In this book, Kevan A. Feshami explores how white nationalists have historically utilized media to network and foster an identity based on a perceived organic race which they believe is existentially threatened by a host of external forces. The book explores a variety of white nationalist media artifacts to demonstrate how this process has been undertaken and upheld from the end of the Second World War to the present day. This book illustrates how white nationalism emerged as a global movement in the years after the Second World War, with its international scope being made possible by a network of individuals and groups who largely relied on media to communicate with each other. Through this network, Feshami posits, members of the movement were able to share not only the ideas, but also the emotions which helped them construct and understand their identities as white nationalists. As the author explores that network and its history, he employs a series of case studies examining the ways in which white nationalists utilized a variety of media artifacts, including personal letters, fanzines, and digital platforms, to connect and image themselves as part of a national community fighting for its survival. As white nationalists continue their attempt to shift cultural attitudes and draw a larger white audience toward their vision of a globally united white nation, this book positions these networks as mediated spaces that form a social architecture in which participants are encouraged to form new and warped understandings of the self, one''s relationship to others, and one''s place in the larger world.

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Kevan A. Feshami is Independent Researcher based in Northern Appalachia, USA. He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder; an MA in Politics and Mass Media from the University of Liverpool; and an MA in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University.

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**This book illustrates how white nationalism emerged and maintained itself as a global movement in the years after the Second World War, contending that its international scope was made possible by a network of individuals and groups who depended on media to communicate with each other.**
By establishing and maintaining mediated networks, Feshami posits, members of the movement were able to more persuasively communicate not only their ideas and worldview but also-perhaps more compellingly-the personal emotions, narratives, and experiences which have encouraged them to construct and understand their identities as part of a national community fighting for its survival. To that end, he analyzes a variety of archival white nationalist media artifacts as case studies to demonstrate how the movement has historically utilized media to construct and foster an identity grounded in ideas of racial unity, geographical belonging, and perceived existential threats.
As white nationalists attempt to draw larger audiences by shifting cultural attitudes toward their vision of a globally united white nation, Feshami positions this network as a mediated space comprising a social architecture in which participants are encouraged to form core understandings of the self, one's relationship to others, and one's place in the larger world. In doing so, they seek to grow a movement that threatens the future of democratic and pluralist societies.

Inhalt

Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. What Is White Nationalism?
2. The Roots of Race and Nation
3. Networking a White Nation
4. White Nationalism Par Avion
5. White Power Worldwide
6. White Nationalism's Golden Dawn
   Conclusion: Metapolitics Against the Modern World
   Bibliography
   About the Author
   Index