This contribution examines the performative power of violent language in everyday life, linking classical pragmatics (Austin; Goffman) to contemporary hate speech and (cyber)stalking. It integrates official statistics and national/international monitoring with illustrative excerpts from criminal-court judgments to demonstrate the illocutionary and perlocutionary effects on control, subordination and withdrawal from the public sphere. The analysis shows how threats and blackmail operate as discursive instruments of power and discusses implications for screening, safety planning, platform governance and media literacy.
The Power of Violent Language in Everyday Life
Assunta Penna
2025-01-01
Abstract
This contribution examines the performative power of violent language in everyday life, linking classical pragmatics (Austin; Goffman) to contemporary hate speech and (cyber)stalking. It integrates official statistics and national/international monitoring with illustrative excerpts from criminal-court judgments to demonstrate the illocutionary and perlocutionary effects on control, subordination and withdrawal from the public sphere. The analysis shows how threats and blackmail operate as discursive instruments of power and discusses implications for screening, safety planning, platform governance and media literacy.File in questo prodotto:
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