The seminar aims to open up discussion regarding the points of difficulty in applying legislative measures controlling the use of obscenities to works of literature. The Dashkova Centre Open Seminar Time Thursday, 13th November, 5:10pm Venue The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre Image It focuses on the most recent set of amendments to the Law on State Language. Based on a tentative analysis of the use of obscenities in the most recent book by Tatiana Tolstaia Legkie Miry (2014), it brings to fore the issue of functionality of obscenities when used in works of literature. Varia Christie was awarded doctoral degree from Edinburgh University in 2013. Her research interests revolve round the issues of language policy on non-standard language varieties, identity construction in literature and cinema, and translation of non-standard language. She has taken part in organisation of a number of conferences held at the University of Edinburgh and has co-edited a journal issue in ‘New Voices in Translation Studies’ (2013). This article was published on 2024-08-13
