Far-Right Symbols of North America | CEMVC

Contents: The Collection | The CEMVC | Contributors

The Collection

Far-right logos have more in common than the far-right ideologies that drive them. They find unity, also, in vague references to the medieval and early modern periods, which collectively help to justify ideations of identity, heritage, as well as a sense of belonginess. This collection aims to identify and explain the themes featured in the symbolism of these far-right groups and ideologies.

The CEMVC

The Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture offers research collections focused primarily on illustrations, engravings, and maps published between 1400 and 1900. Our researchers examine critical questions about visuality and textuality from this period, questions that continue to impact how we see the world around us today. These inquiries revolve around gender, race, class, and place of origin in the settler-colonial milieu, as well as how images and text become powerfully technologized in the present era. Scholars of the digital humanities, history, art history, and literature will find these collections particularly useful for their research.

Contributors

Principal Investigator
Dr. Lauren Beck
Canada Research Chair in Intercultural Encounter
Director, Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture
Professor, Visual & Material Culture Studies, Mount Allison University


Co-investigators
Kate McSweeney (Project Lead)
MA, Film, Visual Culture, and Arts Management, University of Aberdeen
Research Analyst, Center for Early Modern Visual Culture
Graduate Intern, J. Paul Getty Museum

Dr. Samantha Ruckenstein
PhD, Hispanic Studies, McGill University
Lecturer, Visual & Material Culture Studies, Mount Allison University
Assistant Professor, Spanish & Latin American Studies, St. Thomas University
Digital Humanities Scholar, Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Nicole Surette-Bourque
Student, Visual & Material Culture Studies, Mount Allison University
Research Analyst, Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Désirée Worrall-Bélanger
BA, English Language & Literature/Visual & Material Culture Studies, Mount Allison University
Research Analyst, Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Justin Yoston
BA, Philosophy/Psychology, Mount Allison University
Lab Supervisor, Data Management and Systems Integration, Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture
Business Manager/Strategist, Metafy Solutions Inc.