Academic literature on the topic 'Discours rumoral'

Stephen Eric Bronner, A Rumor about the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000)Dan Diner, Beyond the Conceivable: Studies on Germany, Nazism, and the Holocaust (Berkeley: University of California, 2000)

Shortly after receiving tenure in 2009, I hit a brick wall. Having poured so much energy into the tenure process, which included a large-scale book project, I found myself intellectually and emotionally spent. Uninspired and unable to gain traction with another major research project during my post-tenure sabbatical, I felt I was wandering through a desert. I had heard rumors about the “post-tenure blues,” but I somehow imagined myself immune.

Abstract The discourse of loyalty produces tense predicaments for those living under counterinsurgency regimes. The essay explores this theme by analyzing the case of a Kashmiri woman who found herself in a political drama when she accepted “blood money” from the person accused of causing her husband's death. The woman's decision accompanied moral turmoil in her village, and rumors of her “betrayal” circulated. However, the turmoil threatened to go beyond this localized setting. It brought to fore the fraught implications of “loyalty” shaped by India's occupation in Kashmir, its nationalist staging of Kashmiris as the subversive other, and schisms within Kashmir's historical independence movement. By tracing how rumors of individual betrayal were laced onto narratives of political treason in the case, the essay reveals the counterinsurgency as the operative context of broken intimate and intercommunity relations in which the personal is always at the threshold of becoming intensely public.

In the article the author defines basic principles of information and communication interaction in the dialog discourse «power – society», introducing the scheme of information and communication space. On the basis of certain examples the main groups of applied tools of information and communication technologies of authorities and population feedback system alignment are considered. One of the problems of efficient interaction development of "power-society" is considered by the author as information asymmetry, provoking the emergence of rumors filling "semantic gap". The author describes the most common social patterns of interaction between government and public.

O objectivo deste artigo é reflectir sobre uma “nova realidade” que a sociedade caboverdiana tem conhecido a partir dos anos 1990 no que diz respeito às migrações, especialmente à presença de imigrantes provenientes da África Ocidental. Para o efeito, recorre-se a um conjunto de histórias, rumores e outros materiais que emergiram sobre esses indivíduos, possibilitando alguns discursos aliados às dinâmicas de identidade, diferença e representação. Trata-se, assim, de um trabalho no qual se discorre a respeito de processos de racialização neste contexto imigratório onde tanto o cabo-verdiano como o imigrante oeste-africano se reconhecem racializados.

In 2015, while the town of Potosi was beginning its longest blockade in history to denounce lack of public investment, rumor spread that the government was sending witches to stem the discontent. Therefore, a group of healing women decided to organize a counter attack. In October 2019, during the controversial presidential elections, they got back into action. The purpose of th is article is to analyze Bolivia’s former government witchcraft allegations and the responses they brought forward as a political and moral discourse about the State in the context of Evo Morales's declining popularity.

The semantic and morphological features of the evidential verbs of speech sagen (speak) and behaupten (assert), introducing statements with direct, indirect and fragmentary quotes in the German-language media discourse are discussed in the article. The study is based on the material of the Mannheim Corps of the German Language “COSMAS II”. The empirical material is the newspapers “Die Welt”, “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, and “Tageszeitung”. Attention is paid to one of the components of the category of evidentiality - reported evidentiality, which includes the meanings of ‘quotative’ and ‘hearsay’. A classification of the most significant sources of information is proposed. The results of a comparative analysis of the verbs sagen and behaupten are presented. It is concluded that the verb sagen is the most frequent and neutral verb introducing someone else's speech. The authors note that when transmitting indirect and fragmented citation, sagen usually means ‘individual personal quotative’ based on official and reliable sources. It is proved that the verb behaupten is a marked means of direct, indirect and fragmented quotes. It is emphasized that the verb behaupten is possible as an introductory verb when transmitting the meanings ‘generalized quotation’ and ‘rumors’.

