Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy

This paper considers aspects of the rise of neo-fascist political sentiment across Europe. It suggests that an appropriate political response to those developments must involve a reconsideration of the politics of sympathy which is seen as essential in the formation of solidarity.

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Main Author: Gilroy Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-01-01
Series:Open Cultural Studies
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Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
Open Cultural Studies
anti-racism
compassion
nationalism
humanism
alt right
nostalgia
proteophobia
fanon
améry
author_facet Gilroy Paul
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title Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
title_short Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
title_full Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
title_fullStr Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
title_full_unstemmed Agonistic Belonging: The Banality of Good, the “Alt Right” and the Need for Sympathy
title_sort agonistic belonging: the banality of good, the “alt right” and the need for sympathy
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Cultural Studies
issn 2451-3474
publishDate 2019-01-01
description This paper considers aspects of the rise of neo-fascist political sentiment across Europe. It suggests that an appropriate political response to those developments must involve a reconsideration of the politics of sympathy which is seen as essential in the formation of solidarity.
topic anti-racism
compassion
nationalism
humanism
alt right
nostalgia
proteophobia
fanon
améry
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