The Sweden Democrats and the Twitterstorm of the decade – from social media to riot through a rhetorical vision

Autor

  • Mika Hietanen Lund University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2023.4.2

Słowa kluczowe:

Szwedzcy Demokraci, retoryczna wizja, retoryka aktywistyczna w mediach społecznościowych, krytyka motywu fantazjowania

Abstrakt

W czasie europejskiego kryzysu migracyjnego prowokacyjna kampania reklamowa skrajnie prawicowej partii Szwedzkich Demokratów została zniszczona przez tłum. Od lat żadna inna kampania w Szwecji nie przyciągnęła podobnej uwagi i niechęci. To jakościowe studium przypadku przedstawia retorykę aktywizmu, która wywołała „Twitterową burzę dekady”. Poprzez analizę motywu fantazji określono, w jaki sposób protestujący bronili swojej antyrasistowskiej wizji retorycznej. Motywy działania powiązane z typami fantazji i symbolami-sygnałami sprowokowały aktywistów do akcji, które z wirtualnej Twittosfery przeniosły się do rzeczywistości fizycznej. Omawiany przypadek jest modelowym przykładem retoryczno-politycznego aktywizmu w mediach społecznościowych i daje wgląd w to, jak funkcjonuje prowokacyjna retoryka Szwedzkich Demokratów.

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Opublikowane

2023-12-31

Jak cytować

Hietanen, Mika. 2023. „The Sweden Democrats and the Twitterstorm of the Decade – from Social Media to Riot through a Rhetorical Vision”. "Res Rhetorica" 10 (4):28-57. https://doi.org/10.29107/rr2023.4.2.