Mobilizing Victimhood: Blaming and Claiming the Victim in Conservative Discourse in Canada

When it comes to the politics of victimhood, existing academic accounts contend that conservative politics and ideology have largely been defined by a backlash against discourses of victimization. In this respect, North American conservatism is seen as embodying an anti-victimist approach – one wher...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, Kelly
Other Authors: Saurette, Paul
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37800
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-22062