Collective narrative: the narrative on Croatian language from academic to far-right discourses in Serbia
Collective narrative: the narrative on Croatian language from academic to far-right discourses in Serbia
Author(s): Marija IlićSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Facultatea de Sociologie si Asistenta Sociala
Keywords: collective narrative; national identity; Serbian and Croatian language; academic discourse; far-right discourse; hate speech
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a case of under-represented narrative data which I call “collective narratives”. Drawing upon the concept of group-defining stories, it is argued that these narratives embody an antidote to the ’canonical’ Labovian paradigm as they construct collective subjectivity and causality. The paper explores how “collective narrative” is utilized in the discursive production of national identity by using a case study on Croatian language narrative which is perpetuated in some academic and far-right discourses in Serbia.
Journal: Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology
- Issue Year: 5/2014
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 49-73
- Page Count: 25