Homonationalist Rhetoric and Attitudes towards LGBTQ+ Issues
For those attending in-person, the entrance to CESS is located at George Street Mews and you will need to ring the bell when you have arrived.
Homonationalist rhetoric involves three key actors: the national outgroup (as the target), the LGBTQ+ community (as an instrument), and the political entrepreneur (as the main actor). This rhetoric not only defines individual identities in national terms but also introduces partisanship, blurring the boundaries between the LGBTQ+ community and the national outgroup. Consequently, two critical questions arise. First, when exposed to homonationalist rhetoric by a right-wing political entrepreneur, do nativist individuals become more supportive of LGBTQ+ policies, or do they reinforce their partisan identity by aligning with the “enemy of their enemies”? Second, does exposure to such rhetoric lead cosmopolitan individuals to develop warmer feelings towards the national outgroup? If both questions yield affirmative responses, it suggests that the influence of homonationalist rhetoric on individual attitudes towards LGBTQ+ issues may be overestimated (Turnbull-Dugarte and Ortega 2023). Moreover, this rhetoric may unexpectedly foster warmer sentiments towards the national outgroup among left-wing actors, thereby strengthening the association between traditional morality attitudes and national identity, rather than weakening it.
Date:
15 November 2023, 14:00
Venue:
Centre for Experimental Social Sciences, George Street OX1 2AA
Venue Details:
This is a hybrid event--interested participants can attend in person at Cess's conference room or virtually via Zoom.
Speaker:
Francesco Raffaelli (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Nuffield College
Organiser:
Noah Bacine (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
noah.bacine@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Noah Bacine (University of Oxford)
Part of:
CESS Colloquium Series
Booking required?:
Recommended
Booking url:
https://cess-nuffield.nuff.ox.ac.uk/events/colloquium/francesco-raffaelli-tarik-abou-chadi-university-of-oxford/
Booking email:
noah.bacine@nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Noah Bacine,
Martina Beretta
