Contemporary Far-Right Culture offers a comprehensive overview of the varied manifestations of today's far-right culture. It examines how far-right extremists operate in the spaces they inhabit, exploring the key elements, characteristics, and historical background of far-right extremism. The volume also considers who produces and who consumes this culture, featuring contributions from emerging scholars in the field.
Chapters investigate the cultural output of far-right influencers in anime, podcasts, "fashwave" and white power music, gaming, memetic and visual culture, social media, publishing, chan culture, philosophy, and martial arts. The book further examines pivotal issues such as female far-right influencers, paranoia, and accelerationism. It is essential reading for scholars, researchers, and activists interested in the contemporary far right and its subcultures.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Academic and Postgraduate
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48 s/w Abbildungen, 5 s/w Zeichnungen, 2 s/w Tabellen, 43 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
2 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 43 Halftones, black and white; 48 Illustrations, black and white
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-1-032-54615-5 (9781032546155)
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Marc-Andre Argentino received his PhD from Concordia University, Quebec, Canada.
Amarnath Amarasingam is an associate professor in the School of Religion and is cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.
Herausgeber*in
University of Concordia, Canada
Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
1.The Silence of Q: The Importance of Social Media Influencers in the Maintenance of a Movement 2. He's a Fed: Snitchjacketing and the Far-Right's Culture of Paranoia 3. Hate Your Enemies - The Culture of Extreme Right "Christgram" Communities on Telegram 4. Misogyny of the Chan Ecosystem: Cultural Practices and Structural Facilitators 5. Branding hate: Far-right women influencers in India and North America 6. Hidden in Plain Sight: Tradwives and their Role in the Far-Right Ecosystem on YouTube 7. Algorithms and Echo Chambers: Examining the Canadian Far-Right on TikTok 8. Extremist publishing houses and far-right cultural production 9. Far Right Fiction 10. The far-right's weaponization of philosophy: from Fascism and Nazism to contemporary far-right terrorism and violent extremism 11. Cultural and Conspiracism: How Pervasive Conspiracy Theories Reflect Desires for Both Individual and National Autonomy 12. Martialization, Masculinity and Money: The Far Right's Use of Martial Arts and Combat Sports (MACS). 13. America's Militant Nostalgia: The Role of Accelerationism in the Contemporary Militia-Patriot Movement 14. Eyes Full of Rage and A Heart Full of Hate: 'White Power' the Soundtrack of the White Revolution 15. Cultured thugs: Status and distinction in an alt-right men's magazine 16. Reject Modernity, Embrace Tradition: 'Fashwave' and the Cooptation of Vaporwave by the Alt-Right
