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Waysofself-positioningthroughthereceptionofnewsamongEstonianRussian-speakers
MarianneLeppikUniversityofTartu
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Hypothesis:migrants aretransnational§ Transmigrant´s dailylivesdependonmultipleand
constantinterconnectionsacrossinternationalbordersandtheirpublicidentitiesareconfiguredinrelationshiptomorethanonenation-state(Glick-Schilleretal1994)
§ Livingintworealitiesatthesametime
§ Actorsexposedtoasetofsocialexpectations,normsandvaluesandpatternsofhumaninteractionthatareshapedbymorethanonesocial,economic,andpoliticalsystem(Levitt2011)
§ Guarnizo (2000,2003)distinguishescoreandexpandedtransnationalpractices
§ New(imaginable)diaspora?Hybridization?
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Subjectofthestudy§ Empircal case:Russianspeakingpeoplewithmigrantbackgroundin
EstoniawhoformonethirdpartofEstonia´s population- internallyheterogenous group
§ Variedpoliticalwillandskillstointegratethem§ structuralseparationoftwocommunitiesasalegacyfromthe
Sovietsystem§ Highlinguistic,aswellculturalandpsychologicalbarriers
§ EstonianRussian-speakersparticipateinthevariousmediascapes:RussianTV,localEstonianandRussianlanguageportals,press,radio,socialnetworks,globalTVjanewsportals
§ Ad-hocinformationgathering
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§ AveragetimespentbywatchingTVinOctober 2016 was3,41 h
§Mainchannels:PBK,RTRPlaneta,NTVMir(TNSEmor)
§More diversemedia use:49%followregularly Internationalmedia (compared 25%withinnative Estonians)(EIA2017)
§ 72%usesocialnetworks (MMM2014)
§Mediauseiswideninginspaceandthickeningintime:mediacontentisshapedbysocialnetworksandcommunicationpartnersandmembersofthematiccommunities
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Purpose
§ Analyse theinteractionsbetweenwaysofinterpretationofpoliticalandeconomicjournalisticproductionandpeoples’self-positioningintimesofaccelerationofpoliticalcrisis:
§ Howthetopicalnewsarereceivedandinterpreted?
§ Howthewaysoflocalembeddednesscontributeintotheinterpretativepracticesandviceversa,howtheinvolvementintothemediatedconflictmayshapethepatternsofsocial,politicalandculturalinvolvementandidentity?
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Data
§ FocusgroupswithRussian-speakersinEstonia(I,IIandIIIgenerationimmigrants)§ Interviews,blogarticle,analyticalstories§ 3-4longertexts(balanced)§ 1short(selectionot of8)§ Method:text/discourseanalysis
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Differentuseof„we“§ Weinbroadersense:
§ Itisimportanttome(Ukrainiancrisis),becauseitisclosetous,itmayaffectus…weallareslavic people(W,26)
§ Itotallyagree…aboveall,weallarebrothers(M,18)
§ Wehere,inEstonia(asnon-Estonians?)§ Wehavethisquietstatehereandthensomethinglikethis
happen(M,31,talkingaboutschoolshooting)§ Inourcountrytherearemanygoodteachersand
specialists(M,18)§ Wearestillalienshere…whyareyou callingusfreaks(M,
31)
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MediacontentinterpretationisaffectedbyRussiannormalities§ TalkingaboutCrimea:
§ Moreover,theywantedtojointheRussia(M,31)§ LikeBorisYeltsingaveaway…gambledaway(M,28)§ That´sashame(M,31)
§ Russianreceptionframe:§ Yes,ourfriendSergeiPetrov knowshowandwhoorganized
theprotests(M,31)§ HeisoneoftherichestmeninRussia.Wheredidhegetall
hismoney?Itisclear,thathestoleit!(M,54)
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Democraticpointofview:operatingwithinEU/internationallegalsystem§ WhysuchadrasticreactionthatArabscannotliveinEuropeanymore,I
mean,youletthemin.Andwehavetoshutdownthemosques.Itdoesnotseemdemocratic tome….Whysomechurches areclosedandsomenot?ItdoesnotcorrespondtotheEUstandards (M,18)
§ WhatIreallylikedaboutthisarticleandwhatIdidn´tknowbefore,wasrelatedtoRussianinternationalobligations inrelationtoUkraine.SoifRussiasaysininternationallevel thathewon´ttouchUkrainianborders,thenheshouldn´t(M,18)
§ YesterdayIreadthatUkrainemightaskforpeacekeepersfromEUandUnitedNations.Iappreciatethisinitiative.Ifithelpstostopthecrisisandallpartiesagree,anditdoesn´tbreakaMinskagreement,thenitisagoodinitiative(M,38)
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ExperiencewithWesterncivicandmediacultureshapestheinterpretation
§ ButinRussia,thereis suchacultureifyoudon´tthinksoorsimilarly,thenyouaren´tpatriot.Ifyoudon´tagree,it´sabadsign(M,25)
§ WellRussianmediahasagovernment´ssupport.Theycannotbeadequateorindependent.Youcannotexpectindependencewhenthegovernmentpaysthesalary…(M,18)
§ ItseemsthisarticleiswrittentoRussianreadertoconcvincehimthatPutinis(almost)god,whodoeseverythingcorrectly(M,18)
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Postitioning non-conventional:Lavrov atMunichSecurityConference
§ Notlaughingatthehighlevelmeetingsasconvention§ Idonotthinkthatsuchanimportantmeetingpolicy
andsowouldlaugh.Seriouspeople,theycouldsomehowresponddifferently,notalaugh(W,26)
§ Speakingtruthasconvention§ MypersonalopinionisthatprobablythereareRussian
troopsinUkraine...I,toosmilewhenIhearhowLavrov triesearnestlyandwithanhonestviewsaythattheRussiantroopsarenotthere(M,37)
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Changeofpositions
§ IhaveEstonianpassport,butIfeelclosertoothernationswholivehere...andthisSlavicelement isaffectingdevelopmentofculture,scienceandsoon.LetstakeforexampleourIda-Virumaa. (M,31)
§ ItiscutlikethistoshowLavrov inbadlight...it´snotverygoodjoke fromthosewhomadeit...politicsarealsopeople,theycanlaugh...whatImeant tosay,isthatLavrov cannotlie,he´sreallybadinthis,butheseriouslytries(M,38)
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Conclusions§ Transnational reality
§ Conscious position
§ Changeofpositionsisquickandreferstohybridity
§ Identityistransforming,ismulticulturalandnegotiableoneverydaybasis
§ InterpretationoriginatefromWesternandRussiannormalities:broad concepts§ Cosmopolitalism?
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Thankyoufortheattention!