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Book SynopsisWhat does the backlash against Critical Race Theory, the Capitol insurrection, Trumpism, Twitter, and neo-Nazis have in common? This book delves deep into conservative social media and far-right extremist platforms to understand the revival and proliferation of far-right authoritarian populist discourses after Trump’s ascent to power. After the January 6th Capitol insurrection and the role social media have played in normalizing and promoting far-right populist authoritarianism, there is a renewed interest to study digital discursive aggression. Inspired by Critical Theory, Panayota Gounari masterfully uses Critical Discourse Studies to analyze social media data and articulate a discursive, pedagogical and historical project.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Figures Introduction 1 Far-Right Populist Authoritarianism 1 Far-Right Authoritarian Populism, Fascism, New Fascism, Trumpism 1 Introduction 2 A New Fascism? 3 Fascism, Neofascism, Far Right and Trumpism 4 Conclusion 2 One-Dimensional Discourse, Authoritarianism and Social Media: A Theoretical Framework 1 Introduction 2 What Is One-Dimensional Discourse? 3 Features of One-Dimensional Discourse 4 (Social) Media 5 From Mediatization to (Social) Mediatization 6 Conclusion 3 From Twitter to Capitol Hill: One-Dimensional Discursive Extremism and the Language of Digital Aggressiveness 1 Introduction 2 Critical Discourse Analysis/Studies (CDA/S) and the Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) 3 From Twitter to Capitol Hill 4 Trump’s Speech at the Ellipse-Save America Rally 5 One-Dimensional Discourse and The Language of Total Administration 6 Discursive Themes/Argumentative Constructions 7 Conclusion 4 Against Critical Pedagogy: For a Critical Pedagogy with a Radical Political Project 1 Introduction 2 Historical Roots and Main Concepts of Critical Pedagogy: Making the Pedagogical Political 3 Critical Pedagogy: Where Are We Today? 4 Moving Forward 5 Emergency Time as a Pedagogical Project: Historical Thinking and Critical Consciousness 1 ‘Actions Committed in the Past’ 2 Emergency Time: Unsettled Accounts with History 3 History: A Critical Public Pedagogy Project of Recontextualization 4 Making the Pedagogical Historical and the Historical Pedagogical Appendix A: Trump’s Last Two Tweets on January 8th, 2021 Appendix B: Twitter Blog Post on the Permanent Suspension of Donald Trump’s Account, January 8th, 2021 Appendix C: Donald Trump Talking to Reporters after the Charlottesville Rally Index
