Lisa S. Villadsen

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Primary fields of research

My primary research interest concerns rhetoric's role in public life, and I study it through rhetorical criticism. I am especially interested in how rhetoric reflects and reveals the norms undergirding messages and discussions in the public realm, primarily in a political context. This is why I do most of my work in these areas: 

• Rhetorical citizenship
• Public debate and dissent
• Official apologies

 

Current research

I am currenty working on projects on:

• Political debate, broadly conceived, incl. dissent 
• Rhetorical citizenship as a theoretircal and critical approach
• Norms for public debate, incl. listening offentlig debat
• Official apologies in collective memory

 

Teaching

At the BA level I teach Rhetorical Criticism 

At the MA level I teach Debate Culture and Rhetorical Citizenship. 

 

I have previously taught:

BA: Introduction to Rhetoric, General Rhetoric I and II, Speech workshop, Public Speaking, Rhetorical Theory and Analysis, Introduktion til Retorik, Philosophy of Science for Rhetoric, Apologia and Official Apologies.

KA: Rhetoric and the Postmodern, Rhetorical Citizenshio, The Rhetoric of Official apologies.

At the Ph.D. level I have taught at Ph.D. courses in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Belgium on topics such as rhetorical criticism, rhetorical agency, political rhetoric and rhetorical approaches to text analysis. 

 

Most recently I have advised at the BA, MA and PhD levels on these topics:

• Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Moderaternes election campaign rhetoric in a constitutve perspective. 
• The tv program "Ellen Imellem" and 'cross cutting' conversations
• Inger Støjberg's rhetorical power
• The concept WOKE
• The concept parresia in contemporary rhetoric 
• Populism in Social Democratic political rhetoric  
• The pharse "taking care of Danmark" in political rhetoric
• Anger as a rhetorical form  

Selected publications

1. Published

   Hvorfor gør det en forskel, om man beklager eller undskylder? Det kan måske virke ubetydeligt, om du undskylder eller beklager. Men valget mellem de to ord kan gøre en stor forskel.

   Villadsen, Lisa S., 5 Mar 2023, Videnskab.dk, ForskerZonen.

   Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication

2. Published

   Dronningen taler

   Villadsen, Lisa S. (ed.), 25 Nov 2022, København : Gad. 160 p. (Dansk Sprognaevn. Skrifter, Vol. 53).

   Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Communication

3. Published

   “I ser til i realtid”: Præsident Zelenskijs retoriske balancegang mellem appel og anklage

   Villadsen, Lisa S., 5 Apr 2022, 2 p. Retorisk arena

   Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication

4. Published

   Argumentum ad solidaritatem: Rhetorical Leadership Strategies in Scandinavia During COVID-19

   Villadsen, Lisa S., Bjørkdahl, K., Vigsø, O. & Kjeldsen, J. E., 23 Oct 2021, Communicating COVID-19: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Lewis, M., Govender, E. & K. H. (eds.). Schweiz: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 163-184 22 p.

   Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

5. Published

   One Word to Rule Them All: ‘Civic-Mindedness’ and Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen’s Nationalist Covid-19 Rhetoric

   Villadsen, Lisa S., 26 Feb 2021, In: Punctum. International Journal of Semiotics. 6, 2, p. 229-248 20 p.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Selected activities

1. Copenhagen APPLY Training School: Deliberation, dissent, and norms of argumentative engagement

   Villadsen, Lisa S. (Speaker)

   29 Oct 2021

   Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

2. Deliberation, dissent and norms of argumentative engagement

   Villadsen, Lisa S. (Organizer), Bengtsson, Mette (Organizer), Pietrucci, Pamela (Organizer) & Kock, Christian Erik J (Organizer)

   26 Oct 2021 → 29 Oct 2021

   Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

3. RSA Summer Institute Workshop

   Villadsen, Lisa S. (Invited speaker)

   2 Jun 2021 → 4 Jun 2021

   Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course

4. Dansk Sprognævns Repræsentantskab (External organisation)

   Villadsen, Lisa S. (Member)

   9 Apr 2021 → 31 Dec 2024

   Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board