The language of conspiracy - extremist narratives and their impact on public debates
How do conspiracy narratives develop - and why do they seem so convincing to many people?

Volkshochschule Langenfeld Rhld.
VHS office in the town hall
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1
40764 Langenfeld
Kulturzentrum, Flügelsaal
Registration under course no. 262-1001 | Participation free of charge

David Römer analyzes from a linguistic perspective how extremist actors use language to shape interpretations and construct political realities. Terms, metaphors and seemingly harmless formulations can play a central role in this: They make certain statements "sayable", shift meanings and transport ideological content into public debates. Using current examples, the lecture will show how such conspiracy myths are linguistically structured, which argumentation patterns are used and how these narratives have changed in recent years - especially in the context of social media.

The evening offers a well-founded linguistic classification and invites you to understand the effect of language in political disputes in more detail.
There will be an opportunity for discussion afterwards.

More information on the lecture and program can be found here.