02/07/2026 15:00
- 19:30
HALL: Pola - AT13
Contact:
Roncáková T.
Chair:
Roncáková T.
The religious element is an integral part of the current cultural and ethical public debates conducted on the conservative-liberal "front line". One of the spaces that most faithfully capture these discussions is the media. Their research is therefore particularly meaningful when observing various aspects of current conceptual and ideological disputes. Quantitative and qualitative media analyses can focus on texts, institutions, creators and audiences and can use, for example, methods of frame, argumentation, attribution, etc. theories. The findings can then be deepened in individual in-depth interviews and focus groups, or in questionnaire surveys on numerically rich samples. In our section, we welcome a variety of contributions based on media material and contributing to answering some current questions, e.g.:
- what are the current argumentative disputes between conservatives and liberals;
- how emotions are handled in these discussions;
- how language, especially expressive language, is handled;
- what are the psycho-social causes of conservative and liberal attitudes;
- what contributes to the deepening of polarization;
- what role religious faith plays in these disputes;
- what is the position of religious argumentation in the public space at present...
These questions (implicitly) include the issue of (in)equality, because equality is one of the basic starting points of contemporary progressivism, and conservatism (relying on the Christian religion) argues against its misunderstanding with harmful consequences for the (long-term/eternal) well-being of the individual.
