Joseph K.
The Death of Rocker's Mother
The following is the latest installment from my ongoing translation of Rudolf Rocker’s memoirs. This section is Rocker’s heartbreaking...
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Joseph K.
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
The Death of Rocker's Father
This excerpt is tellingly short: Rocker was very young when his father died, so he didn’t have a lot of memories of him. Still, much of ...
Joseph K.
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
Introducing the Memoirs of Rudolf Rocker
I’m working on a book-length translation of Rudolf Rocker’s memoirs for PM Press. Rocker (1873–1958) was a labor organizer, orator, and...
Joseph K.
- Jan 8, 2022
- 1 min
Narrative Networks of the Transatlantic Far Right: Invasion
In December 2021, I was supposed to present a paper digitally at the 2021 International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies...
Joseph K.
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Understanding the Far Right's Response to the Taliban's Takeover
New essay up at Truthout addressing far right groups’ interpretations of recent events in Afghanistan. Specifically, there are two...
Joseph K.
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Querdenker, Querfront, and QAnon: On the German Far-Right and Its American Occupation
The good people at EuropeNow have just published an essay I wrote. It's about the August 29, 2020 attack on the Bundestag, but also about...
Joseph K.
- Jul 17, 2021
- 1 min
Propaganda after January 6
I've been doing research for a book on the ideological frameworks -- and specifically the narratives -- that far-right actors use to...
Joseph K.
- Sep 18, 2020
- 1 min
Far Right Reading List Shows Links between Literature and Real-World Violence
Last spring, two well known far right internet personalities compiled what they call their "America First Reading List." Their objective...
Joseph K.
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
Cutthroat Competition
Before German voters went to the polls in the eastern states of Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia in the fall of 2019, candidates from...
Joseph K.
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
The Curious Phenomenon of Far-Right Cultural Centers
Italy's CasaPound is a neo-fascist organization that borrows extensively from leftist iconography and narratives. They've also inspired...
Joseph K.
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Case of Political Murder in Hesse
A man with ties to various far-right organizations murdered a German center-right politician who had voiced his support for migrants....
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