Thursday, December 1, 2016

Time Event  
09:15 - 09:30 Introduction (Théâtre universitaire) - Julien Perrez & Min Reuchamps  
09:30 - 12:00 Conceptualizing political discourse (Théâtre universitaire) - Julien Perrez (chair), Barbara De Cock (discussant)  
09:30 - 10:00 › Conceptualizing danger and enemies - Multimodal metaphors in populist discourse - Janett Haid, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) - Nicole Richter, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) - Dorothea Horst, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)  
10:00 - 10:30 › Czech and Slovak Political Parties' Positions on the EU's finalité: A Conceptual Metaphor Approach - Jan Kovar, Institute of International Relations - University of Prague  
10:30 - 11:00 › Deliberate Metaphors in Chinese Political Discourse on Chinese Dream - Zhen Pan, Jiangsu Normal University  
11:00 - 11:30 › Metaphors and political discourse in Russian social media: a case study - Radomir Bolgov, Saint Petersburg State University - Olga Filatova, Saint Petersburg State University  
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch (Théâtre universitaire)  
13:00 - 15:00 Political discourse, metaphors and conflicts (Théâtre universitaire) - Emilie L'Hôte (chair), Dejan Stjepanovic (discussant)  
13:00 - 13:30 › Metaphors in Bulgarian political discourse since 1989 - Ivanna Mavrodieva, Sofia University  
13:30 - 14:00 › Greek metaphors in the fiscal straightjacket - Anastasios Vogiatzis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki  
14:00 - 14:30 › Knifed in the Back: Rhetorical Use of Metaphors in Political Deposals - Ben Fenton-Smith, Griffith University  
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee break (Théâtre universitaire)  
15:30 - 17:30 Experimenting the effects of (political) metaphors (Théâtre universitaire) - Andreas Musolff (chair), Veronika Koller (discussant)  
15:30 - 16:00 › The effects of metaphorical framing of political issues on opinion: A systematic literature review - Amber Boeynaems, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]  
16:00 - 16:30 › Implementing a basic income in Belgium? An experimental study of the impact of metaphors on political preferences - Audrey Vandeleene, Université catholique de Louvain  
16:30 - 17:00 › How Refugee Metaphors Influence Our Political Opinions - Britta Brugman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam [Amsterdam]  
17:00 - 17:30 › The influence of political knowledge on the impact of metaphors - Jérémy Dodeigne, Université catholique de Louvain, Université de Liège  
18:00 - 19:30 Debate "The political impact of metaphors" (Théâtre universitaire) - Christian F. Burgers & Paul H. Thibodeau  
20:00 - 22:00 Dinner  

Friday, December 2, 2016

Time Event  
09:00 - 11:00 The use and misuse of metaphors in political discourse (Théâtre universitaire) - Veronika Koller (chair), Christian Burgers (discussant)  
09:00 - 09:30 › (Mis)Use of Metaphors in American War Rhetoric: a cognitive pragmatic account of metaphors in persuasive discourse - Elise Fénart, Université de Neuchâtel (SUISSE)  
09:30 - 10:00 › The metaphors of nuclear energy: a risky narrative in French politics? - Stephanie Bonnefille, Climas, Université Bordeaux 3  
10:30 - 11:00 › Metaphor and politics. An analysis of Barack Obama's and François Hollande's metaphors of movement - Michel Favre, RWTH Aachen  
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break (Théâtre universitaire)  
11:00 - 12:30 The persuasive power of metaphors (Théâtre universitaire) - Audrey Vandeleene (chair), Régis Dandoy (discussant)  
11:00 - 11:30 › Metaphor by Karl Marx and persuasive power - Christ'l De Landtsheer, University of Antwerp  
11:30 - 12:00 › The dynamics of metaphoricity in campaign commercials - Dorothea Horst, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)  
12:00 - 12:30 › “Frozen Metaphors”: Effective persuasive devices in political discourse (France, Spain, and the U.S.) - Liane Stroebel, Rheinische-Westfälische Technische Hochschule  
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
13:30 - 15:30 Presidents, metaphors and political discourse (Théâtre universitaire) - Nathalie Schiffino-Leclercq (chair), Emilie L'Hôte (discussant)  
13:30 - 14:00 › Álvaro Uribe Vélez: the metaphor of the new national hero - Karen Edith López Rico, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla - Andrea Vázquez Ahumada, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla  
14:00 - 14:30 › Political Metaphor before, during and after the presidency on the example of interviews with former Croatian president - Nikolina Borcic, University of Applied Sciences VERN'  
14:30 - 15:00 › Metaphors in Lech Wałęsa's speeches as the linguistic determinants of political leadership style - Rafal Zimny, Kazimierz Wielki University [Bydgoszcz] - Przemysław Żukiewicz, University of Wroclaw  
15:00 - 15:30 › First Lady, Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate: A Comparative Study of the Role-Dependant Use of Metaphor in Politics - Kathleen Ahrens, Hong Kong Baptist University  
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break  
16:00 - 17:00 Conclusions (Théâtre universitaire) - Andreas Musolff