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Critical reconstructions of populist multimodal argumentation

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This article extends to the study of populist argumentation a framework for the analysis of inferences implicitly emerging from multimodal artifacts. The framework builds on a post-structuralist approach to populism and integrates multimodal critical discourse studies and argumentation studies, specifically the Argumentum Model of Topics. Particular emphasis is laid on the contribution of visual discourse to the process of inference-making in interrelation with verbal discourse. We illustrate the framework by examining the social media posts of three populist right-wing parties/party members from Sweden, Greece and Romania. Finally, we discuss future avenues for the analysis of populist communication practices online from the perspective we propose.

Source: Journal of Argumentation in Context

DOI: 10.1075/jaic.00029.ser

Authors: Dimitris Serafis, Irina Diana Mădroane, Theodor Lalér

Institutions: University of Groningen, West University of Timişoara, Uppsala University

Language: English

Topic: Populism, Right-Wing Movements

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

OpenAlex ID: W4402417649

FWCI: 9.746

Cites: 66

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10