Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: Journal of International Communication, ISSN 1321-6597, Vol. 18, p. 5046-5064, article id 1932–8036/20240005Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This article explores the discursive linkages between violent misogyny and violent right-wing extremism in the popular Swedish online discussion forum Flashback, which affords anonymous and relatively unmoderated commenting. Empirically, it focuses on the articulations of misogyny and anti-feminism mapped onto extreme right ideology including white supremacism in user comments posted across 16 Flashback threads. To analyze the extensive data set, we first drew on a collocation analysis of user comments (N = 20,359) scraped from a strategic selection of threads. From this sample we chose 36 combinations to be considered for a closer reading. In the second analytical step, critical discourse analysis coupled with the Essex School’s logics approach helped us unpack the logics of conspiracy and male entitlement, as well as the fantasmatic projections of Swedish women as both “race traitors” and “victims” at the heart of extreme right discourse in and beyond Sweden today.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
USC Annenberg, 2024
Keywords
misogyny, incels, white supremacism, discourse analysis, far-right
National Category
Media and Communications
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-59677 (URN)
Funder
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, 1-MS-002
2024-11-122024-11-122025-02-07Bibliographically approved