International high finance against the nation?
Antisemitism and nationalism in Austrian print media debates on the economic crisis
Karin Stögner | University of Vienna
Karin Bischof | University of Vienna
This article analyses antisemitic elements in the Austrian print media discourse
about the 2008–2010 economic crisis. The relevant discursive statements are
examined in the light of a theoretical understanding of antisemitic discursive
threads as found in the prevalent modes of presentation of the economic and
financial crisis in the media. The first main finding is the broad avoidance of
openly antisemitic stereotypes, with the exception of the Neue Kronen
Zeitung. The second main finding is that structurally antisemitic
discursive elements appear above all where (a) specific groups (“high finance”,
“financial sharks”, “speculators”) are singled out as the main culprits, (b)
these are opposed to a homogeneously constructed “us” (the
“Volk”), and (c) where the formers’ greed is stressed and
where they are accused of harming the people. Here we find nationalistic and
latent antisemitic discourses, the stereotypical contrasting of finance and
production, conspiracy theories and anti-Americanism closely interwoven.
Keywords: antisemitism, nationalism, national identity, Austria, anti-Americanism, economic crisis, print media
Published online: 20 July 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.16040.sto
https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.16040.sto
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