Anti-Slavic imagery in German radical nationalist discourse at the turn of the twentieth century: a prelude to Nazi ideology?

Jaworska, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7465-2245 (2011) Anti-Slavic imagery in German radical nationalist discourse at the turn of the twentieth century: a prelude to Nazi ideology? Patterns of Prejudice, 45 (5). pp. 435-452. ISSN 1461-7331 doi: 10.1080/0031322X.2011.624762

Abstract/Summary

By applying methods of cognitive metaphor theory, Jaworska examines metaphorical scenarios employed in the discourse of anti-Slavism, which featured prominently in radical nationalist propaganda in Germany at the turn of the twentieth century. She does so by analysing metaphorical expressions used to refer to the Polish population living in the eastern provinces of Prussia, in the so-called Ostmark. Her article is based on an analysis of a range of pamphlets and newspaper articles written by some of the leading figures of two nationalist organizations: the Pan-German League (Alldeutscher Verband) and the Eastern Marches Society(Ostmarkenverein). The main research questions it addresses are: What kind of metaphoric scenarios were used to depict the Polish minority, and to what extent were the metaphorical patterns of anti-Slavic imagery similar to those employed in the antisemitic propaganda of the Nazi era? Is there a discursive continuity between the radical nationalism of imperial Germany and the National Socialism of the Third Reich at the level of metaphorical scenarios? Ultimately, Jaworska attempts to contribute to a better understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underlying radical and essentially racist attitudes.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/37171
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/0031322X.2011.624762
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Literature and Languages > English Language and Applied Linguistics Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Language Text and Power Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Identities
Uncontrolled Keywords	anti-Slavism, cognitive metaphor theory, imperial Germany, metaphor, metaphorical scenario, radical nationalism
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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