‘Rocking the establishment’: Subculture, authenticity and the populist radical right in Sweden

IF 1.9 2区社会学 Q1 CULTURAL STUDIES

European Journal of Cultural Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1177/13675494231212821

Melanie Schiller

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Abstract

This article uses the recent rise of populist radical right discourses in society as a cultural and political phenomenon to explore the role of popular music in constructing these discourses, with a focus on the Sweden Democrats (SD) and musician Peter Jezewski. By examining Jezewski’s direct collaborations with the SD and his song ‘My Land’, the article uncovers how popular music culture participates in the construction of populist discourses of ‘the people’ in nativist terms. The article contends that certain subcultural styles in popular music resonate strongly with populist discourses of a ‘silenced majority’ in need of a strong populist leader and as such contribute to the construction of the ‘people’ versus ‘elite’ antagonism beyond the political realm. The case study of Jezewski’s song and music video emphasises how nostalgic rock culture enables populist articulations by aligning with populist radical right anti-establishment, preservationist−nativist discourses and the performative construction of ‘the people’. Drawing on cultural studies resources, the article hence investigates the practices that bring ‘a people’ into existence through cultural tropes and mechanisms to better comprehend the links between articulations of populism, popular culture and subcultural performances of counter-hegemonic resistance.

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震撼建制"：瑞典的亚文化、真实性和民粹主义激进右翼

本文以最近民粹主义激进右翼话语作为一种文化和政治现象在社会上的兴起为例，探讨流行音乐在构建这些话语中的作用，重点关注瑞典民主党(SD)和音乐家彼得·耶泽夫斯基。通过研究Jezewski与SD的直接合作以及他的歌曲“My Land”，本文揭示了流行音乐文化如何参与以本土主义术语构建“人民”的民粹主义话语。文章认为，流行音乐中的某些亚文化风格与需要强有力的民粹主义领袖的“沉默的大多数”的民粹主义话语产生了强烈的共鸣，因此有助于构建超越政治领域的“人民”与“精英”对抗。对Jezewski的歌曲和音乐视频的案例研究强调了怀旧摇滚文化如何通过与民粹主义激进右翼反建制、保护主义-本土主义话语和“人民”的表演建构相一致，从而实现民粹主义的表达。因此，本文利用文化研究资源，研究通过文化修辞和机制使“一个民族”存在的实践，以更好地理解民粹主义、大众文化和亚文化反霸权抵抗表演之间的联系。

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European Journal of Cultural Studies Multiple-

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5.50

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4.20%

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期刊介绍： European Journal of Cultural Studies is a major international, peer-reviewed journal founded in Europe and edited from Finland, the Netherlands, the UK, the United States and New Zealand. The journal promotes a conception of cultural studies rooted in lived experience. It adopts a broad-ranging view of cultural studies, charting new questions and new research, and mapping the transformation of cultural studies in the years to come. The journal publishes well theorized empirically grounded work from a variety of locations and disciplinary backgrounds. It engages in critical discussions on power relations concerning gender, class, sexual preference, ethnicity and other macro or micro sites of political struggle.