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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · 9d

"In the logic of reverse victimisation, those who enjoy domination become martyrs, while those who are marginalised are cast as perpetrators." -- @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social, author of WRONGED, aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. tinyurl.com/smazswb4 @columbiaup.bsky.social

The reverse victimisation of Charlie Kirk – from propagandist to martyr | British Politics and Policy at LSE

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Donald Trump and J D Vance proclaimed him a martyr, a recasting of those with power and influence as victims.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · Jul 10

We are pleased to announce that Lilie Chouliaraki's WRONGED is the Co-Winner of the 2025 Best Book Award from the Philosophy, Theory, and Critique Division of the International Communication Association. buff.ly/KkDTP85 @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @icaptc.bsky.social

Co-Winner! Includes the cover of Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood by Lilie Chouliaraki. 2025 Best Book Award, Philosophy, Theory, and Critique Division of the International Communication Association. Save 20% with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you, Nina!

Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you, Olivier

Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you to #ICA25 for this new honour 🙏

Wronged is a warning about how victimhood is weaponised by the far Right in a politics of cruelty. It is also about hope: how we can reclaim suffering in the name of justice and the protection of the vulnerable.
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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to Lilie Chouliaraki, whose book WRONGED: THE WEAPONIZATION OF VICTIMHOOD is the winner of the ICA Outstanding Book Award! tinyurl.com/4an3hzyh @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social‪ @icahdq.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 16

Congratulations to Lilie Chouliaraki, whose book WRONGED: THE WEAPONIZATION OF VICTIMHOOD is the winner of the ICA Outstanding Book Award! tinyurl.com/4an3hzyh @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social‪ @icahdq.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Please visit the @columbiaup.bsky.social table at #ICA25 for a selection of amazing books in journalism studies, political communication, and media studies. All books $10! buff.ly/bWngc8C #ICA2025 @icahdq.bsky.social

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · Jun 3

"Chouliaraki’s stimulating and thought-provoking book makes a substantial contribution to the field of media studies."

WRONGED reviewed in the International Journali of Communication. bit.ly/43sX3z8 @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · May 9

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation on my latest book Wronged and all things victimhood, neoliberalism, politics and justice at the @visualpolitics.bsky.social Thank you @bleiker.bsky.social!
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · May 9

Here a video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social takes us on an amazing tour of her latest book: the remarkable Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood. Big thanks Lilie. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...

Lilie Chouliaraki on the The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · May 9

Here a video of our latest @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social takes us on an amazing tour of her latest book: the remarkable Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood. Big thanks Lilie. www.rolandbleiker.com/past-events/...

Lilie Chouliaraki on the The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · May 5

Please join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event:

Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood.

Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...

Upcoming Event: Lilie Chouliaraki on The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker

Prof Lilie Chouliaraki will join us online to discuss her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood (Columbia University Press, 2024)

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Philip Leventhal @philipleventhal.bsky.social · May 4

"WRONGED reveals why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing instead of alleviating inequalities of class, gender, and race...powerful and thought-provoking"
WRONGED by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social reviewed in Journalism. bit.ly/3YwGwHn @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Apr 1

#Trump rode pain and #victimhood to power, but grievance may not be an effective basis for governing argue
@liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social and
@kat-hig.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social: blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Mar 20

Richard Stupart’s and my article on #humanitarian communication is out!
We identify two humanitarian economies of image circulation - morality and market - and explain how these two economies regulate how images move around and why they may end up in the wrong places
ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

Between Morality and the Market: The Circulation of Humanitarian Photography | Chouliaraki | International Journal of Communication

Between Morality and the Market: The Circulation of Humanitarian Photography

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Mirca Madianou @madianou.bsky.social · Mar 19

Tomorrow 20/3, 17:30 we are thrilled to host @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social on 'Victimhood as a politics of pain and power' based on her new book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'. Response by @kat-hig.bsky.social @mediacomgold.bsky.social If in London do join us - all welcome! ⬇️

Victimhood as a politics of pain and power - Professor Lilie Chouliaraki

Professor Lilie Chouliaraki will discuss her new book, 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood' (Columbia University Press, 2024)

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join The Mannheim Centre for Criminology this week to hear @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social talk about ‘Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood‘ with @jkoehler.bsky.social chairing!

📅Wednesday 19 March
🕰️5.00pm- 6:30pm
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Mannheim Centre Seminar Series

Mannheim seminar series

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Mar 6

Thank you, Nick. What a great thread 🙏

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Nick Anstead @nickanstead.bsky.social · Mar 6

Very excited to be at #LSEEvents book launch for Wronged: the Weaponization of Victimhood by my brilliant colleague Lilie Chouliaraki.

