure, Mordovtseva used these puzzles to make radical claims and assert herself as a public intellectual.
Ksenia Butuzova, Julia Mannherz
wiley   +1 more source

Tradurre l’umorismo nella comunicazione d’ambito medico in serie tv tedesche: il caso di Bettys Diagnose

open access: yesTraduction et Langues
Translating Humor in the Medical Workplace as represented in German TV Series: A Case Study of Bettys Diagnose This article analyses humorous dialogues from the first season of the German medical TV series Bettys Diagnose (2015) on the basis of ...
Claudia Buffagni, Marta Aurora
doaj  

Exploratory preferences explain the human fascination for imaginary worlds in fictional stories. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
Dubourg E   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Poetic Sociology

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can sociologists feel? Sociological writing can be beautiful, making us think differently about people, processes, and structures. Yet traditional academic writing that does this is rare. For example, most articles adhere to a jargon‐filled format and structure that mimics a detached and disciplined writer.
Victoria Reyes
wiley   +1 more source

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