Soldier, sailor, rebel, rule-breaker: masculinity and the body in the German far right

Drawing on a unique digital archive of thousands of images of far right symbols and commercial products in Germany, combined with 62 interviews conducted with German youth and their teachers in 2013-2014, this article examines young Germans' sense of style and their interpretation of far right-...

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Published in:Gender and education 2017-03, Vol.29 (2), p.199-215
Main Author: Miller-Idriss, Cynthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body image
Body modification
Brands
Conservatism
Digital archives
embodiment
Foreign Countries
Germany
Hegemony
Human Body
identities
Identity
Imagery
Interviews
masculinities
Masculinity
materiality
Nationalism
nationalities
Political Attitudes
Politics
Power Structure
Resistance (Psychology)
Right wing politics
Sociology
Students
Subcultures
Tattoos
Teachers
Western Europe
Youth
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Summary:Drawing on a unique digital archive of thousands of images of far right symbols and commercial products in Germany, combined with 62 interviews conducted with German youth and their teachers in 2013-2014, this article examines young Germans' sense of style and their interpretation of far right-wing symbols and codes in commercial products, clothing, and tattoos. The article focuses on the role that perceptions of masculinity and body image play in the appeal of clothing brands and styles popular with the far right. The analytical focus is on two iconographical tropes - the soldier/sailor and the rebel/rule-breaker - as devices that help articulate how a hegemonic far right version of masculinity is inscribed through male bodies. The article thus identifies subcultural style as a key mechanism through which masculinity and nationalism are linked and mutually reinforced.
ISSN:0954-0253
1360-0516
DOI:10.1080/09540253.2016.1274381