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LITERATURE COMPASS
卷 19, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/lic3.12684
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historical fiction; medieval 20th century and contemporary; medievalism; race and ethnicity studies; racism; twentieth-century and contemporary literature
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This article explores how popular historical fictions can accommodate the presence and propaganda of white extremists, and identifies common trends and techniques shared with contemporary medievalism.
Dystopian near-future fantasies of violent white revolution and genocide-most infamously, William L. Pierces The Turner Diaries (1978)-are the most well-known and studied fictions by white extremists. They are, however, not the only genre through which the extreme far-right engage with popular culture. In this article, we explore how popular historical fictions can accomodate white extremist presence and propagandising. We analyse generic conventions in the medieval murder mystery The Black Flame (2001) by self-identified neo-Nazi Harold A. Covington (1953-2018), showing that the book shares trends and tropes with contemporary medievalisms, including in historical crime fiction and other popular genres and media. By focussing on these conventions, we seek common places in the popular that can, paradoxically, create space for the fringe extreme.
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