Simon Strick

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Simon Strick
Born1974
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

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.

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]

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References

  1. Amerikastudien/American Studies, Vol. 63.1/2018, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Amerikastudien
  2. Strick, Simon (2022-12-02). "Warum die transfeindliche Debatte einfach nicht verstummt". Der Spiegel .
  3. "Dr. Simon Strick". ZEM. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. "Simon Strick erhält Hans-Bausch-Mediapreis". John-F.-Kennedy-Institut. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  5. "Kulturwissenschaftler über digitalen Rechtsruck: 'Faschismus kommt als Schwarmbewegung von unten wieder'". Der Spiegel . 8 August 2021.
  6. Ingo Arend (2 August 2021). "Simon Strick: "Rechte Gefühle". Wie der "digitale Faschismus" Emotionen manipuliert". Deutschlandfunk Kultur .
  7. 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.