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Mark Wilkinson

    The discursive construction of Russian-German identity
    The Official Mark Wilkinson Colouring Book
    Life Remixed: Looking Beyond The Dance To Face The Music
    • HAVE YOU EVER ASKED YOURSELF, CAN LIFE BE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?Ask Mark Wilkinson that question about his young life as a talented, international DJ and music producer from the late 1980s through 2000s.Mark was known in nightclubs around the world as popular, fun-to-be-around, headstrong, and up-for-anything mover and shaker - getting caught up in all his addictions enjoying international travel, having loads of friends, and enjoying professional success. However, the inevitability of consequences acted like gravity and what went up in Mark's life came crashing down in an autoimmune health crisis.Mark took this dramatic collapse in his health, lifestyle, and income and turned it around to become the success he is today. His passion now is to help others avoid or recover from health, relationship, or financial crisis. In Life Remixed, Mark shares what he learned about making new choices and commitments in order to succeed. if it's time to remix your life, grab this book, keep an open mind, and hang on for the ride. Mark will show you how.For ongoing updates visit www.markwilkinsonofficial.com

      Life Remixed: Looking Beyond The Dance To Face The Music
    • This sociolinguistic study employs qualitative interviews to explore discursive identity construction among russlanddeutsche Aussiedler, focusing on university students at the Universität Mannheim. Utilizing a social constructionist perspective, the analysis incorporates Positioning Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis to reveal how interviewees construct group identities, relate to language, and position themselves concerning contemporary German societal discourses, including resistance to these narratives. Ethnically German but residing in Russian/Soviet territories for generations, Aussiedler have unique claims to German citizenship and began returning to Germany after enduring repression under Soviet rule. Their emigration peaked in the late 1980s and 1990s as travel restrictions eased. Despite expectations of acceptance as Deutsche unter Deutschen [Germans among Germans], they often face categorization as 'the Russians.' A common sentiment among them is: In Russland waren wir Deutsche, hier sind wir Russen [In Russia we were Germans, here we are Russians]. This group experiences a stigmatized identity in both Russia and Germany, making them a compelling subject for identity research. The thesis examines the concepts of stigma and hybridity, beginning with their migratory, legal, and linguistic history, followed by theoretical and methodological frameworks. The majority of the work analyzes qualitative interview data thr

      The discursive construction of Russian-German identity