La rumeur est un phénomène fondamental à la compréhension des mécanismes sociaux et politiques de la République du Congo. Elle a permis en grande partie l’émergence et la propagation des mouvements messianiques qui ont vu le jour sous la période coloniale, et occupe une place prépondérante dans la presse, notamment depuis l’ouverture démocratique et la Conférence Nationale souveraine qui s’est tenue en 1991. Au-delà du phénomène social, il existe une dimension discursive et narrative de la rumeur, le discours rumoral. Cet élément est essentiel pour saisir la dimension poétique de la rumeur, la production de récit qu’elle met en place et appréhender la rumeur en tant que principe d’écriture. Nombre de textes fictionnels congolais utilisent la rumeur et le discours rumoral comme ressorts narratifs et poétiques. De la présence du discours rumoral dans un récit romanesque découle la construction d’un espace, le « hors texte », dont nous avons cerné les contours progressivement, partant de son émergence spontanée dans le cadre des messianismes en passant par la presse congolaise et la « littérature des prophètes », pour parvenir au cœur de cet espace problématique manifeste dans les « romans de la rumeur »congolaise
Appreciating the extent to which rumour as a phenomenon is embedded into the political processes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as being pervasive in its wider society, is key to understanding, the country. Largely responsible for the emergence of the messianic type movements which appeared in colonial times, rumour is omnipresent in the press today. This has been particularly true since the 1991 National Sovereignty Conference. Beyond its everyday place in the social order, rumour is deeply rooted into the way in which the Congolese discuss and recount their stories, by yarning. Yarning, therefore not only underpins the poetry in rumour and drives local storytelling but has become essential in creative writing. Much of Congolese fiction draws on yarning, using it as a narrative of poetic literary device, giving rise to an “off the page” dimension. From this, a picture gradually builds up; surfacing initially with the messianisms then moving into the press and the “literature of the prophets” before finishing up at what is the heart of the matter in the Congolese “Rumour Novels”

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Rumor is an activity of language, which is present in people‟s daily lives, regardless of country, culture, socio-economic and political regime, or time. It is likely to exist in any group of people. Being an object of study in various fields of knowledge such as anthropology, psychology, history, sociology, communication, it seemed appropriate to research it within a linguistic-discursive view. This research relies mostly on Mikhail Bakhtin‟s Philosophy of Language maily considering the following reflections made by the Russian master: dialogism, otherness, text/utterance (Fr. énoncé), audience, context, theme and meaning, meaning construction, discursive genres, among others. Also the category of will to truth brought about by Michel Foucault, as well as specific contributions from various authors on rumor were taken in this study to investigate the following aspects: (a) how this language activity takes place, (b) how such a saying constitutes a speaking subject, (c) what makes a rumor spread and another immediately fade (d) which is its materiality, (e), which differentiates it from a truth and a lie, (f) which causes a rumor to sustain so many official and unofficial actions, so many sayings, (g) how its authoring takes place, (h) how it is constituted, (i) whether the rumor is a speech genre, and if so whether it is a primary or a hybrid genre, (j) if the rumor happens only in oral language, or else, in writing, and also how it takes place (k) how it spreads (l) what its trigger is. These reflections were presented in four chapters, namely: (1) From A Rumor ..., which puts forth the desire to investigate rumor, its theoretical support, and data collection; (2) The Encounter with the Chameleon, which offers, through a dialogue with various researchers, a responsive understanding about the rumor‟s birth and mutation , its spreading, and gaining of credibility; (3) The Chameleon in a Project to Saying, a Will to Truth, which analizes linguistic-discursively three texts that address the Cuban athletes‟ mass desertion rumor during the 2007 Pan American Games, held in Rio de Janeiro; (4) finally, The Chameleon and other animals in the Yellow-Green Country which brings up the use of the term rumor in Brazil and other words of similar meaning such as gossip, hearsay, tittle-tattle, and others. The result of this research has perhaps raised more questions than answers, but it could certainly offer some more understanding about language, the world and the human being.
O boato é uma atividade linguageira, presente no cotidiano das pessoas, independente de país, cultura, nível sócio-econômico, regime político ou ainda de época. Ele pode existir em qualquer grupo de pessoas. Objeto de estudo de vários domínios do conhecimento, como na Antropologia, Psicologia, História, Sociologia, Comunicação, pareceu oportuno pesquisá- lo linguístico-discursivamente. Como fundamentação teórica a pesquisa contou, sobretudo, com os estudos da Filosofia da Linguagem desenvolvidos por Mikhail Bakhtin, com destaques para as seguintes reflexões feitas pelo mestre russo: Dialogia, alteridade, texto/enunciado, auditório, situação, tema e significação, construção de sentido, gêneros discursivos, dentre outras. Também a categoria de Vontade de Verdade construída por Michel Foucault, bem como contribuições de vários autores, específicas sobre boato, foram tomadas neste estudo que investigou os seguintes aspectos: (a) Como se dá esta atividade linguageira; (b) como esse dito constitui um sujeito falante; (c) o que faz com que um boato vingue e outro seja imediatamente esvaziado; (d) qual é a sua materialidade; (e) o que o diferencia de uma verdade e de uma mentira; (f) o que faz com que um boato sustente tantas ações empreendidas, oficiais e oficiosas, tantos dizeres; (g) como se dá a autoria no boato; (h) como ele se constitui; (i) se o boato é um gênero discursivo e, no caso afirmativo, se é um gênero primário ou híbrido; (j) se o boato acontece somente na linguagem oral ou também na escrita e como ele se dá; (k) como é a sua circulação e (l) qual é o seu gatilho. Estes pontos foram refletidos em quatro capítulos, sendo eles: (1) De Um Boato A ... no qual se observa o nascimento do desejo de pesquisar o boato, a fundamentação teórica e a composição dos dados; (2) O Encontro Com O Camaleão, onde se lê a compreensão responsiva sobre alguns dizeres a respeito do nascimento e a mutação do boato, como se alastra e por que ele consegue obter credibilidade; enfim, dizeres elaborados por vários estudiosos do assunto com os quais é mantido um diálogo; (3) O Camaleão Em Um Projeto De Dizer, Uma Vontade De Verdade em que é feita uma análise linguístico-discursiva de três textos que abordam o boato de deserção em massa dos atletas cubanos, durante os Jogos Panamericanos de 2007, realizados no Rio de Janeiro. Finalmente, (4) O Camaleão E Outros Bichos No País Verde- Amarelo onde pode ser observado o uso do termo boato no Brasil e outros vocábulos de sentido semelhante como fofoca, disse-me-disse, fuxico e outros. A pesquisa, talvez, tenha suscitado mais perguntas que respostas, mas seguramente permitiu compreender, um pouco mais, a linguagem, o mundo e o homem.

