The Soviet Empire of Signs: A Social and Intellectual History of the Tartu School of Semiotics

"As such, the Tartu School stands as a revealing case for understanding the informal public sphere, subversive practices and myths, as well as patterns of elite struggles in Soviet academia and society. Beyond having purely historical significance, the findings of this dissertation have implications for understanding post-Soviet culture and politics of science and intellectual elites. By adopting a ""symmetrical"" perspective on science and society, this study develops a theoretical and practical critique of reductionist approaches, especially strong in the field of Soviet and Russian studies. Finally, by making comparisons and tracing interactions between Soviet and Western scholarship, this history of the Tartu School adds a comparative and transnational edge to contemporary sociology of knowledge and science studies."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Date dc:date

10000-01-01

Author dc:creator

• Kupovykh, Maxim O.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Pickering, Andrew

• Literature, Slavic and East European

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3182298

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86209