30.2850, Calls: Discourse Analysis / Iperstoria (Jrnl)

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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:53:04
From: Massimiliano Demata [massimiliano.demata at unito.it]
Subject: Discourse Analysis / Iperstoria (Jrnl)

 
Full Title: Iperstoria 


Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 30-Sep-2019 

Volume 15 (Spring 2020) of Iperstoria (www.iperstoria.it)
Special Section Theme: Populism and its Languages
Editors: Massimiliano Demata (University of Turin)
Maria Ivana Lorenzetti (University of Verona)

Call for Papers:
Today the term Populism is a trendy delegitimising term used by politicians to
criticise the modus operandi of their opponents, portrayed as demagogues or
manipulators. In political science, however, it is an ambiguous and complex
phenomenon that ultimately entails putting into question the institutional
order by constructing a dualistic view of society.
Populism has taken on many forms and connotations through time, also shifting
from right-wing to left-wing orientation. Nowadays populist movements on both
sides of the political spectrum exploit a feeling of disillusion, widely felt
in the public sphere of many countries, in the traditional workings of
representative democracy and in the establishment (or the ''elite'') by
claiming to represent the true will of the ''people'' and are founded on a
divisive rhetoric (us vs. them).

Populism has been the subject of a vast literature and the source of intense
scholarly debate. Many definitions of populism have been proposed, as it has
been considered an ideology, or ''thin-centred ideology'' (Mudde), a discourse
(Laclau), a style (Moffitt), a discursive style (Hofstadter) or a form of
political strategy (Weyland). However, very little attention has been devoted
to how populism is structured in discourse: while both media observers and
scholars debate on who or what is truly ''populist'', there are still gaps in
the literature about the language - and most crucially the discursive
strategies - used by populist actors as well as their electorate. This special
section of Iperstoria on ''Populism and Its Languages'' will focus on the
discursive strategies used by those political leaders, movements and segments
of the electorate who are ritually branded as ''populist'' within political
and media discourses. The ultimate aim of this collection is to explore the
possibility that there are certain common features in discourse that can be
characterised as quintessentially populist.

We welcome contributions in English from scholars working within a wide range
of theoretical approaches, both from a quantitative or qualitative
perspective, addressing discourses (by leaders, parties, media as well as the
public) in the Anglo-American public spheres that may be characterised as
''populist'', that discuss populist performances, rhetoric and practices, or
focus on different textual typologies (e.g. speeches, newspapers articles,
social media posts). Papers may also include contrastive studies, but a focus
on the Anglo-American perspective is required.

Abstracts, of no more than 300 words plus references and a short bio sketch of
the author(s), should include a clear indication of the methodology used and
should be submitted to both editors Massimiliano Demata
(massimiliano.demata at unito.it) and Maria Ivana Lorenzetti
(mariaivana.lorenzetti at univr.it) by 30 September 2019.
Papers will be subjected to a double-blind peer review process.

Submission Schedule:
30 September 2019: abstracts submission to the editors
15 October 2019: notification of acceptance 
31 January 2020: first draft sent to the editors 
30 March 2020: reviewers' comments sent to authors 30 April 2020: submission
of final manuscript
All inquiries regarding the issue should be sent to
massimiliano.demata at unito.it and mariaivana.lorenzetti at univr.it




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