Soviet Postcolonial Studies: A View from the Western Borderlands (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies) - Softcover

Annus, Epp

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367234548 ISBN 13: 9780367234546

Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Postcolonial studies is a well-established academic field, rich in theory, but it is based mostly on postcolonial experiences in former West European colonial empires. This book takes a different approach, considering postcolonial theory in relation to the former Soviet bloc. It both applies existing postcolonial theory to this different setting, and also uses the experiences of former Soviet bloc countries to refine and advance theory. Drawing on a wide range of sources, and presenting insights and material of relevance to scholars in a wide range of subjects, the book explores topics such as Soviet colonality as co-constituted with Soviet modernity, the affective structure of identity-creation in national and imperial subjects, and the way in which cultural imaginaries and everyday materialities were formative of Soviet everyday experience.

About this title

About the Author:

Epp Annus is a senior researcher with the Estonian Literature Museum. She also lectures at Ohio State University. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0367234548
• ISBN 13: 9780367234546
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300