Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
ISSN
2169-7442
Publisher
Gonzaga University Institute for Action Against Hate
Language
en-US
Abstract
This is a special issue dedicated to the topic of hate and political discourse. Collectively, the peer-reviewed articles in this volume are concerned with the political aspects of hatred, i.e., psychology, motivations, organization, tactics, and ends. The articles approach the problem from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, history, law, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology. Among the subjects analyzed: group hatred as a heritable trait; hate as an irrational system of thought; Italian fascism's construction of the Communist other; the rise of the English Defence League and its anti-Islam activities; the persistent myth of blood libel; judicial handling of lynching in the U.S.; the challenges of drafting hate crimes legislation; and combating anti-democratic values such as Aryanism through youth literature.
Recommended Citation
Robert L. Tsai,
Introduction: The Politics of Hate
,
in
10
Journal of Hate Studies
9
(2012).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/2649
