A Century Later: A Renewed Open Letter Against the Return of Fascism
On May 1st 1925, with Mussolini already in power, a group of Italian intellectuals publicly denounced Mussolini’s fascist regime in an open letter. The signatories […]
Populism
Review: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen
Ben-Ghiat, Ruth. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2021. The United States’ recently-held presidential election in November 2024 has thrown […]
Queer History that Surprises, Frustrates, Embarrasses, and Delights
“Queer history has a problem with memory,” Jennifer Evans contends in her rich and bold monograph that encourages its readers to think, and to think […]
Letter of Support for Scholars in Poland
We, the editors of the New Fascism Syllabus, condemn the suppression of academic freedom in Poland and the recent attacks on our colleagues, Dr. Barbara […]
How Frodo Baggins Resurrected Italy’s Far-Right Movement
This weblog article was originally written for Dr. Jennifer Evans’ upper-division seminar, “Populism and Authoritarianism in Contemporary Europe,” at Carleton University. To view more entries […]
Russia, the Dutch Far Right, and the Politics of World War II Remembrance
Since the most recent phase of Russia’s eight-year-long conquest of Ukraine began in late February 2022, much of Europe has mobilized politically against the Russian […]
France, Ukraine, Russia: A Union without ‘Unionists’, a Europe without Liberals?
As the French presidential election approaches, Emmanuel Macron’s victory remains terrifyingly uncertain. A victory at the polls by his opponent, Marine Le Pen, would have […]
Does Holocaust Memory Still Matter?
In the heart of Vienna, a stone’s throw from university’s main compound, stands a statue of an antisemite. It celebrates Karl Lueger, the charismatic mayor […]
How to Keep the Lights On in Democracies: An Open Letter of Concern by Scholars of Authoritarianism
Regardless of the outcome of the United States’ election, democracy as we know it is already imperiled. However, it is not too late to turn […]
Folk Devils and Fear: QAnon Feeds into a Culture of Moral Panic
This article was republished on the New Fascism Syllabus with the permission of the author and the original publisher, The Conversation Using conspiracy theories […]
