LARPing & Liberal Tears. Irony, Belief and Idiocy in the Deep Vernacular Web

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. Analyzing
5. Understanding the Alt-Right. Ideologues, ‘Lulz’ and Hiding in Plain Sight 25
6. LARPing & Liberal Tears. Irony, Belief and Idiocy in the Deep Vernacular Web 37
7. Parallel Ports. Sociotechnical Change from the Alt-Right to Alt-Tech 49
8. Creating a New Normal. The Mainstreaming of Far-Right Ideas Through Online and Offline Action in Hungary 67
9. Between Anti-Feminism and Ethnicized Sexism. Far-Right Gender Politics in Germany 79
10. The Far Right Across Borders. Networks and Issues of (Trans)National Cooperation in Western Europe on Twitter 93
11. Zine Publishing and the Polish Far Right 107
12. Unmasking
13. What Makes a Symbol Far Right? Co-opted and Missed Meanings in Far-Right Iconography 123
14. “Do You Want Meme War?” Understanding the Visual Memes of the German Far Right 137
15. The Murder of Keira. Misinformation and Hate Speech as Far-Right Online Strategies 155
16. Counter-Creativity. Innovative Ways to Counter Far-Right Communication Tactics 169
17. Activating the Archive From Below at a Moment of Cultural and Political Crisis 183
18. Back to Front Truths. Hate Library 193
19. Biographical Notes 205