Neocleous - Gothic Fascism

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1、JOURNALFORCULTURALRESEARCHVOLUME9NUMBER2(APRIL2005)GothicFascismMarkNeocleousTaylorandFrancisLtdRCUV106338.sgm10.1080/14797580500063556JournalforCulturalResearch1479-7585(print)/1740-1666(online)OriginalArticle2005Taylor&FrancisLtd92000000April2005MarkNeocleousPoliticsDivision,Brune

2、lBusinessSchoolBrunelUniversityUxbridgeUB83PHUKmark.neocleous@brunel.ac.ukThisarticleexplorestheplaceoffearinfascism-thefearexperiencedbyfascism,asfoundthroughoutHitler’swritingsandspeeches,andthefearfascismfabricatesinordertosustainitself.Thearticlesuggeststhatthisfearoverlapsandin

3、tersectswithashiftinthecultureoftheGothicinthelate-nineteenthcentury,suchthatfascism’senemycomestobeinterpellatedasatrulymonstrousfigure.Anexplorationoftheshiftingplaceofthevampireinlate-nine-teenthcenturyGothicculturecreatesthepossibilityofexploringtheGothicopeningthroughwhichfasci

4、smcametobotharticulateitsownfearandtogener-ateamorewidespreadpoliticalfearandsocialinsecurity.Ifthereisonethinggenerallysaidaboutfascism,oneimagethatmightbesaidtodominatecommonplaceandacademicdiscourseaboutit,itisthatitisterri-fying.KeyfiguressuchasHitlerarealmostalwayspresentedinth

5、eliteratureasacombinationofhomicidalmaniac,despotictyrant,racistfanaticandviciousmadman.Atthesametime,fascismitselfglorifiesstruggleandviolence,stressestheMachiavellianpointthatsometimesonehastorulethroughfear,andproducesleaderswhoseemtolovebraggingabouttheirowntoughnessandstrug-gle

6、sforsuccess.Addtothisthememoryofthemurderofmillionsandfascismeasilycomestofigureinthepoliticalandculturalimaginationasapowerfulandterrifyingforce.Butwhathappensifweturnthispictureonitsheadandthinkoffascismanditsmainprotagonistsnotasterrifying,butasterrified?Inotherwords,whatifHitler

7、andotherfascistsare,firstandforemost,simplyscared?IfonereadsMeinKampfwiththisinmindonenoticessomethingratherodd:Hitlerreallyisquitescared.IntheopeningchaptersinparticularHitlerissimplyterrified.GermanyandeverythingGermanisunderattack.Sittingeatinghislunchalonewhilehisfellowworkersea

8、ttogetheronthebuild