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Swan, J. (2025). Denial is a pipeline in Canada: a feminist critical discourse analysis of Canadian far-right climate obstruction. Norma, 20(4), 346-363
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Denial is a pipeline in Canada: a feminist critical discourse analysis of Canadian far-right climate obstruction
2025 (English)In: Norma, ISSN 1890-2138, E-ISSN 1890-2146, Vol. 20, no 4, p. 346-363Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Climate denial and refusal remain central to the ontologies of far-right political projects in many of the countries most responsible for rising temperatures. This article demonstrates how misogyny facilitates the proliferation of obstructionist rhetoric. Specifically, the People's Party of Canada's (PPC) climate discourse is analyzed through a feminist lens anchored in Gramscian theorisations of hegemony and masculinity. I find that the PPC articulates a heavily masculinized and topically diverse form of obstruction, simultaneously enacting attributes and ideals of industrial/breadwinner, frontier, petro and (to a lesser extent) ecomodern masculinities. The broadness of the party's appeals and their affirmation of particularly fragile masculine archetypes are assessed to be deliberate discursive moves constituent of a broader strategy to secure power within the Canadian political landscape via dominant fossil fuel and patriarchal regimes. Ultimately, several strategies for subverting such a tenacious discourse are discussed, including a steadfast commitment to feminist ecological alternatives and an unwavering endorsement of multiculturalist ethics.

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Taylor & Francis, 2025
Keywords
(m)Anthropocene, climate change denialism, radical right, ecological masculinities, petro-hegemony, political ecology
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Gender Studies
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urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-80897 (URN)10.1080/18902138.2025.2575245 (DOI)001598917000001 ()2-s2.0-105019761684 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2025-11-28 Created: 2025-11-28 Last updated: 2026-08-21Bibliographically approved
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