Right Rising
Understanding Radical Right Extremism
Displaying Episode 21 - 30 of 39 in total of Right Rising with the tag “extremism”.
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The Anti-Gender Movement
April 13th, 2021 | Season 1 | 29 mins 28 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Haley McEwen joins Right Rising to walk us through the anti-gender movement, a transnational coalition of conservative activists and civil society organizations working to counter political and social gains made by local and international feminists and LGBTQI+ movements. Haley breaks down how the anti-gender movement operates in Southern and Eastern Africa and how local African organizers connect to U.S. and European right-wing organizations.
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Memes and Chan Culture
March 30th, 2021 | Season 1 | 24 mins 25 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guests Blyth Crawford and Florence Keen join Right Rising to give us a deep dive into Chan culture and the particular media - and memes - created by Chan users. Blyth and Florence discuss how the Chan sphere's memes have malleable meanings, quickly dispersing the violent and misogynist messaging into mainstream platforms.
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The Australian Radical Right
March 16th, 2021 | Season 1 | 29 mins 11 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Mario Peucker joins Right Rising to walk us through the history of the radical right in Australia. Mario discusses some of the critical issue areas of the radical right in Australia - Islamophobia, opposition to marriage equality, COVID-19 restrictions - and how they organized after the Christchurch attacks.
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What is 'white multiculturalism' in Canada?
March 10th, 2021 | Season 1 | 10 mins 26 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Bàrbara Molas joins Right Rising to dive into her research on Canada's modern nation-building to discuss what she has termed 'white multiculturalism'. Bàrbara's episode kicks off a new segment of Right Rising - Fact Files, short deep dives into a historical topic, hosted by Louie Dean Valencia.
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Understanding the Geography of the Radical Right
March 2nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 25 mins 58 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Alexander Reid Ross joins Right Rising to breakdown the geography of the radical right. Alexander answers, where are the hot spots of the radical right, and what can these far-right organizations' location tell us about their historical and contemporary development?
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Ideology and Far Right Ecologism
February 16th, 2021 | Season 1 | 30 mins 48 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Balsa Lubarda joins Right Rising to walk us through the basics of what scholars mean by "ideology" and how it relates to far-right ecologism. Unpacking the differences between "ecofascism" and what Balsa calls "far-right ecologism," Balsa dives into the movement's different ideological strands - and its links to the radical right.
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The Prevent Duty and the United Kingdom's Counter-Terrorism Strategy
February 2nd, 2021 | Season 1 | 32 mins 54 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Natalie James joins Right Rising to breakdown the Prevent Duty, a controversial counter-terrorism program created by the United Kingdom. Unpacking the historical context that led to the Prevent Duty's passage, Natalie dives into how "everyone becomes an agent of the state" under the policy - and the implications for the United Kingdom's counter-terrorism strategy.
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The Far Right on the March - Understanding Demonstrations
January 19th, 2021 | Season 1 | 28 mins 13 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Michael Zeller joins Right Rising to unpack why it's so important not just to study the online presence of far right groups, but also their demonstrations and mobilizations. Breaking down the importance of demonstrations to far right groups, Michael helps us understand the various ways this mass mobilization ends.
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The Far Right's Alternative History
January 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 21 mins 54 secs
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Louie Dean Valencia-García joins Right Rising to discuss how far right movements create counter-narratives to accepted understandings of history. Walking us through a broad history of the radical right, Louie delves into how these alternative histories circulate - and how historians' try to combat their spread.
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Live-streaming and White Nationalism - A New Moneymaking Enterprise
December 22nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 22 mins
extremism, history, populism, right-wing
Guest Megan Squire joins Right Rising to walk us through how white nationalists are using popular live-streaming to make money. Explaining how white nationalists engage in what Megan calls "monetized propaganda," she helps us understand just how much money is moving through these platforms and how combatting these fundraising efforts is an eternal game of whack-a-mole.