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The American Election 2024
”The American Election 2024”
Forløbsbeskrivelse:
I dette højaktuelle forløb vil I lære mere om det spørgsmål, som alle med interesse i USA og udenrigspolitik stiller sig selv: Hvorfor blev det lige det parti og den kandidat, der vandt præsidentvalget i 2024?
For at kunne besvare dette spørgsmål skal vi lære mere om det amerikanske lov- og stemmesystem, demokratiets status og vilkår i USA og vigtige emner for amerikanerne i denne valgkamp. Forløbet er derfor inddelt efter emner som Black History, The War on Woke, Poverty/Inequality og AI/Media.
Vigtige begreber og ord fra forløbet:
Congress, the Senate, Checks and Balances, swing states, gerrymandering, democracy, The separation of power, executive/legislative/judicial powers, the Electoral College, “the winner takes it all”, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, gridlock, Republicans, Democrats, “Stop-the-Steal”-demonstrations, voter registration, polarization, the attack on Congress, AI, Deep Fakes, traditionel vs. social media, memes, digital footprints, algorithm, the economy of paying attention, persuasive echoes, confirmation bias, ‘truthiness’, blue-collar vs. white-collar workers, poverty, The American Dream, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, culture war, the war on woke, ‘woke-indoctrination’, critical race theory, Black Lives Matter, ‘woke and the elections’, right-wing vs. left-wing, inequality, minimum wage, working poor, food stamps, Bidenomics, trickle-down economics, accuracy/directional goals, food insecurity and food deserts, “It’s the economy, stupid!”, budget.
Analytical terms for analysis:
modes of persuasion, irony, sarcasm, intended receiver, circumstances, intention, message, topic, speaker, 'Trump Rhetorics', anecdote, stanza and verse, anaphora, epiphora, contrasts, rhetorical question, paradox, euphemism, allusion and figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, reification, symbol).
Kernestof:
- "Election Year" (2024) by Lotte Genefke, Stine Nue Mikkelsen and Lise Wich (pp. 10-29, 37-40, 58-64, 76-77, 81-88, 140-144, 194-201, and 212-216). Theory.
- President Trump's Speech at the January 6th Ellipse Rally. Speech.
- "Rich Men North of Richmond" (2023) by Oliver Anthony. Song.
- "Seriously" (2016). Written by Sara Bareilles, and performed by Leslie Odom, Jr. Song.
Supplerende stof:
- Oplæg af Steffen Kretz om stormen på kongressen og demokratiets vilkår i USA med deep fake og et polariseret mediebillede
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