Reichsrock : The International Web of White-Power and Neo-Nazi Hate Music / Kirsten Dyck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyck, Kirsten, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hate groups.

Neo-Nazism.

White supremacy movements.

Punk rock music--Political aspects.

Punk rock music.

Punk rock music--Social aspects.

Heavy metal (Music)--Political aspects.

Heavy metal (Music).

Heavy metal (Music)--Social aspects.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From rap to folk to punk, music has often sought to shape its listeners' political views, uniting them as a global community and inspiring them to take action. Yet the rallying potential of music can also be harnessed for sinister ends. As this groundbreaking new book reveals, white-power music has served as a key recruiting tool for neo-Nazi and racist hate groups worldwide. Reichsrock shines a light on the international white-power music industry, the fandoms it has spawned, and the virulently racist beliefs it perpetuates. Kirsten Dyck not only investigates how white-power bands and their fans have used the internet to spread their message globally, but also considers how distinctly local white-power scenes have emerged in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the United States, and many other sites. While exploring how white-power bands draw from a common well of nationalist, racist, and neo-Nazi ideologies, the book thus also illuminates how white-power musicians adapt their music to different locations, many of which have their own terms for defining whiteness and racial otherness. Closely tracking the online presence of white-power musicians and their fans, Dyck analyzes the virtual forums and media they use to articulate their hateful rhetoric. This book also demonstrates how this fandom has sparked spectacular violence in the real world, from bombings to mass shootings. Reichsrock thus sounds an urgent message about a global menace.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. What Is White-Power Music?

2. The History Of White-Power Music In Britain

3. The History Of White-Power Music In Continental Western Europe

4. The History Of White-Power Music In Eastern Europe

5. The History Of White-Power Music Outside Europe

6. Conclusion

Notes

Select Bibliography

Select Recordings Cited

Index

About The Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780813574721

0813574722

9780813574738

0813574730

OCLC:

958499038