Rising Sea Levels and the Right Wave: An Analysis of the Climate Change Communication that Enables ‘the Fascist Creep’

Harriet Maria Bergman

doi:10.21827/krisis.41.2.37164

Rising Sea Levels and the Right Wave: An Analysis of the Climate Change Communication that Enables ‘the Fascist Creep’

Authors

Harriet Maria Bergman University of Antwerp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21827/krisis.41.2.37164

Keywords:

Anthropocene , Fear, Privilege, Eco-fascism, Climate breakdown, Climate Change

Abstract

Climate change communication can create space for a ‘fascist creep’ by playing into fear and not communicating the different responsibilities for, and impacts of, climate breakdown. This paper gives a brief overview of past and current of eco-fascists and points towards tropes and ways of communicating that might give space for a fascist creep. These include the Anthropocene concept, the Extinction symbol, and calls for purity.

Author Biography

Harriet Maria Bergman, University of Antwerp

Harriët Bergman pursues a PhD at the Centre for European Philosophy at the University of Antwerp, researching whether feminist philosophy and critical race theory can help discussions on climate breakdown concerning privilege, guilt, denial, power and social change.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Bergman, Harriet Maria. 2021. “Rising Sea Levels and the Right Wave: An Analysis of the Climate Change Communication That Enables ‘the Fascist Creep’”. Krisis | Journal for Contemporary Philosophy 41 (2):2-18. https://doi.org/10.21827/krisis.41.2.37164.