Lyndon C.S. Way
List of John Benjamins publications in which Lyndon C.S. Way is involved.
Journal
ISSN 1569-2159 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9862
Title
The Politics of Sound: Intersections of Music, Discourse and Political Communication
Edited by Lyndon C.S. Way
Special issue of Journal of Language and Politics 18:4 (2019) vi, 175 pp.
2025 Fighting authoritarian populism with populism in polarised Turkey Journal of Language and Politics 25:3, pp. 331–357 | Article
Globally, populism is on the rise. Studies demonstrate how populism is a ‘thin’ ideology that is articulated with ideologies ranging from authoritarianism to its challenges. Here, we examine how two politicians who, at similar times in their careers, represented themselves as inclusive and… read more
2022 From more to less ‘Civil’ borderline discourses in mainstream media and government: Reflections on Turkey since 2002 Journal of Language and Politics 21:6, pp. 801–826 | Article
Between the civil and uncivil lie ‘borderline’ discourses where speech that appears civil is laden with uncivil ideas, norms and discourses that normalise anti-pluralist, nativist and exclusionary views. Such discourses are found in videos and websites of far-right groups and in some mainstream… read more
2019 Discourse, music and political communication: Towards a critical approach The Politics of Sound: Intersections of Music, Discourse and Political Communication, Way, Lyndon C.S. (ed.), pp. 475–490 | Article
Political communication is expressed in politicians’ speeches, campaign advertisements and government statements. Politics are also articulated in music, in both traditional political contexts such as anthems and party political broadcasts as well as less traditional contexts including songs,… read more
2019 Music video as party political communication: Opportunities and limits The Politics of Sound: Intersections of Music, Discourse and Political Communication, Way, Lyndon C.S. (ed.), pp. 579–597 | Article
Relations between political parties and music are fraught with issues over effectiveness, limitations and opportunities. On the one hand, political parties and movements use the appeal of popular music to attract audiences who otherwise may not be attentive to their views. On the other hand,… read more
2016 Protest music, populism, politics and authenticity: The limits and potential of popular music’s articulation of subversive politics Journal of Language and Politics 15:4, pp. 422–445 | Article
Political discourses are found not only in speeches and newspapers, but also in cultural artefacts such as architecture, art and music. Turkey’s June 2013 protests saw an explosion of music videos distributed on the internet. This paper uses these videos as a case study to examine the limits and… read more