Lisa Storm Villadsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5595693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Storm Villadsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa Storm |
| FAMILY NAME | Villadsen |
| SIGNATURE | VILLADSEN L S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2467-0570 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It’s not (only) about Getting the Last Word
The core function of argumentation in a democratic setting must be to constitute a modality for citizens to engage differences of opinion constructively – for the present but also in future exchanges. To enable this function requires acceptance of the basic conditions of public debate: that consensus is often an illusory goal which should be replaced by better mastery of living with dissent and compromise. Furthermore, it calls for an understandi…
We must be happy that times are different now’. Shaping public memory of Danish colonial history in popular culture
In recent years Denmark's legacy as a colonial power has become a topic of political, cultural, and public debate. The article discusses how Denmark's colonial relationship with Greenland is presented to a contemporary Danish audience in the film, The Experiment (2010), and in the fourth season of the TV drama, Borgen (2022). These popular cultural artefacts, we claim, not only reflect, but have informed public and political debate in Denmark abo…
One word to rule them all
The essay is a case study critically engaging the Danish Prime Minister’s rhetorical leadership during the early phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Through conceptually oriented rhetorical criticism of a series of press conference speeches given by the PM, the essay demonstrates how her rhetorical leadership in the early stages of the corona crisis relied on communitarian appeals couched in nationalistic terms whereby contributing to stopping the spre…
Rhetorical citizenship
This article argues for the relevance of a rhetorical approach to the study of citizenship, proposing the concept of rhetorical citizenship as a term for a fourth dimension of citizenship and as a scholarly approach to the topic in addition to the dimensions of status, rights, and identity commonly recognized in the literature. We show how this view aligns with current views of the multidi Citizenship Studies mensionality of citizenship, explain …
Beyond the Spectacle of Apologia
The official apology is a discursive phenomenon with complex rhetorical significance and must be distinguished from the apologia.The main difference is that the official apology entails an element of regret and acknowledgement of wrongdoing that makes it an even more delicate rhetorical matter than the apologia-not least because it involves a collectivity such as a nation state.The symbolic nature of the assumption of guilt is therefore particula…
Rhetorical citizenship
This article argues for the relevance of a rhetorical approach to the study of citizenship, proposing the concept of rhetorical citizenship as a term for a fourth dimension of citizenship and as a scholarly approach to the topic in addition to the dimensions of status, rights, and identity commonly recognized in the literature. We show how this view aligns with current views of the multidi Citizenship Studies mensionality of citizenship, explain …
Beyond the Spectacle of Apologia
The official apology is a discursive phenomenon with complex rhetorical significance and must be distinguished from the apologia.The main difference is that the official apology entails an element of regret and acknowledgement of wrongdoing that makes it an even more delicate rhetorical matter than the apologia-not least because it involves a collectivity such as a nation state.The symbolic nature of the assumption of guilt is therefore particula…
Beyond the Spectacle of Apologia
The official apology is a discursive phenomenon with complex rhetorical significance and must be distinguished from the apologia.The main difference is that the official apology entails an element of regret and acknowledgement of wrongdoing that makes it an even more delicate rhetorical matter than the apologia-not least because it involves a collectivity such as a nation state.The symbolic nature of the assumption of guilt is therefore particula…
Rhetorical citizenship
This article argues for the relevance of a rhetorical approach to the study of citizenship, proposing the concept of rhetorical citizenship as a term for a fourth dimension of citizenship and as a scholarly approach to the topic in addition to the dimensions of status, rights, and identity commonly recognized in the literature. We show how this view aligns with current views of the multidi Citizenship Studies mensionality of citizenship, explain …
One word to rule them all
The essay is a case study critically engaging the Danish Prime Minister’s rhetorical leadership during the early phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Through conceptually oriented rhetorical criticism of a series of press conference speeches given by the PM, the essay demonstrates how her rhetorical leadership in the early stages of the corona crisis relied on communitarian appeals couched in nationalistic terms whereby contributing to stopping the spre…
It’s not (only) about Getting the Last Word
The core function of argumentation in a democratic setting must be to constitute a modality for citizens to engage differences of opinion constructively – for the present but also in future exchanges. To enable this function requires acceptance of the basic conditions of public debate: that consensus is often an illusory goal which should be replaced by better mastery of living with dissent and compromise. Furthermore, it calls for an understandi…
We must be happy that times are different now’. Shaping public memory of Danish colonial history in popular culture
In recent years Denmark's legacy as a colonial power has become a topic of political, cultural, and public debate. The article discusses how Denmark's colonial relationship with Greenland is presented to a contemporary Danish audience in the film, The Experiment (2010), and in the fourth season of the TV drama, Borgen (2022). These popular cultural artefacts, we claim, not only reflect, but have informed public and political debate in Denmark abo…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 works) · Rhetorical question (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works)