Making Sense of the Alt-Right

Hawley, George

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“…While a full discussion exceeds the scope of this article, the alt-right encompasses an illdefined amalgam of actors (white nationalists, men's rights activists, palaeo-conservatives, nativists, etc.) united by opposition to 'identity politics', multiculturalism, and perceived 'political correctness' (Hawley, 2017;Nagle, 2017). 9.…”

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Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction

Walsh

2020

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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Answering calls for deeper consideration of the relationship between moral panics and emergent media systems, this exploratory article assesses the effects of social media – web-based venues that enable and encourage the production and exchange of user-generated content. Contra claims of their empowering and deflationary consequences, it finds that, on balance, recent technological transformations unleash and intensify collective alarm. Whether generating fear about social change, sharpening social distance, or offering new opportunities for vilifying outsiders, distorting communications, manipulating public opinion, and mobilizing embittered individuals, digital platforms and communications constitute significant targets, facilitators, and instruments of panic production. The conceptual implications of these findings are considered.

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Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction

Walsh

2020

International Journal of Cultural Studies

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“…Indeed, the topics that our data identifies were commonly discussed reflected earlier research on the alt-right. For example, anti-immigrant sentiment [3,2,4] and racially derogatory comments [5] were common. Furthermore, hashtags such as #WhiteGenocide and #WhiteLivesMatter were used frequently in some communities, and these hashtags are strongly associated with white supremacy.…”

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Describing Alt-Right Communities and Their Discourse on Twitter During the 2018 US Mid-term Elections

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Bello-Orgaz

et al. 2019

Complex Networks and Their Applications VIII

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The alt-right is a far-right movement that has uniquely developed on social media, before becoming prominent in the 2016 United States presidential elections. However, very little research exists about their discourse and organization online. This study aimed to analyze how a sample of alt-right supporters organized themselves in the week before and after the 2018 midterm elections in the US, along with which topics they most frequently discussed. Using community finding and topic extraction algorithms, results indicated that the sample commonly used racist language and antiimmigration themes, criticised mainstream media and advocated for alternative media sources, whilst also engaging in discussion of current news stories. A subsection of alt-right supporters were found to focus heavily on white supremacist themes. Furthermore, small groups of alt-right supporters discussed anime, technology and religion. These results supported previous results from studies investigating the discourse of alt-right supporters.

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“…Wir sind also vor eine ähnliche Aufgabe der Begriffsneufindung gestellt wie sie uns von den gegenwärtigen Vertreter*innen der neuen Rechten auferlegt wird: denunzierende Kritiken wie ‚Nazi', ‚Rassist', ‚rassistischer Idiot' oder der US-amerikanische Sonderfall ‚bigot' lösen seitens der Alt-Right (Hawley 2017) keine diskursiven Rückzüge wegen Verwundung mehr aus. Nothing hurts.…”

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TIRED TRUMP oder: Die Ermüdung der Theorie

Strick

2019

The Great Disruptor

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Als sein Vater zum Schock der Weltöffentlichkeit zum Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gewählt wurde, überkam Barron Trump eine schwere Müdigkeit. Auf dem Podium, linkerhand des gestikulierenden Ungetüms, hielt der zehn Jahre alte Junge mit Mühe die Augen offen. Das Getriebe der demokratischen Ordnung knirschte, und Barron unterdrückte weltweit sichtbar ein Gähnen (Abb. 1). Wie Heiner Müller, der einmal auf die Frage, wie er die historische Rolle eines bestimmten Politikers einschätze, lapidar sagte: "Der ist nur der Kuckuck auf der Kuckucksuhr", 1 schien Barron vom Sieg seines Vaters gelangweilt. Was wusste Barron Trump, dass er fast einschlief, während die Welt den Zusammenbruch der amerikanischen Demokratie atemlos verfolgte? Was ist die Kuckucksuhr, deren Türchen regelmäßig die Schreie des Donald J. Trump in die Welt entlässt? Folgen wir Avital Ronells Stupidity (2002) und mit ihr Marx, gibt die Lautstärke den Hinweis auf den Apparat: Trump ist derzeit sichtbarster Grüßaugust und Kühlerfigur der "Geschichtsmacht Dummheit" (323). Ronells Monografie-ihre Einleitung liest sich wie eine akkurate Beschreibung der letzten zwei Jahre-begreift das Objekt als Soundwall, die alle Störgeräusche im eigenen Lärm

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Making Sense of the Alt-Right

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Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction

Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction

Describing Alt-Right Communities and Their Discourse on Twitter During the 2018 US Mid-term Elections

TIRED TRUMP oder: Die Ermüdung der Theorie

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