Come capire ed analizzare i discorsi politici della società odierna? Il corso fornisce una serie di strumenti di comunicazione e di scrittura che politici e personalità influenti usano al fine di creare discorsi memorabili. Dallo studio della realizzazione del discorso politico, dagli ascolti e dalle letture intensive, dall’analisi dei discorsi politici selezionati, lo studente potrà maneggiare gli strumenti per studiare qualsiasi discorso politico.
- Benveniste, E. 1971 Problems in General Linguistics. Miami: University of Miami Press
(p. 223-230).
- Ivie, R. 1980 "Images of Savagery in American Justifications for War", Communication
Monographs 47: 279-294.
- Kövecses, Z. 2010 Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. Oxford: Oxford: 3-11, 17-31,
369-375.
- Lakoff, G. and M. Johnson 1980 Metaphors We Live By, Chicago, University of Chicago
Press: ix-x, 3-45, 102-167, 192-193.
- Lakoff, G. 2008 The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its
Politics, New York, Penguin: Ch. 1, 4, 17.
- Lakoff, G. 1995 "Metaphor, Morality, and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left
Liberals in the Dust" in Social Research 62 (2): 177-214.
- Orwell, G. 1946. "Politics and the English Language" in Horizon 13 (Apr): 252-264.
- Orwell, G. 1984 “Appendix: the Principles of Newspeak”, any paperback edition.
- Schiappa, E. 1989 "The Rhetoric of Nukespeak" in Communication Monographs 56 (3): 253-272.
- Van Dijk, T. 1995 "Discourse Semantics and Ideology", in Discourse & Society 6 (2): 243-289.
- Van Dijk, T. 1997 "What is Political Discourse Analysis?" in Blommaert, Jan and Chris
Bulcaen (eds.) Political Linguistics, Amsterdam, Benjamins: 11-52.
Letture Opzionali
- Fairclough, N. L. 1995 Critical Discourse Analysis, The Critical Study of Language,
London, Longman.
- Fairclough, N. L. 1989, Language and Power, London, Longman.
- Lakoff, G. and M. Johnson, 1980, Metaphors We Live By, Chicago, University of Chicago
Press.
- Lakoff, G. 2009, The Political Mind. London, Penguin.
- Van Dijk, T. 1985, Handbook of Discourse Analysis, London, Academic Press.
- Yunus, M. 1997, Banker to the Poor, New York, PublicAffairs.
Additional Materials
- Materials submitted to the student in soft-copy on Moodle (e-l.unifi.it)
- Benveniste, E. 1971 Problems in General Linguistics. Miami: University of Miami Press
(p. 223-230).
- Ivie, R. 1980 "Images of Savagery in American Justifications for War", Communication
Monographs 47: 279-294.
- Kövecses, Z. 2010 Metaphor: A Practical Introduction. Oxford: Oxford: 3-11, 17-31,
369-375.
- Lakoff, G. and M. Johnson 1980 Metaphors We Live By, Chicago, University of Chicago
Press: ix-x, 3-45, 102-167, 192-193.
- Lakoff, G. 2008 The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its
Politics, New York, Penguin: Ch. 1, 4, 17.
- Lakoff, G. 1995 "Metaphor, Morality, and Politics, Or, Why Conservatives Have Left
Liberals in the Dust" in Social Research 62 (2): 177-214.
- Orwell, G. 1946. "Politics and the English Language" in Horizon 13 (Apr): 252-264.
- Orwell, G. 1984 “Appendix: the Principles of Newspeak”, any paperback edition.
- Schiappa, E. 1989 "The Rhetoric of Nukespeak" in Communication Monographs 56 (3): 253-272.
- Van Dijk, T. 1995 "Discourse Semantics and Ideology", in Discourse & Society 6 (2): 243-289.
- Van Dijk, T. 1997 "What is Political Discourse Analysis?" in Blommaert, Jan and Chris
Bulcaen (eds.) Political Linguistics, Amsterdam, Benjamins: 11-52.
FURTHER READINGS
- Fairclough, N. L. 1995 Critical Discourse Analysis, The Critical Study of Language,
London, Longman.
- Fairclough, N. L. 1989, Language and Power, London, Longman.
- Lakoff, G. and M. Johnson, 1980, Metaphors We Live By, Chicago, University of Chicago
Press.
- Lakoff, G. 2009, The Political Mind. London, Penguin.
- Van Dijk, T. 1985, Handbook of Discourse Analysis, London, Academic Press.
- Yunus, M. 1997, Banker to the Poor, New York, PublicAffairs.
Additional Materials
- Materials submitted to the student in soft-copy on Moodle (e-l.unifi.it)
Obiettivi Formativi - Cognomi A-L
Esame del discorso politico, implicazioni narrative ideologiche e concettuali e retorico linguistiche dell'arte della persuasione
Obiettivi Formativi - Cognomi M-Z
Esame del discorso politico, implicazioni narrative ideologiche e concettuali e retorico linguistiche dell'arte della persuasione
Prerequisiti - Cognomi A-L
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Metodi Didattici - Cognomi A-L
Lezione frontale, esercitazioni in classe, esame intermedio, presentazioni,
assistenza a distanza per test e
elaborati.
