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https://doi.org/10.20901/pm.61.2.02
Towards a Generic Fascism: Right-Wing Totalitarian Aspects in the Universe of Warhammer 40,000
Cody Mcclain Brown
; Fakultet političkih znanosti, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This paper explores the question of whether fascism is an epochal phenomenon or a generic set of characteristics by looking at the playable faction, the Imperium of Man, in the tabletop game and lore of the Warhammer 40k universe. It examines the fascist elements present in the Imperium’s governance, societal structures, and leadership, drawing parallels with historical fascist regimes like Nazi Germany. Within the context of the debate in the literature on fascism, it raises the argument that though Warhammer 40k is a fabricated, fictional universe, the mobilizing passions of its martial ethos and the repressive logic of its ideology demonstrate how fascism can exist beyond the time and place of the interwar period and the Second World War. Ultimately through the exploration of the Imperium of Man, this paper shows fascism is more than an epochal phenomenon, and should be seen as a seductive epiphenomenon capable of returning as an emergent and powerful political force.
Ključne riječi
Fascism; Science Fiction; Warhammer 40k; Gaming; Right-Wing Movements
Hrčak ID:
320978
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Datum izdavanja:
27.9.2024.
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