Two insightful contributions by Omran Shroufi in Javnost - The Public - Journal of the European Institute for Communication and Culture
📢 New Special Issue Alert
We are pleased to highlight two insightful contributions by Omran Shroufi, co-editor of the special issue “Javnost ‑ The Public, Vol. 32 (3): 2025 – ‘Far-Right Fictions: The Far Right and the Politics of Films, Series and Videogames’”.
🔍 Featured articles
“Fictional Frontlines: A Mapping Review and Research Agenda for the Study of Far‑Right Engagement with Films, Television and Videogames” (Benjamin De Cleen, Joke Bauwens, Willem Joris, Omran Shroufi & Kevin Smets) – This piece provides a mapping review of how audiovisual fiction (films, TV series, videogames) intersects with far-right politics, highlights gaps in the literature, and sets out a forward-looking research agenda.
“Critiquing Audiovisual Fiction from the New Right: The German Far‑Right Podcast ‘Von Rechts Gelesen’”(Omran Shroufi) – This article examines how a German far-right cultural-literature podcast uses films, series and videogames as metapolitical vehicles for cultural persuasion and identity work.
🎯 Why this matters
These contributions emphasise an often-underexplored terrain: the cultural and affective dimensions of contemporary far-right politics through popular media (fictional, serial, gaming).
They point to the heterogeneity and complexity of far-right engagement, including digital forms, platforms and genres.
At DFUTURE we recognise the importance of cultural imaginaries and media practices in shaping political narratives and solidarities. These articles provide valuable conceptual tools and empirical pointers for our own work on radicalising macro-narratives.
🙏 Congratulations to Omran and the team for advancing this important dialogue. We look forward to engaging further with these ideas.
🔗 [Links to the articles]