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1st Edition

Media and the Spirit of Populism

Edited By Katja Valaskivi, Johanna Sumiala, Kaisa Tiusanen, Helmi Halonen Copyright 2026
208 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Media and the Spirit of Populism explores the role of contemporary media in the formation, dissemination, and circulation of the spirit of populism. These cutting- edge contributions to the field, written by an interdisciplinary range of contributors from across the world, cover key topics including: New religious nationalisms The spirit of populism in Virtual Reality Apocalyptic... Read more

Introduction - Katja Valaskivi, Kaisa Tiusanen, Helmi Halonen, Johanna Sumiala

Part I: Digital Populisms

1. The Spirit of Contemporary Politics: An Exploration of the Roles of Media and Religion - Stewart M. Hoover

2. The Spirit of Commercial Populism: Hucksters, Miracle Cures, and Click-bait Conspiracies - Zala Volcic, Mark Andrejevic

3. The Spirit of Populist Victimhood: Underbrush Influencers and the Quest for Redemption - Johanna Sumiala, Katja Valaskivi

Part II: Platformized Feeling

4. When Things Just Don't Feel Right: Disagreement, Disillusionment, and Dissensus among Counterpublic Media Influencers - Kaisa Tiusanen, Niko Pyrhönen

5. "Who Killed Jesus Christ?": Affect and Antisemitism in Gab CEO Andrew Torba's Understanding of "Free Speech" - Corrina Laughlin

6. Virtual Heartlands: Populism, Emotion, and the Spirit of Place in Virtual Reality - Rūta Kazlauskaitė

Part III: Online Charisma

7. "The Promise of a Different Europe": Gender, Religion, and the Sacralization of Politics in the New Far Right - Mia Liinason

8. "Am I Big Chungus?”: Nigel Farage, Platformed Populism and Memetic Humor on TikTok as Gen Z Relatability - Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin, Chris Rojek

9. The Second Coming of Donald Trump: Charismatic and Apocalyptic Populism on Truth Social - Daniel Nilsson DeHanas

Afterword - Philip S. Gorski

Biography

Katja Valaskivi is Professor of Religious Studies and Media Research at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Johanna Sumiala is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Kaisa Tiusanen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Helmi Halonen is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

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