I think this is a good thing but I wish it was rhetoric not ‘oracy’. news.sky.com/story/amp/labo…

This is about (the politics of) collective speech in various dimensions. I'll be there talking about protest songs but don't let that put you off going. I think it'll be really good. whitechapelgallery.org/events/the-voi…

Our first “Research in Rhetoric” Workshop co-organised with Political Leadership brought together scholars from different disciplines interested in rhetoric and politics. Our research is multifaceted and diverse👇 Thanks ben worthy for capturing it and for hosting us at Birkbeck, University of London

Listen to what Oratory & Politics has been up to with Alan Finlayson and Dash Arts, empowering people from all walks of life and across England to speak out and deliver powerful speeches on what they think should change: first podcast is here, more to come dasharts.org.uk/podcast-1/our-…

As Conservative party conference ends, in light of Braverman's egregious citation of Shelley (& also Sunak's citation of an uncle) it's time for my annual reminder that the use of quotation in party conference speeches is in fact a serious research topic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.111…

The Mordaunt speech is excellent. She’s extemporising so we get unpasteurised pure ideology: Conservatism centred on Freedom & War, not Tradition & Order. The abolition of Tory traditionalism (by Thatcher) is the event that defines the times we now live in.m.youtube.com/watch?v=_4JrdO…

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for #PSA24 at University of Strathclyde? Submit your abstracts by 8 November! More information: psa.ac.uk/events/psa-ann…

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS We are delighted to announce that the general call for papers for our annual conference is now open. Want to join us for #PSA24 at University of Strathclyde? Submit your abstracts by 10 November! More information: psa.ac.uk/events/psa-ann…

I am in London at The Tabernacle Theatre on Thursday 23rd speaking about speech with Philip Collins, Shareefa Energy and others. Come along! thetabernaclew11.com/events/2023/11…

I'm joining Alan Finlayson and Dash Arts to speak with Edith Hall and Jessica Cunniffe in Manchester on 21 November at HOME x.com/profafinlayson…

Tonight: live in Manchester.

What do Rhetorical Political Analysis and English Studies have in common? All explained in this new article by Alan Finlayson academic.oup.com/english/advanc…

"establishment NPCs": a good example of how the political vocabulary birthed on 4-chan at the bottom of the internet slowly rises & shapes thinking at the top. As the narrator of Middlemarch observes: "...we all of us, grave or light, get our thoughts entangled in metaphors...".

The use of a rhetorical approach in analyzing political discourse, viewing speeches and texts as political actions. Increased collaboration between English Studies and Political Studies is recommended to enhance understanding of Rhetoric and its applications in political

This is a very suggestive essay by Jacob Johanssen because it helps us understand how misogyny is now articulated in idioms that embrace mental health discourses and "trauma narratives" in a rather selective way journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

NOPs journey with Alan Finlayson and Dash Arts on the Speech! Speech! project is showcased in a new video on Dash's website: dasharts.org.uk/our-public-hou…. It shows our wonderful workshop participants, panel speakers and the development from idea to speech.

Last year I was involved in speechmaking workshops all over the country. The results were amazing (see below) and on Saturday we'll be doing it in Manchester at the Aviva Studios. Come along! theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I'm delighted to announce the final publication of our dearly departed colleague Judi Atkins in Journal of Political Ideologies tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. We use rhetoric theory to devise a relational, integrated theory of populism. Σοφία Hatzisavvidou Shaun Wilson Rhetoric, Discourse & Politics UoMPolitics

The rhetorical populism paper I was working on with Judi when she died is now finally out. Typical of Judi to be so dedicated that she keeps on publishing James Martin Alan Finlayson tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…….

Tomorrow (24th) I'm talking in Amsterdam: "A Hero’s Journey? Ideological Entrepreneurs & Reactionary Digital Politics". If you can't make it, stream it live. It's that or football. And one of them at least will be disappointing but with flashes of insight. spui25.nl/programma/diag…