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This two-days conference looks into the active participation of women in the Far-right movements and politics in 20th and 21st century Europe, with a focus on East Central, North-eastern and South-eastern Europe (and beyond). By using the umbrella term “Far-right”, this conference refers to and aims to cover various movements which have been defined by right-wing extremism, radical conservativism, ultra-nationalism, chauvinism, authoritarianism, and racism, such as various forms of Fascism, Nazism, Falangism, neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, the alt-right, white supremacism and other Far-right ideologies, movements, and regimes.
While at the first sight the Far-right seems to be a misogynist place, women have been essential for the movement, and have contributed to its attractiveness for both women and men. They soften the harsh, and thus have accomplished bringing the Far-right from the margins to the mainstream. One of the most effective opportunistic strategies for women of the Far-right is using women’s rights, and thus co-opting feminist arguments in some arenas, while being explicitly antifeminist. Thus, the inherent paradox of women in the Far-right movements is to advocate for the traditional gender roles and gender hierarchy, and at the same time leading the movement. Far from being objects of men in the Far-right, women had their agency, their plans on how to participate in the success of the Far-right, and their careers.
This conference seeks to debate how the Far-right women weaponized seemingly apolitical “women’s” concerns and engaged in protecting traditional family values to effectively promote the ideology of the Far-right, its politics, including white supremacy, racism or genocidal practices. We wish to bring together researchers to present the newest research and to discuss the integral roles women have played in promoting radical Far-right movements in the past and today.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
09/24/2024 10:00 - 09/25/2024 14:00
Event venue:
Vortragssaal Herder-Institut
Gisonenweg 5-7
35037 Marburg
Hessen
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
History / archaeology
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
09/20/2024
Sender/author:
Antje Coburger M.A.
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event77730
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