Scandinavian emerging scholars and their Ph.D. projects - an overview

This overview presents 10 Ph.D. projects that illustrate the breadth of Scandinavian rhetorical research. Among them are projects on specific conceptualizations in the field of rhetoric such as accusations, anger, the body, and voice in writing; projects on the rhetoric of groups, organizations and social movements such as the EU, LGBTQ+ minorities, and climate activists; projects that capture public debates, for example on forestry and climate change; didactic projects, and projects entertaining new methods and methodologies for rhetorical research, such as computer assisted big data analysis and participatory rhetorical criticism. This representation of 10 diverse emerging scholars from 6 Scandinavian universities gives a taste of the contemporary rhetorical research scene in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.