This article looks into accounts of the computer mediated discourse medium of instant messaging programs. Previous accounts have compared communication within this medium either to solely written or to solely spoken language, thus neglecting its relationship to both or to the constraints generated specifically by the medium. Such accounts have therefore, often come to erroneously alarming conclusions. This article lays out an argument for the treatment of computer mediated communication through instant messaging programs as the beginnings of a set of new registers.
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This chapter discusses the practice of rumor diffusion via mobile communication, or what I call “mobile rumoring,” against the hegemonic discourse of the authorities. What drives easy diffusion and proliferation of rumor via mobile phones and other ICTs, even in the face of intensified rumor control, surveillance, and punishment from the regime? As the answer unfolds, the Chinese state’s strategies to suppress communication in the guise of so-called rumor unwittingly establishes the socio-cultural foundation for rumor proliferation, while the official denunciation of rumor becomes a political opportunity that triggers the collective practice of rumor diffusion against the authorities. The call for rumor dissemination thus becomes both an action—a type of tactic, or covert resistance—and a frame to contest communication control and political manipulation by the authorities. Both contested identity and dissenting emotion join as counter-authority initiatives that represent the dynamic behind mobile rumoring in China today.

Flaming?: The Peculiar Theopolitics of Fire and Desire in Black Male Gospel Performance intervenes into the crisis narrative of black male participation in historically black Pentecostal churches by examining the striking aural-visual performances of gender expression and sexuality as the Spirit moves upon vocalists’ bodies. By following the discourse surrounding the “flaming” choir director stereotype, I investigate the extent to which men’s unique approaches to music-making are met with spectators’ derision and queries about the extent to which their worship generates queer connotations. Participants are essentially guided by what constitutes a practice of the adage “where there is smoke, there is fire.” If there are rumors about a man’s sexual behavior or if he demonstrates queer potential, than it must be so. This perception is tied to the biblical notion that believers are to stay away from the appearance of activity and affiliations that are regarded as evil.

Many false statements in connection with COVID-19 have fueled a number of rumors and conspiracy theories in the world. Politicians tend to use complicated technical systems and information technologies in order to influence people’s consciousness, feelings and social behavior. Under the guise of taking care of people’s wellbeing they pursue their own objectives. The political leaders have challenged the world with their claims and political statements which hypocritically announced their striving to serve for the sake of the nations, but in fact demonstrating their strong will to benefit from the situation. However, their actions are not treated by people as aggression and don’t lead to open confrontation and aggravation of military and political relations. They paradoxically manage to balance between the truth and falsity, demonstrating ambivalence of what they state in their speeches and appeals to the nations. The basic methods of political discourse ambivalence analysis, used in the article, are: (a) fact-checking method, (b) scientific analysis of the evidence, (c) peer-reviewed studies and the others. There has been also used a method of logical comparison of three options of political discourse: Political Statement → Fact → Consequence. The analysis of mass media articles, devoted to Covid-19, has helped the author to systematize the elements of political discourse processing (the politicians’ statements for the good of the people) and political cognition (the actual meaning of those actions, which can potentially lead to confrontation between nations). The author is trying to find out the actual reasons of the growing gap between the governments and ordinary people, between nations in the world.