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‘This book opens up new horizons in the sociological study of memory. It is not only a theoretical adventure, trying to push a critical approach to memory studies, going beyond Habermas, but also an empirical study full of insights into the workings and transformations of the collective memories we live with and the claims to know the lessons from the past which arise from them. It is required reading for everybody looking to make sense of the dynamics of everyday discourse and political discourse in present-day societies about their pasts.’ – Klaus Eder, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany ‘It has almost become cliché to claim to have ‘learnt from history’ in commemorative rhetoric. But what does this mean? Which lessons are to be taken? And how do these lessons vary when referring to Our or Their past wrongdoing? In this erudite and provocative book, Forchtner outlines and analyses four rhetorics of learning – each of which, whilst presenting history as a teacher, are characterised by different narrative grammars. Lessons from the Past? is vital reading for anyone interested in Memory Studies and the politics of commemoration.’ – John E. Richardson, Loughborough University, UK This book reconstructs how claims to know ‘the lessons’ from past wrongdoings are made useful in the present. These claims are powerful tools in contemporary debates over who we are, who we want to be and what we should do. Drawing on a wide range of spoken and written texts from Austria, Denmark, Germany and the United States, this book proposes an abstract framework through which such claims can be understood. It does so by conceptualising four rhetorics of learning and how each of them links memories of past wrongdoings to opposition to present and future wrongdoings. Drawing extensively on narrative theory, Lessons from the Past? reconstructs how links between past, present and future can be narrativised, thus helping to understand the subjectivities and feelings that these stories facilitate. The book closes by considering if and how such rhetorics might live up to their promise to know ‘the lessons’ and to enable learning, offering a revised theory of collective learning processes.

Culture --- Cultural heritage. --- Historiography. --- Civilization --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Cultural Heritage. --- Memory Studies. --- Cultural History. --- Study and teaching. --- History. --- Memory (Philosophy) --- Narration (Rhetoric) --- Truth. --- Memory --- Sociological aspects. --- Sociology of memory --- Conviction --- Narrative (Rhetoric) --- Narrative writing --- Rhetoric --- Discourse analysis, Narrative --- Narratees (Rhetoric) --- Philosophy --- Sociology --- Belief and doubt --- Skepticism --- Certainty --- Necessity (Philosophy) --- Pragmatism --- Civilization-History. --- Historical criticism --- History --- Authorship --- Cultural heritage --- Cultural patrimony --- Cultural resources --- Heritage property --- National heritage --- National patrimony --- National treasure --- Patrimony, Cultural --- Treasure, National --- Property --- World Heritage areas --- Criticism --- Historiography --- Civilization—History.

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‘This book opens up new horizons in the sociological study of memory. It is not only a theoretical adventure, trying to push a critical approach to memory studies, going beyond Habermas, but also an empirical study full of insights into the workings and transformations of the collective memories we live with and the claims to know the lessons from the past which arise from them. It is required reading for everybody looking to make sense of the dynamics of everyday discourse and political discourse in present-day societies about their pasts.’ – Klaus Eder, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany ‘It has almost become cliché to claim to have ‘learnt from history’ in commemorative rhetoric. But what does this mean? Which lessons are to be taken? And how do these lessons vary when referring to Our or Their past wrongdoing? In this erudite and provocative book, Forchtner outlines and analyses four rhetorics of learning – each of which, whilst presenting history as a teacher, are characterised by different narrative grammars. Lessons from the Past? is vital reading for anyone interested in Memory Studies and the politics of commemoration.’ – John E. Richardson, Loughborough University, UK This book reconstructs how claims to know ‘the lessons’ from past wrongdoings are made useful in the present. These claims are powerful tools in contemporary debates over who we are, who we want to be and what we should do. Drawing on a wide range of spoken and written texts from Austria, Denmark, Germany and the United States, this book proposes an abstract framework through which such claims can be understood. It does so by conceptualising four rhetorics of learning and how each of them links memories of past wrongdoings to opposition to present and future wrongdoings. Drawing extensively on narrative theory, Lessons from the Past? reconstructs how links between past, present and future can be narrativised, thus helping to understand the subjectivities and feelings that these stories facilitate. The book closes by considering if and how such rhetorics might live up to their promise to know ‘the lessons’ and to enable learning, offering a revised theory of collective learning processes.

Cognitive psychology --- Sociology of culture --- Sociology of cultural policy --- Didactics of the arts --- History as a science --- History of civilization --- cultureel erfgoed --- historiografie --- cultuur --- cultuurgeschiedenis --- geheugen (mensen)

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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Politics provides a comprehensive overview of this core and dynamic area of study and research. Language is indispensable to initiating, justifying, legitimatising and coordinating action as well as negotiating conflict and, as such, is intrinsically linked to the area of politics. With 45 chapters written by leading scholars from around the world, this Handbook covers the following key areas: * Overviews of the most influential theoretical approaches, including Bourdieu, Marx, Habermas and Foucault; * Methodological approaches to language and politics, covering discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, and multimodal analysis; * Genres of political action from speech-making and policy to national anthems and billboards; * Cutting-edge case studies about hot-topic socio-political phenomena, such as aging, social class, gendered politics, populism, and the politics of religion. The Routledge Handbook of Language and Politics is a vibrant survey of this key field and is essential reading for advanced students and researchers studying language and politics.

Politics --- Literary rhetorics --- Pragmatics --- Politieke communicatie. --- Language and languages --- Political aspects. --- Politiek --- Taal en talen --- Discoursanalyse. --- Politieke aspecten. --- Language and languages - Political aspects

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"Imagining Alternative Worlds explores how the far right employs fictionality as a powerful political tool in the 21st century. It does so by examining the far-right's own cultural commentary through a large collection of its novels, novellas, short stories, and film reviews, illustrating how the 'alternative worlds' articulated in such cultural products convey its ideology. More specifically, the book identifies and analyses four distinct far-right 'cultural imaginaries' - a 'primordial', a 'nostalgic', a 'promethean' and a 'nihilist' one - that each subtly convey different yet linked ideas about space, time, 'race', love and heroic identity. By thereby drawing attention to the 'cultural heterogeneity' of the contemporary far right, Imagining Alternative Worlds offers key insights into the dreams, identities and norms such actors hope will define our future. The book will be of interest to researchers of the far right, of literary, media and communication studies, and of social and cultural history"--

Literature in propaganda. --- Politics and literature. --- Fiction --- Fictions, Theory of. --- Right-wing extremists. --- Social aspects.

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General ethics --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology