The large-scale use of semantic transfer and inversion as rhetorical tactics is particularly prevalent in right-wing discourses and populist »alternative knowledge« production. The contributors to this volume analyze processes of re-semanticizing received meanings, effectually re-coding those meanings. They investigate to what extent rhetorical maneuvers serve to establish new and powerful belief systems beyond rational and democratic control. In addition to the contemporary rightwing and conspiracy narratives, the contributions examine the discursive fields around conceptions of human nature and the deep past, population politics, gender conceptions, use of land, identity politics, nationhood, and cultural heritage.
Conspiracy Theories as Populist Counter-NarrativesSeiten 21 - 46 Michael Butter Download Kapitel (PDF)
Populism, Populist Democracy, and the Shifting of MeaningsSeiten 47 - 70 Hans-Jürgen Puhle Download Kapitel (PDF)
Legitimizing Colonial Rule in the Twenty-First CenturySeiten 71 - 98 Aram Ziai Download Kapitel (PDF)
The Origins of Replacement Narratives and the Resemanticization of Feminism in Two Novels of the Far RightSeiten 99 - 122 Enrico Schlickeisen Download Kapitel (PDF)
Indignants of the World, Unite?Seiten 123 - 156 Michael Butter, Susanne Lachenicht, Hans-Jürgen Puhle, Enrico Schlickeisen, Daniela Gottschlich, Aram Ziai, Christine Unrau Download Kapitel (PDF)
