This Authoritarian Life

This Authoritarian Life explores everyday human stories to make sense of authoritarian politics. Once a month, anthropologists Kristóf Szombati and Erdem Evren, relying on their own experience from Hungary and Turkey, invite guests from all over the world to shine light on the following questions:

What are the roots of authoritarianism? What does the rise of authoritarianism look like up close? How can everyday people navigate authoritarian spaces? And how can authoritarianism be confronted?

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It’s about understanding: giving you a better grasp of the deeper causes driving authoritarianism. It’s about insight: offering a glimpse into the difficulties of navigating authoritarian lifeworlds. It’s about hope: examples of people who work toward a more humane world.

Guest

Anna Szilágyi

Anna Szilágyi is a linguist and expert on disempowering language. She holds an MA in linguistics and political science and a PhD in media and communication. Anna hails from a multi-ethnic background and grew up in Budapest and Moscow. After working for a decade as a journalist, she has been studying enemy propaganda, authoritarian language and the linguistic dynamics of disempowerment. She has lived and taught in Budapest, Hong Kong and Madrid, and worked with journalists and other practitioners in Europe and the US and with disadvantaged young people in Hungary. She has published in academic journals and is currently finishing a book on speech that can disempower individuals and communities. She is the founder of the global educational program “Words Break Bones”.

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Guest appearance on:

The Language of Authoritarianism (Origins) #6