The 1st Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication is calling for papers. The winter school, held in 15-19 January 2019, will take a comparative and global approach to the study of media and populism across time.

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·      Interactions between populists and the media

·      Populist strategies of media intimidation

·      Representation of populist movements and actors in the media

·      Digital media and populist grass roots movements

·      Populist rhetoric and discourse

·      Media practice and populism

·      International circulation of populist ideals

·      Hate speech and stereotypes

·      Social media and populism

·      Alternative facts

·      Fake news

·      Information under threat

·      Satire and populism

·      Impact of populism on citizenry

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Paper proposals should be sent by 15 July 2018. Presenters are required to send in full papers by 30 November 2018.

Read more from the Winter school website.