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Infiltrators: The Mainstreaming of the Far Right in the Americas (workshops)

Friday, March 14, 2025 09:30to15:00
Poster with event details and photo of keynote presenter.

Infiltrators: The Mainstreaming of the Far Right in the Americas

Yan P. Lin Centre, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Panel 1: Politics and Media (9:30-11:30)

César Castillo-García, Wesleyan University
“It Happened Before: The American Experience as a Confluence of Peruvian Neo-Populismâ€

Nicole Hemmer, Vanderbilt University
“Beyond Responsible Conservatism: How Media Institutions Normalize the Far-Rightâ€

Mack Penner, University of Calgary
“‘Infiltration Problem:’ The Reform Party, the Heritage Front, and the Crack-Up of Canadian Conservatism in the 1990sâ€

Discussant: Subho Basu, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Chair: Lorenz Lüthi, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Panel 2: Science and Faith (13:00-15:00)

Will Langford, Dalhousie University
“Naturopaths, Quebec Independence, and la Nouvelle droiteâ€

Becca Lewis, Stanford University
“The New (Digital) Man: George Gilder and the Creation of Reactionary Futurism, 1973-1990â€

Andre Pagliarini, Louisiana State University
“From Solidarity to Prosperity: The Shifting Politics of Religious Faith in Brazilâ€

Kirsten Weld, Harvard University
“The Anticommunist Reconquest: Bridging the Spanish Civil War and the Latin American Cold War.â€

Discussant: Piotr Kosicki, University of Maryland
Chair: Jacob Blanc, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø

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Followed by the keynote lecture from 4 pm, see event listing here.

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