CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Wright, Catherine |
|---|---|
| Title | Anger and Epistemic Injustice: Evaluating Partisan Discursive Norms For Social Movements |
| Summary | Theories of partisanship provide norms for best articulating visions of the common good while upholding democratic and liberal practices. However, thus far, the subjects of partisan communication are centered upon parties. In this thesis, I assess how partisan speech norms apply to social movements from historically disenfranchised groups. By doing so, partisan communication is strengthened by showing discourses for social change can continue to uphold democratic values even as they seek to redefine them. I use the norms set forth in Lise Esther Herman’s (2017) article “Democratic Partisanship” and draw examples throughout from the Black Lives Matter movement. While the initial principles largely apply, I argue that in situations of epistemic injustice the social movement speaker is justified in the use of angry discourse. This is on the grounds that the counterproductivity objection to apt anger creates a further situation of affective injustice. If true, this argument may have implications for operationalizing motive-cynicism and holistic claims to identify illiberal or populist speech in empirical text and discourse analysis research. |
| Supervisor | Miklosi, Zoltan |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/wright_catherine.pdf |
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