FROM TWITTER TO CAPITOL HILL : far-right authoritarian populist discourses, social media... and critical pedagogy

"What does the backlash against Critical Race Theory, the Capitol insurrection, Trumpism, Twitter, and neo-Nazis have in common? This book delves deep into conservative social media and far-right extremist platforms to understand the revival and proliferation of far-right authoritarian populist discourses after Trump's ascent to power. After the January 6th Capitol insurrection and the role social media have played in normalizing and promoting far-right populist authoritarianism, there is a renewed interest to study digital discursive aggression. Inspired by Critical Theory, Panayota Gounari masterfully uses Critical Discourse Studies to analyze social media data and articulate a discursive, pedagogical and historical project"-- Provided by publisher In This Book, Panayota Gounari Uses Critical Discourse Studies To Analyze Data From Social Media To Understand The Revival Of Far-right Authoritarian Discourses In The Context Of Trumpism.