Race, Gender, and Political Culture in the Trump Era The Fascist Allure

This book demonstrates the fragility of democratic norms and institutions, and the allure of fascist politics within the Trump era. The chapters consider the antagonistic cultural practices through which divergent political machinations, including white (patriarchal) nationalism, are staged, and examine the corresponding policies and governing practices that threaten the civil rights, security, and wellbeing of racialized minorities, immigrants, women, and gender nonconforming people. The book contributes to social theory on nation-building by delineating processes of exclusion, intimidation, and violence, with a focus on rhetoric, performance, semiotics, music, affectivity, and the power of media. Various chapters also analyze creative, restorative, and at times unruly practices of community building, which reknit the social fabric with expansive visions of the polity. This anthropology-led volume incorporates contributions from a number of disciplines including sociology, American studies, communication, and Spanish, and will be of interest to scholars across the social sciences and humanities.

Introduction: The Fascist Allure Christine A. Kray and Uli Linke Part I: Love and Patria Love Politics: The Nation Form and the Affective Life of the StateUli Linke The Glamour of Ivanka: White Supremacy and the Question of Women’s Equality in the Trump AdministrationAidan Smith The Sticky Imagery of White FeminismChristine A. Kray Part II: The Cultural Policing of Borders "Your Racist Ass Did Too Much": Hypermasculinity, Donald Trump, and Rap MusicMatthew Oware Commonplace Terror: The Everyday Harassment of Latinx Immigrants in Central FloridaMary Vickers and Nolan Kline Snakes on the Baseball Field: Unmasking Political Images of Latinx CriminalityCorinne Kentor Part III: Re/Visions: Crafting Social Justice Engendering White NationalismJeff Maskovsky Craft Activism, Violence, and Memory-Making: Jewish Hearts for PittsburghHinda Mandell Reframing the US-Mexico Border Crisis: Prosecutorial and Parental Rhetoric in the Kamala Harris Presidential CampaignJoshua D. Martin This Is How We Win: On Unruly Hope, Autocracy, and Transgender ChildrenSally Campbell Galman

Christine A. Kray is Professor of Anthropology at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Uli Linke is Professor of Anthropology at Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.