Open AccessREVIEW: Noted: Right-wing rhetoric makes the unpalatable normal
Author(s) -
Lynne Trenwith
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v23i1.317
Subject(s) - rhetoric , right wing , populism , brexit , politics , media studies , political rhetoric , sociology , political science , gender studies , law , linguistics , european union , philosophy , business , economic policy
The Politics of Fear. What right wing populist discourses mean, by Ruth Wodak. London: Sage, 2015. 256 pages. ISBN 978-1- 4462-470-0-6AS WE observe political events unfolding in the United States, the Brexit vote in the UK, the discourse around Korea, the French elections and the rhetoric of European nations, Wodak’s book provides a timely insight into the discourse of right wing populism and why it is successful. In each of the eight chapters, Wodak provides campaign materials, images, online data, television interviews and news stories.