Kurt Adam Sengul
Biographic Data
| ID | 3079758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kurt Adam Sengul |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kurt Adam |
| FAMILY NAME | Sengul |
| SIGNATURE | SENGUL K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8447-3977 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
View profiles without pronouns”: The politics and discourse of ‘anti-woke’ right-wing dating app, The Right Stuff
This paper critically analyses the so-called “anti-woke” conservative dating app, The Right Stuff. Launched in September 2022, The Right Stuff was co-founded by former Trump aide and Project 2025 staffer, John McEntee, and financially supported by rightwing billionaire investor Peter Thiel. The app was created for conservatives to connect in “authentic and meaningful ways”, given that other dating apps have allegedly “gone woke”. The invitation o…
How are far-right online communities using X/Twitter Spaces? Discourse, communication, sharing
This paper presents the first scholarly study of the use of X/Twitter Spaces by far-right online communities. Spaces — X/Twitter’s live audio-based platform — has become an increasingly prominent tool in the far-right’s digital communication ecosystem in recent years. The popularity of Spaces with far-right users has increased in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022 which signalled a marked rightward shift in the platform’s gove…
The platforming is the point: News media, ‘the oxygen of amplification’, and interviewing the far-right
This paper critically interrogates the role of news media in mainstreaming, normalizing and amplifying contemporary far-right political actors, parties, and movements in the twenty-first century. Through a critical interdisciplinary literature review and two qualitative case studies of high-profile media interviews with former Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon and leading Trump-supporting politician Marjorie Taylor Greene, this paper e…
Mainstreaming LGBTQIA+ hate: The far-right's anti-gender countermovement in Australia
What Does the Non-Party Sector Think About Far-Right Political Parties? Understanding the Place of Parties in the Australian Far Right
Far-right political parties form an integral component of the broader far-right landscape globally. While these parties have received extensive scholarly attention, less is known about how they are perceived within the wider far-right milieu – a relationship with significant implications for understanding movement-party dynamics in contemporary democracies. This article investigates the relationship between far-right political parties and the non…
The war on woke: Continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
“Nazis Aren’t Welcome Here”: Selling Democracy in the Age of Far-Right Extremism
This article critically examines the communicative and policy-framing response of Australia’s Victorian government to the state’s growing crisis of far-right extremism. Through a critical discourse analysis of the Victorian Andrews and Allan Labor governments’ political communication from 2021 to 2023, we explain how the government discursively responded to the rise of far-right extremism. We found the Andrews and Allan governments employed a ran…
The (Re)surgence of Sinophobia in the Australian Far-Right: Online Racism, Social Media, and the Weaponization of Covid-19
In this article I critically examine the role of the Australian far-right in the racialisation of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Discourse-Historical Analysis of (n = 133) Facebook posts from Australia’s most prominent far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, revealed a range of discursive strategies, linguistic and rhetorical devices, and multimodal semiotic practices were employed to scapegoat China and Chinese-Australians throughout th…
Humor, Ridicule, and the Far Right: Mainstreaming Exclusion Through Online Animation
This paper critically examines the use of online humor and ridicule to promote and normalize far-right exclusionary discourses. Through a critical qualitative study of the Please Explain miniseries, a series of thirty-four short web cartoons produced by Australian far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, we explore the strategic use of humor in the communicative arsenal of the contemporary far-right. Drawing on critical discourse an…
The populist radical right in Australia: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
This article examines one of the longest-standing populist radical right parties outside of Europe: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The article outlines the party’s development and position in the Australian political landscape, before explaining how it articulates the ideological features of the PRR (nativism, authoritarianism and populism); how these interact; and in what ways this differs from European PRR parties. It shows that the party has ste…
Performing islamophobia in the Australian parliament: "The role of populism and performance in Pauline Hanson's "burqa stunt
Drawing on a multimodal approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this research critically examines the 2017 "burqa stunt" of Australian far-right populist politician, Pauline Hanson. Adapting Scalmer's (2002) conceptualisation of the "political gimmick", this paper makes the following arguments: Firstly, that Hanson's "burqa stunt" must be understood as an articulation of Islamophobia and political performance. It was the interplay of Hanso…
It's OK to be white’: The discursive construction of victimhood, ‘anti-white racism’ and calculated ambivalence in Australia
This paper critically examines the ‘It's OK to be White’ Senate motion made by Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson in 2018. Deliberately innocuous, the ‘It's OK to be white’ slogan was designed by online white supremacist groups with the intention of ‘triggering liberals’ and provoking outrage. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, I demonstrate that Hanson's ‘It's OK to be white’ motion was an act of calculated ambivalence, which se…
