Far Right and (Anti-)Fascism Interdisciplinary Conference Schedule

April 27, New Cabell Hall 236

10:00–10:45
Plenary (Rosa Hamilton, Natasha Roth-Rowland)

11:00–12:00
Panel 1—Theory and Resistance
Jess Hasper: Still Happenings and Queer Collections: Theorizing a Political Ethics with Benjamin and Ahmed
Rosa Hamilton: ‘Solidarity not Surrender’: Queer Antifascism and the Politics of Sexuality in Twentieth-Century Europe

Discussant: Nicholas Scott, PhD Student, UVA

12:00–1:00
Lunch

1:00–2:30
Panel 2—Transnational Fascism During and Beyond the World Wars
Claire-Marie Brisson: Adrien Arcand’s Vision of a Fascist Canadian State
Ragen Johnson: German Propaganda and Anti-Blackness During the World Wars
Charles Gallagher: The Nazi Roots of Modern American Nationalism: A First Look at the American Nationalist Confederation, 1938-1942

Discussant: Kyrill Kunakhovich, Professor, UVA

2:30–2:45
Break

2:45–4:15
Panel 3—International Nationalism: White Supremacy Around the World
Augusta Dell’Omo: White Power in South Africa
Anna Duensing: The Klan on the U.S. Army Bandwagon: White Supremacy Masquerades in a 1960s West Germany Military Community
Grace Alvino: Violent Ironies: How White Supremacists Con Online Journalism

Discussant: Crystal Luo, PhD Student, UVA

4:15–4:30
Break

4:30–5:30
Keynote
Claudrena Harold, Professor of African American and African Studies and History, UVA