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August 2, 2026NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender ResearchOpen Access

The Normalization of Far-Right Narratives in Scandinavia: Humorous Ambiguity and Everyday Anti-Muslim Racism

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MAMaja Brandt Andreasen

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This article examines how humor normalizes anti-Muslim racism in Scandinavian visual cultures, implying broader societal acceptance.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how humor aids in normalizing anti-Muslim racism within far-right narratives in Scandinavia.
  • Analyzed far-right narratives in online visual cultures, particularly memes and satirical cartoons.
  • Focused on content from Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish websites.
  • Employed an intersectional approach to link racism with misogyny and homophobia.
  • Identified that humorous narratives obfuscate overt racism, making it socially acceptable.
  • Found that memes reinforce exclusionary Scandinavian identity norms centered on whiteness and masculinity.
  • Demonstrated that humor acts as a discursive tool for normalizing extremist ideologies.

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Maja Brandt Andreasen (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeacb1b0468a7eeab33f4https://doi.org/10.1080/08038740.2026.2706493
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