New publication from me using my framework of political myth to analyse the manifesto of far right terrorist Brenton Tarrant. Took a lot of work and a long process of ethical approval. Really pleased to see it out. doi.org/10.1080/0954...
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The Great Replacement as Political Myth: Significance, Identity, and Violent Mobilisation in Brenton Tarrant’s Manifesto
The power of far-right terrorist manifestos lies not just in their arguments but in their capacity to provide existential significance to collective anxieties. Drawing on Blumenberg’s concept of th...