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Pauline Hanson's exploitation of Covid-19 on Facebook
This brief contribution explores how the 2020 COVID-19 crisis has been exploited by Australian populist radical right politician, Pauline Hanson. In particular, I discuss how Hanson, through her political communication on Facebook, has used the COVID-19 crisis to prosecute her longstanding nativist policies on issues like immigration. I further discuss how Hanson's anti-Asian and Sinophobic rhetoric has occurred alongside an increase in anti-Asia…
It's OK to be white’: The discursive construction of victimhood, ‘anti-white racism’ and calculated ambivalence in Australia
This paper critically examines the ‘It's OK to be White’ Senate motion made by Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson in 2018. Deliberately innocuous, the ‘It's OK to be white’ slogan was designed by online white supremacist groups with the intention of ‘triggering liberals’ and provoking outrage. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, I demonstrate that Hanson's ‘It's OK to be white’ motion was an act of calculated ambivalence, which se…
Humor, Ridicule, and the Far Right: Mainstreaming Exclusion Through Online Animation
This paper critically examines the use of online humor and ridicule to promote and normalize far-right exclusionary discourses. Through a critical qualitative study of the Please Explain miniseries, a series of thirty-four short web cartoons produced by Australian far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, we explore the strategic use of humor in the communicative arsenal of the contemporary far-right. Drawing on critical discourse an…
The populist radical right in Australia: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
This article examines one of the longest-standing populist radical right parties outside of Europe: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The article outlines the party’s development and position in the Australian political landscape, before explaining how it articulates the ideological features of the PRR (nativism, authoritarianism and populism); how these interact; and in what ways this differs from European PRR parties. It shows that the party has ste…
Performing islamophobia in the Australian parliament: "The role of populism and performance in Pauline Hanson's "burqa stunt
Drawing on a multimodal approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this research critically examines the 2017 "burqa stunt" of Australian far-right populist politician, Pauline Hanson. Adapting Scalmer's (2002) conceptualisation of the "political gimmick", this paper makes the following arguments: Firstly, that Hanson's "burqa stunt" must be understood as an articulation of Islamophobia and political performance. It was the interplay of Hanso…
The (Re)surgence of Sinophobia in the Australian Far-Right: Online Racism, Social Media, and the Weaponization of Covid-19
In this article I critically examine the role of the Australian far-right in the racialisation of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Discourse-Historical Analysis of (n = 133) Facebook posts from Australia’s most prominent far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, revealed a range of discursive strategies, linguistic and rhetorical devices, and multimodal semiotic practices were employed to scapegoat China and Chinese-Australians throughout th…
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Pauline Hanson's exploitation of Covid-19 on Facebook
This brief contribution explores how the 2020 COVID-19 crisis has been exploited by Australian populist radical right politician, Pauline Hanson. In particular, I discuss how Hanson, through her political communication on Facebook, has used the COVID-19 crisis to prosecute her longstanding nativist policies on issues like immigration. I further discuss how Hanson's anti-Asian and Sinophobic rhetoric has occurred alongside an increase in anti-Asia…
View profiles without pronouns”: The politics and discourse of ‘anti-woke’ right-wing dating app, The Right Stuff
This paper critically analyses the so-called “anti-woke” conservative dating app, The Right Stuff. Launched in September 2022, The Right Stuff was co-founded by former Trump aide and Project 2025 staffer, John McEntee, and financially supported by rightwing billionaire investor Peter Thiel. The app was created for conservatives to connect in “authentic and meaningful ways”, given that other dating apps have allegedly “gone woke”. The invitation o…
How are far-right online communities using X/Twitter Spaces? Discourse, communication, sharing
This paper presents the first scholarly study of the use of X/Twitter Spaces by far-right online communities. Spaces — X/Twitter’s live audio-based platform — has become an increasingly prominent tool in the far-right’s digital communication ecosystem in recent years. The popularity of Spaces with far-right users has increased in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022 which signalled a marked rightward shift in the platform’s gove…
The war on woke: Continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
It's OK to be white’: The discursive construction of victimhood, ‘anti-white racism’ and calculated ambivalence in Australia
This paper critically examines the ‘It's OK to be White’ Senate motion made by Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson in 2018. Deliberately innocuous, the ‘It's OK to be white’ slogan was designed by online white supremacist groups with the intention of ‘triggering liberals’ and provoking outrage. Drawing on critical discourse analysis, I demonstrate that Hanson's ‘It's OK to be white’ motion was an act of calculated ambivalence, which se…
Never let a good crisis go to waste: Pauline Hanson's exploitation of Covid-19 on Facebook
