The Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany

<span class="abs_content">The importance of music in extreme right political culture is acknowledged in recent academic and non-academic contributions in Italy and Germany. Patterns of music development in different European contexts reflect the prevailing ideological dimension of th...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a18f3490800d48eca08f334ff9ea21f42021-11-21T15:11:41ZThe Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v13i1p207https://doaj.org/article/a18f3490800d48eca08f334ff9ea21f42020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/21987https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">The importance of music in extreme right political culture is acknowledged in recent academic and non-academic contributions in Italy and Germany. Patterns of music development in different European contexts reflect the prevailing ideological dimension of the role of this cultural expression in the extreme right context (Dyck 2016). Labels such as "White power music", "Rechtsrock" and "Reichsrock" all point to various trajectories in the recruitment and socialization functions of extreme right music. In Italy, the concept of "rock identitario" designates the most successful form of music production by well-known bands directly linked to political movements. However, identitarian rock is only the arrival point of a long tradition of music development within the Italian Extreme Right. In Germany, recent investigations of the "Rechtsrock" phenomenon have highlighted the intense internationalization of networks of extreme right movements that mostly mobilize cultural manifestations of extreme right ideologies. The analysis comprises a diachronic enquiry into the development of extreme right music in Germany and Italy. From a comparative perspective, the paper will highlight how – no different from other political languages – changes in music production both reflect and go along with the transformation of the Italian and German Extreme Right from an organizational, political culture and strategic perspective.</span><br />Giorgia BulliCoordinamento SIBAarticleextreme rightgermanyitalymusicsubculturePolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 207-231 (2020)
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germany
italy
music
subculture
Political science (General)
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germany
italy
music
subculture
Political science (General)
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Giorgia Bulli
The Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany
description <span class="abs_content">The importance of music in extreme right political culture is acknowledged in recent academic and non-academic contributions in Italy and Germany. Patterns of music development in different European contexts reflect the prevailing ideological dimension of the role of this cultural expression in the extreme right context (Dyck 2016). Labels such as "White power music", "Rechtsrock" and "Reichsrock" all point to various trajectories in the recruitment and socialization functions of extreme right music. In Italy, the concept of "rock identitario" designates the most successful form of music production by well-known bands directly linked to political movements. However, identitarian rock is only the arrival point of a long tradition of music development within the Italian Extreme Right. In Germany, recent investigations of the "Rechtsrock" phenomenon have highlighted the intense internationalization of networks of extreme right movements that mostly mobilize cultural manifestations of extreme right ideologies. The analysis comprises a diachronic enquiry into the development of extreme right music in Germany and Italy. From a comparative perspective, the paper will highlight how – no different from other political languages – changes in music production both reflect and go along with the transformation of the Italian and German Extreme Right from an organizational, political culture and strategic perspective.</span><br />
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author Giorgia Bulli
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title The Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany
title_short The Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany
title_full The Long Evolution of Extreme Right Music in Italy and Germany
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