Analyze the persuasive communication of demagogues, dictators, and extremists across various media to understand how they exploit uncertainty and gain power.
Analyze the speech, performances, and writings of demagogues, dictators and both individuals and groups labeled extremists
Compare the discourse of public figures spanning from ancient Greece to the global present
Identify recurring and distinctive elements of speech such as types of argument, rhetorical devices, branding, and imagery
Develop and demonstrate a critical, comparative perspective that takes a step back from, and makes sense of, the different leaders, groups, and the forms of speech studied
Recognize how elements of speech operate differently depending on historical and political contexts and when combined with other elements
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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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The Discourse of Dictators, Demagogues & Extremists
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