DFG Project: Language in Conspiracy Theories

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The aim of the project is to comparatively examine how conspiracy theories are constructed as social reality through the use of language and the use of certain linguistic means in various discourses (e.g. on terrorism, right-wing populism, climate change, Covid-19).

To Get Started

Römer, David & Sören Stumpf (2022): Conspiracy theories - and how they are made linguistically credible. In: Klaus Müller & Christopher Kirchberg (eds.): Conspiracy theories. A publication by Gegen Vergessen - Für Demokratie e.V., pp. 60-89.

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Contact us

Prof. Dr. David Römer
+49 561 804-7683
david.roemer@uni-kassel.de

PD Dr. Sören Stumpf
+49 (0)89/2180-2116
soeren.stumpf@lmu.de

Hanna Poloschek, M.A.
+49 561 804-7251
hanna.poloschek@uni-kassel.de

10/15/2024 | Call for PapersCall for Papers "Language use in conspiracy theories" | Extended deadline

Conference of the DFG project "Language in Conspiracy Theories" from 18.03. - 20.03.2025. We are looking forward to…

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11/29/2023 | ResearchFrankfurter Debatte über die Sprache - Sprache und Verschwörungstheorien

Im Dezember 2020 forderte Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel dazu auf, zu der Frage zu forschen, wie man in eine Welt gerate,…

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