Political and Intellectual Lineages of Southern African Anti-Fascism

Hyslop, Jonathan; Braskén, Kasper; Roos, Neil

doi:10.1080/02582473.2022.2077418

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“…Grounded or not, transhistorical lines were drawn, comparing the rule and policies of the, among others, former presidents Donald Trump (Plasencia 2020) and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro (Webber 2020) to the fascist regimes of the interwar period. The designations go both ways, with these characterisations being exchanged between political opponents or used to target marginalised nationalist groups, as in the case of South Africa (Hyslop et al 2022).…”

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Analysis of fascism as a signifier in online editions of daily newspapers Danas and Informer

Išpanović

2022

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Analysis of fascism as a signifier in online editions of daily newspapers Danas and InformerThe socio-political context in Serbia is oversaturated with ideologically charged resources utilised in the construction of populist identities, such as the semiotic network around the concept of 'fascism'. The practices of signifying a 'fascist' threat have become more complex with the surge of multimodal digital platforms. The media combine various expressive repertoires in materialising the multiplicity of meaning. Thus, social semiotics serve as a fitting theoretical starting point. One of the objectives of the research is to identify the plurality of discourses floating around the constructed 'fascist' constellation. In this research, content published on the websites of Serbian daily newspapers Danas and Informer is examined. The label 'fascist' functions as an exclusionary strategy in both instances; however, there are differences in portraying 'fascist' actors and institutional responses to its destructive potential. Moreover, respective styles and presentations of information, such as tabloidisation, are used to further legitimise the reality of the 'fascist' threat.

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confidence: 99%