Beyond Hate: White Power and Popular Culture by C. Richard King and David J. Leonard (Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2014. 200 pp. $31.96. ISBN 978-1472427465).

Authors

Bianca Gonzalez-Sobrino, University of ConnecticutFollow
Matthew W. Hughey, University of ConnecticutFollow

Abstract

In Beyond Hate, C. Richard King and David J. Leonard present a critical, virtual ethnography that examines the relationship between popular culture, media, and white supremacy. Their efforts center on the exploration of the intersections of white power and popular culture in the virtual world as articulated in the context of the contemporary United States. In specific, King and Leonard explore how white nationalists come to utilize the digital realm of popular culture as a clarion call to cleanup a society “polluted” by the rise of nonwhite populations, the proliferation of liberal ideology and to the supposed demise of the traditional white family. The authors trace how white supremacists use virtual, public forums, like blogs, chatrooms, and websites, to construct the boundaries of a white community full of virtuous, cultural warriors.Moreover, Beyond Hate examines how participants in these spaces labor to incorporate these ideas into a meaningful and legitimate part of the public sphere.

Recommended Citation

Gonzalez-Sobrino, Bianca and Hughey, Matthew W. (2016) "Beyond Hate: White Power and Popular Culture by C. Richard King and David J. Leonard (Surrey, UK: Ashgate, 2014. 200 pp. $31.96. ISBN 978-1472427465).," Journal of Hate Studies: Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 11.
DOI: 10.33972/jhs.140
Available at: https://repository.gonzaga.edu/jhs/vol13/iss1/11

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