[ecrea] Conference: Cultural and rhetorical aspects of political populism (University of Jyväskylä 24–25 October 2014)

Cultural and rhetorical aspects of political populism

24–25 October 2014, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

The multidisciplinary conference “Cultural and rhetorical aspects of 
political populism” is arranged in Jyvaskyla, Finland on 24–25 October 
2014. The speakers in the conference are Senior lecturer Eoin Devereux 
(University of Limerick, Ireland), Prof. Sirpa Leppänen (University of 
Jyväskylä, Finland), Prof. Jim McGuigan (University of Loughborough, 
U.K.), and Prof. Ruth Wodak (Lancaster University, U.K.).

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In Finland as elsewhere in Europe, populist political movements have 
gained visibility on the political scene. Rapid social change, 
multicultural challenges, social inequality, and the way different kinds 
of threat are disseminated by the media for public imagination, have 
given rise to populist protests and appeals to cultural values usually 
combining anti-elite and anti-immigrant nationalism with nationally and 
locally bounded demands of social justice. However, there are as yet few 
studies that would address the various cultural backgrounds of populist 
movements and the role of rhetorical and discursive strategies in their 
appeal and success.

This two-day conference explores populism from cultural and rhetorical 
perspectives. The speakers in the conference are Senior lecturer Eoin 
Devereux (University of Limerick, Ireland), Prof. Sirpa Leppänen 
(University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Prof.  Jim McGuigan (University of 
Loughborough, U.K.), and Prof. Ruth Wodak (Lancaster University, U.K.). 
In addition to the lectures, the programme consists of working groups. 
The papers to be presented in the paper sessions deal with any issues 
connected with populist rhetoric or with wider questions having to do 
with the cultural aspects of populism. Participation in the conference, 
including the paper sessions, is free and free of charge.


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Programme

Friday 24 October

12.00–14.00 (Agora Delta) Opening words
Keynote speeches (+ comments and discussion):
·         Eoin Devereux: “I'd Rather Be Called A Racist Than A Traitor”: 
Irish Print Media Coverage of Political Discourses concerning non Irish 
EU Immigrants to Ireland
·         Jim McGuigan: UK Independence Party and the “Left Behind”

14.00–14.30 Coffee break

14.30–17.00 (Agora C132) Paper session I: “Populism and the media”

Saturday 25 October

 9.00–11.00 (Agora C134) Paper session II: “Mobilization”

11.00–11.15 Break

11.15–12.15 (Agora Alfa) Keynote speech ( + comments and discussion):
·         Ruth Wodak:  Analyzing Right-wing Populist Discourse: "Old 
wine in new bottles?"

12.15–13.15 Lunch Break

13.15–14.15 (Agora Alfa) Keynote speech (+ comments and discussion):
·         Sirpa Leppänen: Transgressive expertise on social media

14.15–14.30 Coffee break

14.30–16.30 (Agora C132) Paper session III: “Populist rhetoric”


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Papers

Session I: “Populism and the media”

Juha Herkman (University of Helsinki): "Populist Finns party, 
Euroscepticism, and Euro Crisis in the Finnish press"
Maria Eronen (University of Vaasa): “Populist ethos on Twitter: 
Approaching self-expressions of Finnish politicians and ordinary people 
during the EU parliament elections in 2014
Tuuli Lähdesmäki (University of Jyväskylä): The ambiguity of Europe and 
European identity in Finnish populist political discourse
Liina-Maija Quist and Pia Rinne (University of Helsinki): Performing 
nostalgia in news discourse: continuity, change, and intertextuality 
among the oil industry and fishers in Mexico
Tuija Saresma (University of Jyväskylä): “Gender populism: The 
intersections of masculinist rhetoric in the blogosphere”

Session II: “Mobilization”

Sonila Danaj (University of Jyväskylä) and Iris Wagner (University of 
Jyväskylä and University of Groningen): The welfare state and the 
‘poverty migrant’: discourses on labour migration in Germany and the UK
Niko Hatakka (University of Turku): The cost of cashing in on connective 
action – The public renegotiation of the True Finns Party’s collective 
identity after taking aboard online anti-immigration activists
Mikko Salmela (University of Helsinki): Emotional roots of right-wing 
political populism
Laura Parkkinen (Åbo Akademi, Turku):  Telepopulism of Marine Le Pen and 
Timo Soini – genre aspects

Session III: ”Populist rhetoric”

Erkki Vainikkala (University of Jyväskylä): The darker side of 
intersubjectivity: ideological fantasy and scapegoating in populist 
rhetoric
Cristian Norocel (University of Helsinki and Stockholm University): The 
Folkhem conceptual metaphor – Ideological keystone in Swedish populist 
radical right: An intersectional analysis
Emilia Palonen (University of Helsinki): “Cultural populism of the 
elites: The case of Guggenheim Museum Helsinki”
Urpo Kovala (University of Jyväskylä): ”Types of metarhetoric in recent 
debates over populism in Finland”


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Further information: Academy of Finland sponsored populism project's 
leader Urpo Kovala, urpo.kovala[at]jyu.fi


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