Metodi Didattici - Cognomi M-Z
Lezione frontale, esercitazioni, presentazioni,
assistenza a distanza per test e
elaborati.
Altre Informazioni - Cognomi A-L
Ricevimento su appuntamento in D1/001,
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Modalità di verifica apprendimento - Cognomi A-L
Esame scritto in inglese.
Modalità di verifica apprendimento - Cognomi M-Z
Esame scritto in inglese. Non sono ammessi vocabolari, appunti o libri. Un fac-simile della prova sarà caricato sulla piattaforma moodle.
Programma del corso - Cognomi A-L
Unit 1 – Telling narratives
Ideology and morality beyond and underneath the literary meaning of words
First unit proposes influential political speeches in the context of commencement address and Nobel Prize lecture. The analysis of these discourses is based upon ideology and conceptualization of topics that control the rhetorical and linguistic content of framed narration.
(1) Steve Jobs’ Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish Commencement Address, June 12, 2005, Stanford University Stanford, Stanford CA.
(2) Muhammad Yunus’ Poverty is a threat to Peace, Nobel Lecture, December 10, 2006, Oslo, Norway.
(3) J.K. Rowling’s The fringe benefits of failure and the importance of imagination, Harvard Commencement Speech, June 5, 2008, Harvard, Cambridge, Boston MA.
(4) Angela Davis’ If you live long enough every defeat will turn into a victory, Pitzer College Commencement Speech, May 28, 2012, Pitzer College, Middlebury VT.
Unit 2 – We are at war.
War rhetoric at the start of the war
Second unit introduces some important addresses to nation during war time and ‘war on terror’ time – to use a current terminology. Rhetorical and linguistic devices are investigated according to ideology and political cognition of the nation, as well as the art and craft of persuading the audience to support the political commands of the discourse.
(1) Richard Nixon, Vietnamization, November 3, 1969, Washington DC, the US.
(2) Winston Churchill, "Be Ye Men of Valour", May 19, 1940.
(3) George VI, We are at war, September 3, 1939, London, the BBC, the UK.
(4) George W. Bush, Address to the nation, September 11, 2001, Washington DC, the US.
Unit 3 – Roads to the future
The making-of the present: how reconciliation of past troubles would lead generations towards a better future
Unit three aims at analyzing the language of persuasion in some relevant political discourses of the XX and XXI century world history. The common denominator of these speeches is the voice of minorities that gets prominent position so as to speak out the fight for moral and civil and political rights in the eve of a new beginning in world society.
(1) Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream”, August 28, 1963, Washington DC, the US.
(2) John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Ich bin ein Berliner, June 26, 1963, West Berlin, West Germany.
(3) Nelson Mandela, Inaugural Speech as State President, May 10, 1994, Pretoria, South Africa.
(4) Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Lecture address, December 10, 2014, Oslo, Norway.
Programma del corso - Cognomi M-Z
Unit 1 – Telling narratives
Ideology and morality beyond and underneath the literary meaning of words
First unit proposes influential political speeches in the context of commencement address and Nobel Prize lecture. The analysis of these discourses is based upon ideology and conceptualization of topics that control the rhetorical and linguistic content of framed narration.
(1) Steve Jobs’ Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish Commencement Address, June 12, 2005, Stanford University Stanford, Stanford CA.
(2) Muhammad Yunus’ Poverty is a threat to Peace, Nobel Lecture, December 10, 2006, Oslo, Norway.
Unit 2 – We are at war.
War rhetoric at the start of the war
Second unit introduces some important addresses to nation during war time and ‘war on terror’ time – to use a current terminology. Rhetorical and linguistic devices are investigated according to ideology and political cognition of the nation, as well as the art and craft of persuading the audience to support the political commands of the discourse.
War rhetoric at the start of the war:
1- King George VI (September 3, 1939): “Address to the Nation”
2- Franklin D. Roosevelt (December 12, 1941): 19th fireside chat
3- George W. Bush (September 11, 2001): “Evening Speech”
Maintaining consent:
4- Winston Churchill (May 19, 1940): “Be Ye men of valor”
5- Richard Nixon (November 3, 1969): Speech on “Vietnamization”
6- George W. Bush (January 10, 2007): “The New Strategy in Iraq: Primetime Address to the Nation”
Unit 3 – Roads to the future
The making-of the present: how reconciliation of past troubles would lead generations towards a better future
Unit three aims at analyzing the language of persuasion in some relevant political discourses of the XX and XXI century world history. The common denominator of these speeches is the voice of minorities that gets prominent position so as to speak out the fight for moral and civil and political rights in the eve of a new beginning in world society.
1- Martin Luther King (1963): “I have a dream”
2- Malcolm X (1963): "The Black Revolution"
3- John F. Kennedy (1963): “Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech (West Berlin)