Lilie actually wrote an op ed for the Guardian today on exactly this topic, applying her arguments to US-Ukraine relations. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbook, says LSE professor of media and communications Lilie Chouliaraki

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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · Mar 5

New in @theguardian.com: @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social on the power of victimhood narratives. On 7 May she will join us in our @visualpolitics.bsky.social Program to discuss her new book on this topic. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Playing the victim: how Trump’s clash with Zelenskyy paved the way for the suspension of military aid | Lilie Chouliaraki

Who is really suffering from this conflict? We are, said the US president, in a move straight from the populist playbook, says LSE professor of media and communications Lilie Chouliaraki

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 26

Ahead of @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social's book launch we revisit this video outlining how the #US Supreme Court's decision to overturn #RoeVWade and roll back #abortionrights in the US encapsulates the use of victimhood as an exercise of power in public culture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0byN...

The Weaponization of Victimhood | LSE

YouTube video by LSE

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 24

Why is being a #victim such a potent identity today?
Just over a week to go for the hybrid launch of @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social's book 'Wronged' where we'll be joined by #RosalindGill #RadhaSarmaHegde #KarinWahlJorgensen & @myriageorgiou.bsky.social (chair).

Thurs 6 March, 6.30-8pm + reception

Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood

6.30pm Thurs 6 Mar | Lilie Chouliaraki, Rosalind Gill, Radha Sarma Hegde, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen | Free public event at LSE

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Feb 14

Excited for my upcoming book launch at LSE in conversation with the brilliant @karinwahlj.bsky.social Rosalind Gill, Goldsmiths, and Radha Hegde, NYU!

LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 13

Join us for the launch of Prof Lilie Chouliaraki's latest book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'.

@liliechouliaraki.bsky.social will argue that even if suffering is universal, claiming pain is embedded within power relations.

Thurs 6 March 2025 6.30pm-8pm
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood

6.30pm Thurs 6 Mar | Lilie Chouliaraki, Rosalind Gill, Radha Sarma Hegde, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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LSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · Feb 13

Join us for the launch of Prof Lilie Chouliaraki's latest book 'Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood'.

@liliechouliaraki.bsky.social will argue that even if suffering is universal, claiming pain is embedded within power relations.

Thurs 6 March 2025 6.30pm-8pm
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

Wronged: the weaponization of victimhood

6.30pm Thurs 6 Mar | Lilie Chouliaraki, Rosalind Gill, Radha Sarma Hegde, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen | Free public event at LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Feb 3

“We usually think that victims are powerless and passive: vulnerable individuals or marginalised groups who suffer injustices or trauma. But what does it mean when we hear powerful individuals claiming that they are victims and they do so to gain even more power?” www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

The weaponisation of victimhood | LSE Research

Why are populists increasingly adopting the language of victimhood? Lilie Chouliaraki’s book Wronged explores why victimisation has become a political tool.

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Feb 3

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hi friends! Now that the inauguration and its theatre of power, privilege and white supremacy is over, @kat-hig.bsky.social and I wrote something on Trump’s victimhood politics in his era of absolute power. @lseblogs.bsky.social and @lsemedia.bsky.social

LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · Jan 22

#DonaldTrump rode pain and #victimhood back to the White House, but grievance may not be an effective basis for governing the country, argue @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social and @katthrynClaireHiggins @mediacomgold.bsky.social for the LSE United States Phelan Centre blog 👇

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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · Jan 22

#DonaldTrump rode pain and #victimhood back to the White House, but grievance may not be an effective basis for governing the country, argue @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social @lsemedia.bsky.social and @katthrynClaireHiggins @mediacomgold.bsky.social for the LSE United States Phelan Centre blog 👇

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Review of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · Jan 16

Emma Hutchison’s work on emotions and international relations defined and informed a generation of scholarship. We have put together a special collection honoring the legacy of Emma's work, including her RIS article and 8 others which have built on it.

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Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social · Jan 14

Victimhood politics is top of Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s agenda. They are not interested in victims but in power. And victimhood creates “good us” and “bad them”, moral outrage against “them” and support for “our” strongman. That’s the far-right playbook right there👇 @lsemedia.bsky.social

LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Jan 14

Musk's interest in UK politics started during the summer riots, when Musk promoted the idea of "two-tier policing". @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social and Katherine Higgins argue that this claim is part of a communication strategy of reverse victimization by the far right. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The truth about “two-tier policing”

Rioters, far right activists, as well as owner of X Elon Musk, have been propagating the idea of “two-tier policing”. The claim is that police is overly lenient towards protesters of progressive ca…

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Jan 14

Musk's interest in UK politics started during the summer riots, when Musk promoted the idea of "two-tier policing". @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social and Katherine Higgins argue that this claim is part of a communication strategy of reverse victimization by the far right. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The truth about “two-tier policing”

Rioters, far right activists, as well as owner of X Elon Musk, have been propagating the idea of “two-tier policing”. The claim is that police is overly lenient towards protesters of progressive ca…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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