The Discourse of Dictators, Demagogues & Extremists
Analyze the persuasive communication of demagogues, dictators, and extremists to critique authoritarianism.
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Analyze the persuasive communication of demagogues, dictators, and extremists, including speeches, manifestos, branding, imagery, music, films, conspiracy theories, and social media campaigns. Compare the charismatic and fear-based appeals of current leaders to public figures and groups of the past. Explore and critique recurring and distinctive elements of speech. Address core questions: When people lose confidence in existing political orders, how do demagogues, dictators, and extremists emerge to exploit these uncertainties and gain power? What makes their rhetoric and leadership styles so seductive? Why are so many people willing to become loyal, often fanatical followers? How do some leaders seize and sustain state power while others spiral slowly toward self-destruction? How does studying this discourse help us understand ways to critique and counter authoritarianism and extremism today?
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