Outputs (2)

A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism (2020)
Book Chapter
Whitham, B. (2020). A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism. In C. L. Riley (Ed.), The Free Speech Wars: How Did We Get Here and Why Does It Matter? (227-238). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526152558.00027

Jordan Peterson is a central figure in the so-called ‘culture wars’. Lumping together 'postmodern neo-Marxists', feminists, queer theorists and transgender rights activists as the ‘social justice warrior' blob he stands against, Peterson has become a... Read More about A postmodern neo-Marxist’s guide to free speech: Jordan Peterson, the alt-right and neo-fascism.

Racial Capitalism, Islamophobia, and Austerity (2020)
Journal Article
Ali, N., & Whitham, B. (2021). Racial Capitalism, Islamophobia, and Austerity. International Political Sociology, 15(2), 190-211. https://doi.org/10.1093/ips/olaa023

Explorations of Islamophobia or anti-Muslim racism predominantly focus on issues of security policy and media representations, set against the backdrop of the global “War on Terror.” This scholarship explores the racialization of Muslim populations a... Read More about Racial Capitalism, Islamophobia, and Austerity.