Fascism and Far-Right Movements

Turning toward the present, we will examine different methodological approaches to the dynamics of class, race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality in contemporary far-right movements. From there we will discuss a number of questions at the heart of current debates: What is “new” or “alternative” about contemporary far-right movements, and what are their connections, if any, to fascist (or colonial) legacies of the past? Are concepts like “post-fascism,” “authoritarianism,” “populism” or “neoliberalism” essential or limiting for conceptualizing the far right today? What are the differences between “fossil fascism” and “ecofascism,” and what are their implications for present and future struggles over climate change mitigation? What new insights can be gained by approaching these and related questions through an empirical, ethnographic, or comparative lens? This is a junior tutorial.