Simon Strick (born 1974) is a German cultural and gender studies scholar known for his research on right-wing extremism, neo-fascism, and alt-right Internet communities.
Simon Strick | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 |
| Alma mater | Humboldt University of Berlin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Gender studies, cultural studies, studies of fascism |
| Institutions | University of Hamburg, Brandenburg Center for Media Studies |
Strick earned a PhD in cultural studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2011. His dissertation was later published as the book American Dolorologies (2014).[1] His research has focused on cultural studies, gender studies, criminology and studies of fascism, and he has worked as a dramaturg. He has been a professor of criminology at the University of Hamburg[2] and is affiliated with the Brandenburg Center for Media Studies.[3]
His book Rechte Gefühle: Affekte und Strategien des digitalen Faschismus on identity and affect politics of right-wing extremism explores what he coins "digital fascism" of far-right echo chambers on the Internet, including communities based around social media, blogs and memes. He received the Hans Bausch Prize for the book.[4][5] Strick describes this new fascism as a movement of culture warriors. According to Strick, racism is a core component of this new fascism.[6][7]
Selected works edit
- American Dolorologies: Pain, Sentimentalism, Biopolitics, State University of New York Press, Albany 2014, ISBN 978-1-4384-5021-6.
- Rechte Gefühle: Affekte und Strategien des digitalen Faschismus, Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2021, ISBN 978-3-8376-5495-0.
References edit
- ^ Amerikastudien/American Studies, Vol. 63.1/2018, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien
- ^ Strick, Simon (2022-12-02). "Warum die transfeindliche Debatte einfach nicht verstummt". Der Spiegel.
- ^ "Dr. Simon Strick". ZEM. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Simon Strick erhält Hans-Bausch-Mediapreis". John-F.-Kennedy-Institut. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Kulturwissenschaftler über digitalen Rechtsruck: 'Faschismus kommt als Schwarmbewegung von unten wieder'". Der Spiegel. 8 August 2021.
- ^ Ingo Arend (2 August 2021). "Simon Strick: "Rechte Gefühle". Wie der "digitale Faschismus" Emotionen manipuliert". Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
- ^ Arme weiße Männer: Wie man die Mehrheitsgesellschaft als unterdrückte Minderheit inszeniert: der Medienwissenschaftler Simon Strick über den Erfolg rechter Gefühlsformeln, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 26 September 2021, p. 38.