Right Rising
Understanding Radical Right Extremism
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 39 in total of Right Rising with the tag “extremism”.
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Episode 61: The "Pro-Family" Movement: The Roots of the New Christian Right, ft. Chelsea Ebin
June 19th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 12 mins
christianity, extremism, history, right-wing
This discussion covers the rise of the "pro-family movement" through the linking of "single issues" into an illiberal political movement with a long-range determination to restore a mythical past of patriarchal peace and order.
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Episode 60: Trump's Carnival: Far-Right Social Media and Symbolic Disorder, ft. Bharath Ganesh
June 11th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 20 mins
extremism, fascism, philosophy, social media
This episode delves into a deeply philosophical analysis of far-right social media and the insurrectionary destabilization of symbolic hierarchies
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Episode 59: The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 2, ft/ William Allchorn
May 12th, 2025 | Season 2 | 57 mins 53 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
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Episode 58: The Far Right, Technology, and State Intervention, pt. 1, ft/ William Allchorn
May 9th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 1 min
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
In this wide-ranging discussion, Prof Allchorn elaborates on his work on the far-right's engagement in hybrid warfare, counter-messaging efforts, and the "crisis of social democracy."
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Episode 57: The New Hard Right: Linguistic Anthropology and Far-Right Gender Trouble with Cat Tebaldi and Scott Burnett
April 29th, 2025 | Season 2 | 1 hr 12 mins
extremism, gender, hard right, new right
Drs Cat Tebaldi and Scott Burnett join the pod to discuss gender and the far right through the lens of linguistic anthropology. We discuss the "moral flavor" of hardness apropos their recent, in-depth study of the far-right web magazine Man's World, Christian Nationalist gender constructs, and how to square up that jawline!
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Episode 55: Democracy Strikes Back
March 7th, 2025 | Season 2 | 53 mins 15 secs
australia, extremism, populism, right-wing
Dr. Mario Peucker joins the pod to discuss his efforts in developing robust institutions to combat hate and conspiracy theories alongside marginalized communities in Victoria, Australia
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The Local Far Right
February 2nd, 2022 | Season 2 | 32 mins 52 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Alexander Reid Ross and Anna Duensing join Right Rising to discuss the local manifestations of the far-right. While events like January 6 occurred on the national level, Alexander and Anna reveal the vast landscape of far-right activism that influences local politics, including school boards, policing, and state legislatures. Alexander and Anna break down the history of this far-right activism in places like Portland, New York City, and Charlotte and help us answer why studying local activism is so important.
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New Book Spotlight - Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness
January 19th, 2022 | Season 2 | 48 mins 33 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Shona Hunter, Christi van der Westhuizen, and Ashley Mattheis join Right Rising to discuss their new edited volume Routledge Handbook of Critical Studies in Whiteness, which seeks to understand whiteness as a manifestation of power. Shona, Christi, and Ashley break down what "critical whiteness studies" are and why this is useful in understanding the contemporary activism of the radical right. How - we ask - is whiteness produced in various historical and sociopolitical circumstances?
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A Field Guide to White Supremacy
January 6th, 2022 | Season 2 | 23 mins 36 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Kathleen Belew joins Right Rising on the anniversary of January 6 to discuss her new co-edited book, A Field Guide to White Supremacy - the definitive guide for understanding and opposing white supremacy in America. Kathleen breaks down how white supremacy and patriarchal violence have operated - and continue to operate - in the United States. What is unique about this new wave of white supremacist violence in America, where does it come from, and how can we stop it?
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Gender in Policymaking - Combating the Far Right
December 8th, 2021 | Season 2 | 29 mins 38 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Jessica White and Claudia Wallner join Right Rising to discuss the unique role gender plays in policymaking and why gender is so essential when policymakers combat the far-right. Claudia and Jessica break down how "gender" in policymaking includes more than just women's participation and gender equality to consider multiple models of masculinity and femininity. What, we ask, is the unique role gender plays in right-wing extremism, and how do policymakers develop security solutions to address it?