This brief contribution explores how the 2020 COVID-19 crisis has been exploited by Australian populist radical right politician, Pauline Hanson. In particular, I discuss how Hanson, through her political communication on Facebook, has used the COVID-19 crisis to prosecute her longstanding nativist policies on issues like immigration. I further discuss how Hanson's anti-Asian and Sinophobic rhetoric has occurred alongside an increase in anti-Asia…
Performing islamophobia in the Australian parliament: "The role of populism and performance in Pauline Hanson's "burqa stunt
Drawing on a multimodal approach to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this research critically examines the 2017 "burqa stunt" of Australian far-right populist politician, Pauline Hanson. Adapting Scalmer's (2002) conceptualisation of the "political gimmick", this paper makes the following arguments: Firstly, that Hanson's "burqa stunt" must be understood as an articulation of Islamophobia and political performance. It was the interplay of Hanso…
Humor, Ridicule, and the Far Right: Mainstreaming Exclusion Through Online Animation
This paper critically examines the use of online humor and ridicule to promote and normalize far-right exclusionary discourses. Through a critical qualitative study of the Please Explain miniseries, a series of thirty-four short web cartoons produced by Australian far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, we explore the strategic use of humor in the communicative arsenal of the contemporary far-right. Drawing on critical discourse an…
The populist radical right in Australia: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
This article examines one of the longest-standing populist radical right parties outside of Europe: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. The article outlines the party’s development and position in the Australian political landscape, before explaining how it articulates the ideological features of the PRR (nativism, authoritarianism and populism); how these interact; and in what ways this differs from European PRR parties. It shows that the party has ste…
“Nazis Aren’t Welcome Here”: Selling Democracy in the Age of Far-Right Extremism
This article critically examines the communicative and policy-framing response of Australia’s Victorian government to the state’s growing crisis of far-right extremism. Through a critical discourse analysis of the Victorian Andrews and Allan Labor governments’ political communication from 2021 to 2023, we explain how the government discursively responded to the rise of far-right extremism. We found the Andrews and Allan governments employed a ran…
The (Re)surgence of Sinophobia in the Australian Far-Right: Online Racism, Social Media, and the Weaponization of Covid-19
In this article I critically examine the role of the Australian far-right in the racialisation of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Discourse-Historical Analysis of (n = 133) Facebook posts from Australia’s most prominent far-right populist party, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, revealed a range of discursive strategies, linguistic and rhetorical devices, and multimodal semiotic practices were employed to scapegoat China and Chinese-Australians throughout th…
View profiles without pronouns”: The politics and discourse of ‘anti-woke’ right-wing dating app, The Right Stuff
This paper critically analyses the so-called “anti-woke” conservative dating app, The Right Stuff. Launched in September 2022, The Right Stuff was co-founded by former Trump aide and Project 2025 staffer, John McEntee, and financially supported by rightwing billionaire investor Peter Thiel. The app was created for conservatives to connect in “authentic and meaningful ways”, given that other dating apps have allegedly “gone woke”. The invitation o…
How are far-right online communities using X/Twitter Spaces? Discourse, communication, sharing
This paper presents the first scholarly study of the use of X/Twitter Spaces by far-right online communities. Spaces — X/Twitter’s live audio-based platform — has become an increasingly prominent tool in the far-right’s digital communication ecosystem in recent years. The popularity of Spaces with far-right users has increased in the wake of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in 2022 which signalled a marked rightward shift in the platform’s gove…
The platforming is the point: News media, ‘the oxygen of amplification’, and interviewing the far-right
This paper critically interrogates the role of news media in mainstreaming, normalizing and amplifying contemporary far-right political actors, parties, and movements in the twenty-first century. Through a critical interdisciplinary literature review and two qualitative case studies of high-profile media interviews with former Trump administration strategist Steve Bannon and leading Trump-supporting politician Marjorie Taylor Greene, this paper e…
Mainstreaming LGBTQIA+ hate: The far-right's anti-gender countermovement in Australia
What Does the Non-Party Sector Think About Far-Right Political Parties? Understanding the Place of Parties in the Australian Far Right
Far-right political parties form an integral component of the broader far-right landscape globally. While these parties have received extensive scholarly attention, less is known about how they are perceived within the wider far-right milieu – a relationship with significant implications for understanding movement-party dynamics in contemporary democracies. This article investigates the relationship between far-right political parties and the non…
The war on woke: Continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
Political science (12 works) · Politics (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Populism, Right-Wing Movements (8 works) · Social Media and Politics (8 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 works) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Media studies (6 works)