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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795553503321

Autore

Gounari Panayota

Titolo

From Twitter to Capitol Hill : far-right authoritarian populist discourses, social media and critical pedagogy / / Panayota Gounari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

90-04-51047-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Collana

Critical Media Literacies

Disciplina

303.48/40973

Soggetti

Social media - Political aspects - United States

Right-wing extremists - United States

Populism - United States

Communication in politics - United States

Authoritarianism - United States

United States Politics and government 2017-2021

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"What 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"--