Misogynistic terrorism: It has always been here

Gentry, Caron (2022) Misogynistic terrorism: It has always been here. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 15 (1). pp. 209-224. ISSN 1753-9153

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2022.2031131

Abstract

Anti-semitism, racism, pro-life beliefs, and extreme Christian ideology have long been acknowledged to be a feature in far-right terrorist violence in the United States. However, what has been less acknowledged is the underpinning element of misogyny. This paper aims to reflect on why this is. First, it looks at the chronological trajectory of “common-couple violence” to “patriarchal terrorism” to “misogynistic terrorism.” Even though scholarship on this form of terrorism can be traced back to the 1970s, mainstream Terrorism Studies has never fully engaged with the idea. This is echoed in a recent assertion that misogyny and violence against women is not political and therefore not terrorism. Second, this paper aims to demonstrate that this lack of engagement works in tandem with the bare minimum of acknowledgement of misogyny in the far-right. Explicitly, it argues that it is hard to see misogyny in a largely patriarchal and masculinist system. This is even more important today with the rise of Incels and the manosphere, especially in how these support the US’s flirtation with Trump’s misogynist and racist driven neo-fascism.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Misogyny, violence, far-right, incels, christian identity
Subjects: L200 Politics
L300 Sociology
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2022 14:51
Last Modified: 13 May 2022 08:58
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/48348

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