Conference Theme
Manipulative language has played a vital role in the rise of authoritarian regimes and the undermining of democracy worldwide. This topic will be the focus of a two-day networking workshop to be held at the University of Waterloo on Anti-Democratic Communication. Speakers: Manuel Almagro, Tasneem Alsayyed, Esa Diaz Leon, Jonathan Ichikawa, Tim Kenyon, Anna Klieber, Shereen Kotb, Neri Marsili, Mari Mikkola, Jesper Olsson, Jason Stanley, Alejandro Vesga, Neftali Villanueva, Eirini Vryza, Ege Yumusak. (Sponsored by SSHRC, Brock University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Waterloo.)
Location
This two-day conference will take place in the University of Waterloo's Hagey Hall building on the 3rd floor in room 334. Please register for this event using the web form at the bottom of this page.
Navigation
Saturday, November 28th Conference Schedule
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Coffee and Snacks
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Mari Mikkola: The Methodology of Defining Hate Speech
11.00 AM - 11.30 AM
Eirini Vryza: Shifting Speakers
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Jesper Olsson: Dogwhistling and Ideological Schemas
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Neri Marsili, Hamsa Chakkour, Francesca Bonalumi and Carmela Vieites Figueiras: Not Much Left to the Imagination:
Experimental Data on the Effectiveness of Fig Leaves
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Ege Yumusak: Questions and Ideology
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Alejandro Vesga: Illocutionary Conscription
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Coffee Break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Esa Diaz Leon: Conceptual Engineering and Conceptual Revision: a Hybrid Account of the Targets of Revision
5:45 PM - 6:30 PM
Tim Kenyon: How Anti-Democratic Speech Hides in Plain Sight
7:00 PM -
Conference Dinner
Sunday, November 29th Conference Schedule
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Coffee and Snacks
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Jason Stanley: Stop Talking About Disinformation
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Tasneem Alsayyed, Shereen Kotb, and Hala Mousa: From Reconciliation to Recognition
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Manuel Almagro and Neftali Villanueva: Crossed Disagreements and Affective Polarization
12: 00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Anna Klieber: Silent Counterspeech
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Jonathan Ichikawa: How Racist is Racist?
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Coffee Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Shana MacDonald, Karmvir Padda, Nick Ruest: Introduction to Manowhisper
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM