Blee Understanding Racist Activism

Theory, Methods and Research
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-46151-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 234 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right

White supremacist groups are highly secretive, so their public propaganda tell us little about their operations or the people they attract. To understand the world of organized racism, it is necessary to study it from the inside, by talking to their members and observing their groups. Doing so reveals a disturbing picture of how fairly ordinary white people learn to embrace the vicious ideas and dangerous agendas of white supremacism.

This book takes the reader inside organized racism, revealing the kind of women and men who join groups such as the Ku Klux Klan or neo-Nazi skinheads, and what they do in those groups. The volume collects significant published works from renowned scholar Kathleen M. Blee's work on racist activism, alongside new essays on the theories, methods, and approaches of studying racist activism. Discussing topics such as emotional issues in research, the place of violence and hate in white supremacism, and how women are involved in racial terrorism, Blee makes use of a range of sources, including oral histories, ethnographic observations, and interviews to shape her findings.

Written by the pioneer and leading scholar of women in racist activism, this volume is essential reading for students, scholars and general readers interested in the areas of social movements, politics, race studies, and American history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blee, Kathleen M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Studying Racist Activism: Methods and Lessons

Section I: Fear, Stigma and Other Consequences of Studying Racists

Preface

Studying the Enemy

Postscript: Why I Returned to Studying the Far-Right

White-Knuckle Research: Emotional Dynamics in Fieldwork with Racist Activists

Section II: Methods of Studying Racist Activism

Preface

White on White: Interviewing Women in U.S. White Supremacist Groups

The Banality of Violence

Section III: Theoretical Lens and Templates

Preface

Positioning Hate

Does Gender Matter in the United States Far-Right?

Methods, Interpretation and Ethics in the Study of White Supremacist Perpetrators

Section IV: Entering and Leaving White Supremacism

Preface

Women in the 1920s Ku Klux Klan Movement

Becoming a Racist: Women in Contemporary Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazi Groups

Personal Effects from Far-Right Activism

Section V: Directions for Future Research

Preface

Women and Organized Racial Terrorism in the United States

Women in Extreme Right Parties and Movements: A Comparison of the Netherlands and the United States (co-authored w/ Annette Linden)

The Duality of Spectacle and Secrecy: A Case Study of Fraternalism in the 1920s U.S. Ku Klux Klan (co-authored w/ Amy McDowell)

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen M. Blee is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.