Vikings and White Nationalism (EUC Fall Brown Bag Lecture Series)
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- European Union Center
- Date
- Sep 8, 2021 12:00 pm
- Speaker
- Verena Höfig
- Registration
- Registration
- eucenter@illinois.edu
- Views
- 263
This talk provides an overview of the history of Neo-paganism and Heathenry in the United States, before focusing on selected contemporary groups, especially those belonging in the (still ill-defined) alt-right spectrum of mostly internet-based radicals.
How do radical religious movements in the U.S. utilize Northern European culture for their racist, misogynist and environmentalist back-to-the-land agenda? What can the increased visibility of white supremacist Heathens - since Charlottesville - reveal about the cultural and political relevance of Medieval European literature in the United States?
Please see the Scandinavian Studies LibGuide's History section for library resources on the Vikings.