Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right: Online Actions and Offline Consequences in Europe and the US

book: Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 2019

Post-Digital Cultures of the Far Right

Online Actions and Offline Consequences in Europe and the US

Edited by: Maik Fielitz and Nick Thurston
Funded by: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung , Amadeu-Antonio-Stiftung and Forschungsinstitut für gesellschaftliche Weiterentwicklung (FGW) e.V.

Volume 71 in the series Edition Politik

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839446706

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About this book

How does the far right operate today? This volume presents a unique critical survey of the online and offline tactics, symbols and platforms that are strategically remixed to stake national and transnational cultural claims by contemporary far-right groups in Europe and North America. Featuring short, accessible analyses by an international range of expert scholars, policy advisors and activists, the book offers a plurality of answers to practical and theoretical questions about how and why the Internet has been crucial to emboldening extreme nationalisms in these regions and what counter-cultural approaches civil societies should develop in response.

Author / Editor information

Maik Fielitz is Research Associate at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg and PhD Candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt. He works on far-right extremism and social movements in Europe and is Fellow at the Center for Analysis of the Radical Right.
Nick Thurston is Associate Professor in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds. He publishes regularly on the connections between contemporary art, literature and media studies to issues of public language, publishing cultures and innovative writing. His artworks have been exhibited in Europe and North America and are held in public and private collections.

Reviews

"This up-to-the-minute book makes important contributions to the way we think about right-wing extremism, its networks and strategies in the digital age. It provides a real wealth of insights into the mechanisms of political culture online. No one who deals with online hatred or the extreme right should ignore this publication." Matthias Quent, Director of the Jena Institute for Democracy and Civil Society "Ever wondered why far-right groups have been able to cooperate politically, for all their differences, but those on the left have struggled? Are you concerned about how the Right can use forceful play - epitomised by Pepe the Frog - to mainstream its ideas, while the Left lacks 'meme magic'? If so, then this is the book for you. In succinct chapters on everything from the Alt-Right and Alt-Tech to youth fashion and zines, it explains how the post-digital cultures of the far right have succeeded in transforming today's political landscape. The enthralling and sometimes shocking account it provides of why there has been a rightwards shift in what is considered socially acceptable could not be more important or better timed." Gary Hall, Research Professor at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, University of Coventry

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Contents Open Access Download PDF	5
Introduction Stephen Albrecht, Maik Fielitz and Nick Thurston Open Access Download PDF	7
Analyzing
Understanding the Alt-Right. Ideologues, ‘Lulz’ and Hiding in Plain Sight Rob May and Matthew Feldman Open Access Download PDF	25
LARPing & Liberal Tears. Irony, Belief and Idiocy in the Deep Vernacular Web Marc Tuters Open Access Download PDF	37
Parallel Ports. Sociotechnical Change from the Alt-Right to Alt-Tech Joan Donovan, Becca Lewis and Brian Friedberg Open Access Download PDF	49
Creating a New Normal. The Mainstreaming of Far-Right Ideas Through Online and Offline Action in Hungary Philipp Karl Open Access Download PDF	67
Between Anti-Feminism and Ethnicized Sexism. Far-Right Gender Politics in Germany Lynn Berg Open Access Download PDF	79
The Far Right Across Borders. Networks and Issues of (Trans)National Cooperation in Western Europe on Twitter Caterina Froio and Bharath Ganesh Open Access Download PDF	93
Zine Publishing and the Polish Far Right Kaja Marczewska Open Access Download PDF	107
Unmasking
What Makes a Symbol Far Right? Co-opted and Missed Meanings in Far-Right Iconography Cynthia Miller-Idriss Open Access Download PDF	123
“Do You Want Meme War?” Understanding the Visual Memes of the German Far Right Lisa Bogerts and Maik Fielitz Open Access Download PDF	137
The Murder of Keira. Misinformation and Hate Speech as Far-Right Online Strategies Alina Darmstadt, Mick Prinz and Oliver Saal Open Access Download PDF	155
Counter-Creativity. Innovative Ways to Counter Far-Right Communication Tactics Julia Ebner Open Access Download PDF	169
Activating the Archive From Below at a Moment of Cultural and Political Crisis Gregory Sholette Open Access Download PDF	183
Back to Front Truths. Hate Library Nick Thurston Open Access Download PDF	193
Biographical Notes Open Access Download PDF	205

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 210
Keywords: Far Right; Europe; Culture; Politics; Internet; Media; Right-wing Extremism; Digital Media; European Politics; Media Studies; Political Science

eBook

Published: December 27, 2018
ISBN: 9783839446706