Pedagogy of Fear: Folklore and the Far-Right in Weimar Germany
Published online on February 23, 2026
Abstract
American Sociological Review, Volume 91, Issue 2, Page 227-255, April 2026.
This article argues that folklore (orally transmitted group knowledge) shapes far-right voting by inculcating feeling rules that resonate with nativist and autocratic ideas. Drawing on recently rediscovered archives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century ...
This article argues that folklore (orally transmitted group knowledge) shapes far-right voting by inculcating feeling rules that resonate with nativist and autocratic ideas. Drawing on recently rediscovered archives of nineteenth- and twentieth-century ...