THE ROLE OF HATE SPEECHES (ONLINE) IN THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTREME RIGHT: a theoretical contribution

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https://doi.org/10.22409/conflu.v22i3.47124

Abstract

Based on the political theory of agenda building and the concept of media logic, this article aims to underpin theoretically the role of (online) hate speech in the far right rise, particularly with regard to the presidential election of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018. In this meaning, hate speech poses a specific issue in the far right agenda, which consists of libeling sistemically discriminated groups. In social media, such group libel works as an interaction catch, enabling networking and mobilization. Due to its particular features, this issue changes the meaning of polarization: It is no longer a matter of the distance between the positions, but rather the fact that such derogatory communication becomes one of the positions.

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Liriam Sponholz, Erfurt University of Applied Social Sciences

Jornalista, mestre em História pela UFPR e doutora em Comunicação pela Universidade de Leipzig (Alemanha). Concluiu seu pós-doutorado na Universidade de Erfurt em 2014 e foi Senior Postdoc no Insitute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies da Austrian Academy of Sciences. Foi docente (wissenchaftliche Assistentin) na Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Pesquisa atualmente sobre (discurso do ódio) hate speech, comunicação política online e pautas identitárias.

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2020-12-02

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Sponholz, L. (2020). THE ROLE OF HATE SPEECHES (ONLINE) IN THE EXTENSION OF THE EXTREME RIGHT: a theoretical contribution. Confluências | Interdisciplinary Review of Sociology and Law, 22(3), 220-243. https://doi.org/10.22409/conflu.v22i3.47124

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2020): DOSSIÊ: "Mídia, Polarização Política e Crise da Democracia"

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Dossiê

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