| ID | 182994 |
| Title Proper | Some Preliminary Thoughts Prompted by President Trump’s 6 January Speech: Words, Enemies, Affordances |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Taylor, Max |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The paper argues that in order to understand the events of 6 January we must look at events from a range of perspectives, two of which are identified—the narrow focus of a comparison of a linguistic analysis of the speech and its context, and the broader social and cultural context of a changing sense of American National Interest. It suggests that to understand the events of 6 January we need to conceptualise them as the product of a complex process where both aggregate and specific influences seem relevant, but whilst both offer necessary explanations neither in themselves provide a sufficient explanation of the event. The concept of affordance is suggested to perhaps provide the glue that may bind these and other influences together to facilitate the violence. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 33, No.5-8; Jul-Dec 2021: p.907-911 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol: 33 No 5-8 |
| Key Words | National Interest ; LIWC ; Linguistic Analysis ; Affordance |