Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric
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Resumo: | This review seeks to analyze some of the central arguments of Richard Shorten's recently published The ideology of political reactionaries (2022). Continuing his work of mapping and redimensioning the modern ideological panorama, which began with Modernism and Totalitarianism (2012) and Reactionary rhetoric reconsidered (2015), Shorten establishes an anatomy of the argumentative structures mobilized by reactionary agents over the last two centuries. Based on the classic Aristotelian lessons on rhetoric, the author proposes that the pillars of indignation, decadence and conspiracy are mobilized by reactionaries in order to trigger, respectively, the dimensions of pathos, logos and ethos in an audience. The result of a careful analysis of reactionary texts, ranging from the writings of Joseph De Maistre and Edmund Burke, through Adolf Hitler and Joe McCarthy, to Éric Zemmour and Donald Trump, Shorten identifies some discursive models that recur in this ideological tradition. Recovering both the concept of reaction and the methodology of rhetorical analysis, the author establishes renewed bases for reflection and analysis on the modern political right and its contemporary manifestations. |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoricIndignação, decadência e conspiração: a retórica reacionária segundo Richard ShortenReacionarismoRetóricaIdeologiaReactionarismRhetoricIdeologyThis review seeks to analyze some of the central arguments of Richard Shorten's recently published The ideology of political reactionaries (2022). Continuing his work of mapping and redimensioning the modern ideological panorama, which began with Modernism and Totalitarianism (2012) and Reactionary rhetoric reconsidered (2015), Shorten establishes an anatomy of the argumentative structures mobilized by reactionary agents over the last two centuries. Based on the classic Aristotelian lessons on rhetoric, the author proposes that the pillars of indignation, decadence and conspiracy are mobilized by reactionaries in order to trigger, respectively, the dimensions of pathos, logos and ethos in an audience. The result of a careful analysis of reactionary texts, ranging from the writings of Joseph De Maistre and Edmund Burke, through Adolf Hitler and Joe McCarthy, to Éric Zemmour and Donald Trump, Shorten identifies some discursive models that recur in this ideological tradition. Recovering both the concept of reaction and the methodology of rhetorical analysis, the author establishes renewed bases for reflection and analysis on the modern political right and its contemporary manifestations.A presente resenha busca analisar alguns dos argumentos centrais da obra recém publicada de Richard Shorten: The ideology of political reactionaries (2022). Dando prosseguimento em seu trabalho de mapeamento e redimensionamento do panorama ideológico moderno, iniciado com Modernism and Totalitarianism (2012) e Reactionary rhetoric reconsidered (2015), Shorten estabelece uma anatomia das estruturas argumentativas mobilizadas por agentes reacionários nos últimos dois séculos. A partir das clássicas lições aristotélicas sobre retórica, o autor propõe que os pilares da indignação, decadência e conspiração são mobilizados pelo reacionarismo com o intuito de acionar, respectivamente, as dimensões do pathos, logos e ethos de uma audiência. Fruto de uma análise cuidadosa de textos reacionários, que abrangem desde os escritos de Joseph De Maistre e Edmund Burke, passando por Adolf Hitler e Joe McCarthy, até Éric Zemmour e Donald Trump, Shorten identifica alguns modelos discursivos reincidentes nesta tradição ideológica. Recuperando tanto o conceito de reação quanto a metodologia da análise retórica, o autor estabelece bases renovadas para a reflexão e análise sobre as direitas políticas modernas e suas manifestações contemporâneas. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2023-11-17info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/emtese/article/view/9182910.5007/1806-5023.2023.e91829Em Tese; v. 20 n. 01 (2023): Religiões, imaginários sociais e (re)construção de nacionalidades; 306-3161806-5023reponame:Em Tese (Florianópolis)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/emtese/article/view/91829/54426http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGabaldo Grama de Barros Silva, Gustavo2023-11-17T13:22:14Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/91829Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/emtese/PUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/emtese/oaiportaldeperiodicos.bu@contato.ufsc.br||revistaemtese@gmail.com1806-50231806-5023opendoar:2023-11-17T13:22:14Em Tese (Florianópolis) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric Indignação, decadência e conspiração: a retórica reacionária segundo Richard Shorten |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric Gabaldo Grama de Barros Silva, Gustavo Reacionarismo Retórica Ideologia Reactionarism Rhetoric Ideology |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric |
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Indignation, decadence and conspiracy: Richard Shorten's reactionary rhetoric |
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Gabaldo Grama de Barros Silva, Gustavo |
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This review seeks to analyze some of the central arguments of Richard Shorten's recently published The ideology of political reactionaries (2022). Continuing his work of mapping and redimensioning the modern ideological panorama, which began with Modernism and Totalitarianism (2012) and Reactionary rhetoric reconsidered (2015), Shorten establishes an anatomy of the argumentative structures mobilized by reactionary agents over the last two centuries. Based on the classic Aristotelian lessons on rhetoric, the author proposes that the pillars of indignation, decadence and conspiracy are mobilized by reactionaries in order to trigger, respectively, the dimensions of pathos, logos and ethos in an audience. The result of a careful analysis of reactionary texts, ranging from the writings of Joseph De Maistre and Edmund Burke, through Adolf Hitler and Joe McCarthy, to Éric Zemmour and Donald Trump, Shorten identifies some discursive models that recur in this ideological tradition. Recovering both the concept of reaction and the methodology of rhetorical analysis, the author establishes renewed bases for reflection and analysis on the modern political right and its contemporary manifestations. |
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