Dr Rhona Jamieson
- School: School of English, Drama and Film
- Mentor: Dr Adam Kelly
'The Far Right and the Future: The Narratives of NeoReaction'
My project explores an online political and philosophical movement called NeoReaction. Since the 2008 financial crash, these once obscure online conversations have grown into a significant intellectual component of the contemporary Far Right, with a continuing and far-reaching influence. While the movement’s antidemocratic thinking is rooted in the works of nineteenth-century reactionary philosophers such as Thomas Carlyle, the movement is equally shaped by the 1990s theory of Accelerationism advanced by Nick Land. This project uses the methods of literary criticism and narrative studies to identify the role of narrative within NeoReactionary thought. It seeks to demonstrate NeoReaction’s use of science fiction in the imagining of disastrous futures, and to analyse the rhetoric and style of philosophising that utilises fictionality as a method by which to explore taboo subjects.
Contact details:
Email: (opens in a new window)rhona.jamieson@ucd.ie