Abstract
In this article, I study three videos by the Finnish far-right grouping Soldiers of Odin and investigate their audiovisual messages, which present different ‘cultural politics of emotion’ for members and non-members of the group. Special attention is given to the concepts of nationalism, masculinity, and their intertwined meanings, which play a defining role in many neo-fascist cultures. Despite their slap-dash, DIY nature, the videos’ use of global popular culture contradicts their logic of an exclusively ‘national’ Finnish culture, as every reference has global reach. This shows that the group’s nationalism is not about Finnishness, but about a hegemonic, global, Euro-Western, white masculinist, and xenophobic culture.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-23 |
| Journal | Journal of the Royal Musical Association |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Nov 2024 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Musicology
- Nationalism
- masculinity
- neo-fascism
- Soldiers of Odin
- music video research
- YouTube
- Finnish culture
- far right ideology