DECOLONIZING LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL STUDIES

DOI: 10.24412/2470-1262-2024-1-41-50

 

Abstract: The article discusses main aspects of the process of decolonization in respect to post-Soviet studies amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, and the shift of focus from traditional Russian language instruction in American colleges to linguistic and cultural studies in a broad sense.

Keywords: decolonization, subaltern, cultural and linguistic imperialism, Russian as a Foreign Language instruction, cultural and linguistic studies

 

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Information about the Author: 

Igor Pustovoit is an Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature at Hofstra University. Igor.V.Pustovoit@hofstra.edu.

 

For citation: Pustovoit Igor V. (2024).

Decolonizing Linguistic and Cultural Studies.

Cross-Cultural Studies: Education and Science,

Vol. 9, Issue 1 (2024), pp. 41-50 (in USA)

Manuscript received 18/02/2024

Accepted for publication: 25/03/2024