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Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements

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Tebaldi, C; Baran, D
Published in: Gender and Language
January 1, 2023

Building on Borba’s theorisation of the anti-genderism register, the articles in this special issue explore anti-genderism as a political tool for the global right in four cases: online ‘tradwives’ or traditional wives defending national and sexual purity (Tebaldi), homonationalism in the Islamophobic forum r/thedonald (Brotherton), the natalist chronopolitics of Bolsonaro in Brazil (Silva and Dziuba) and the invocation of the spectre of gender to place Poland at the centre of the white West (Baran). Together, they highlight new discursive elements in the nationalist far-right use of the anti-genderism register and the construction of morally marked figures through nationalist discourses of tradition, sexuality, temporality and place. Anti-genderism is not just a call for ‘traditional’ gender or marriage, but the evocation of a gendered nation, an idealised past and a strong future populated with warriors and mothers. S’appuyant sur la théorisation du registre de l’anti-genderisme de Borba, les articles de ce numéro spécial explorent l’anti-genderisme comme outil politique de la droite globale dans quatre cas: les ‘tradwives’ ou épouses traditionnelles défendant la pureté nationale et sexuelle (Tebaldi), l’homonationalisme du forum islamophobe r/thedonald (Brotherton), la chronopolitique nataliste de Bolsonaro au Brésil (Silva et Dziuba), et l’invocation du spectre du genre pour placer la Pologne au centre de l’Ouest blanc (Baran). Ensemble, ils mettent en évidence de nouveaux éléments discursifs dans l’utilisation par l’extrême droite nationaliste du registre de l’anti-gendérisme, la construction de figures moralement marquées à travers les discours nationalistes de la tradition, de la sexualité, de la temporalité et du lieu. L’anti-genderisme n’est pas seulement un appel au genre ou au mariage ‘traditionnel’, mais l’évocation d’une nation genrée, d’un passé idéalisé, d’un avenir fort peuplé de guerriers et de mères.

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Gender and Language

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1747-633X

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1747-6321

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

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17

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1

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1 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society
 

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Tebaldi, C., & Baran, D. (2023). Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements. Gender and Language, 17(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.25635
Tebaldi, C., and D. Baran. “Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements.” Gender and Language 17, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.25635.
Tebaldi C, Baran D. Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements. Gender and Language. 2023 Jan 1;17(1):1–13.
Tebaldi, C., and D. Baran. “Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements.” Gender and Language, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 1–13. Scopus, doi:10.1558/genl.25635.
Tebaldi C, Baran D. Of tradwives and TradCaths: The anti-genderism register in global nationalist movements. Gender and Language. 2023 Jan 1;17(1):1–13.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gender and Language

DOI

EISSN

1747-633X

ISSN

1747-6321

Publication Date

January 1, 2023

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 13

Related Subject Headings

  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 2004 Linguistics
  • 1699 Other Studies in Human Society