Character Assassination in History

Character assassination as a right-wing populist communication tactic on social media: The case of Matteo Salvini in Italy

“…Greta must work It is directed toward individuals who are either engaged in politics and public debate or represent a particular group, such as a party or a movement (Shiraev, 2008). CA is often not focused on political and professional actions, but rather on the target's personality and behavior (Shiraev, 2008), and can include insults, defamation, and irony (Samoilenko et al, 2016). Similar to argumentum ad hominem (Wodak, 2015), CA represents a form of aggressive communication aimed at reinforcing the personalized, polarized, and emotionally charged strategy typical of populism.…”

Karaktermord, angreb og selvanklager omkring Karl Ove Knausgårds Min kamp

“…For at kunne studere de kontekstuelle spørgsmål, som Min kamp rejser, anvender jeg forskning i anklageretorik (Benoit, 2017, Di Sanza & Legge, 2016, Benoit & Dorries, 1996 og karaktermord (Samoilenko et al, 2018) til at vise, hvordan anklagernes etiske problemstillinger forhandles i offentligheden mellem familie, forlag, forfattere og jurister, og hvordan der i forhandlingsrummet, med Robert Faulkners ord, foregår bevaegelser mellem "the retrospective and the prospective" (Faulkner 2011, 17) i udvekslinger af skyld, skam og vaerdier, etik og moral. Dernaest analyserer jeg nogle af de mange anklager i romanvaerket Min kamp med saerlig interesse for, hvordan anklagerne aendrer sig i takt med fortaellingens progression og i relation til omverdenens reaktioner.…”