Political Discourse: New Approaches to New Challenges?
Online conference organised by The University of Lorraine (Nancy) and Bordeaux Montaigne
University – Monday 7th March and Tuesday 8th March 2022
(…) What does the use of language in contexts we call ‘political’ tell us about humans in general? (Chilton 2004)
Political discourse is at a crossroads. Faced with an increasing number of challenges, it is said by some researchers to have reached a state of crisis (Wodak 2011; Ekström and Firmstone 2017). The challenges it faces take many different forms. In the case of the relationships between politicians and the public, and even politicians and journalists, this state of crisis has already been reached (Ekström and Firmstone 2017). Political systems are facing new, unprecedented challenges to their everyday functioning and, in some cases, to their very survival. These challenges have come from a variety of sources. Externally, they are the corollary of globalisation (including access to global media outlets, alleged interference from other states and institutions, and international conflict). Internally, political institutions face competition from populist waves (Wodak 2015), social media and fake news, all of which are capable of crossing international borders. What accounts for these challenges?
CLIMAS a le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance de son séminaire Intersections, vendredi 7 mai à 10h30. Robert Poole, professeur d’histoire à l’université Central Lancashire, Preston, donnera une conférence sur le thème :
L’U.R. CLIMAS a le plaisir de vous convier à la prochaine séance de son séminaire Intersections, vendredi 2 avril à 10h30.
Vendredi 5 mars de 10h30 à 12h30 dans l’amphi 3, nous accueillerons Tom F. Wright, Senior Lecturer in English à l’université de Sussex, pour une conférence intitulée :