
Invectivity. Constellations and Dynamics of disparagement
Phenomena of vituperation and disparagement, of humiliation and derision not only have an astonishing occurrence in contemporary politics and society; from a cross-cultural, epoch-spanning perspective, they present themselves as fundamental operations of societal communication. As moments of social disruption, stabilization, and mobilization, they harbor the potential to build communities and shape societies; their work is simultaneously destructive and productive.
Our joint research project introduces the concept ‘invectivity’ to denote such phenomena. Read more in our research program.
The CRC 1285 is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and has started work at the TU Dresden in July 2017. It is structured in 13 projects, spanning in time from Ancient Rome to the present.