The Theory of Emigration: Some Polemical Remarks

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https://doi.org/10.22455/Emigr.3034-3518-2024-1-120-129

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Abstract: The paper proposes a critical account of two versions of the theory of emigration and exile, such as created by Edward Said and then reworked in the Russian context by Liubov' Bugaeva. It reveals certain inconsistencies in this theory, in particular, an excessive modernization and psychologization of the experience of exile and migration, to the detriment of a systematic consideration of their political, cultural and social conditions.

Keywords: theory of emigration, theory of intercultural dynamics, theory of nomadism, mass deportations, migrations, expatriate, exile, refugee, heterodoxy, Edward Said.

Information about the author: Leonid M. Heller, Prof. Emeritus, University of Lausanne, Language faculty, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-7266

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For citation: Heller L.M. “The Theory of Emigration: Some Polemical Remarks.” Emigrantica. Issue 1: in memory of Oleg Korostelev, ed.-comp. E.R. Ponomarev, sci. ed. E.R. Ponomarev, M. Schruba, ed. M.S. Shchavlinskii, D.V. Zaitsev. Moscow, IWL RAS Publ., 2024, pp. 120–129. (In Russian) https://doi.org/10.22455/Emigr.3034-3518-2024-1-120-129 

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Received: November 07, 2021
Approved: July 20, 2022
Date of publication: October 07, 2024

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