Abstract
AbstractA relatively nascent discipline, the field of hate studies has been explored and theorised from a multiplicity of disciplinary contexts. However, the field is ill-defined, and the relationship between hate crime and other related concepts unexplored. Here, we consider the range of phenomena which might fall within or without the field of hate studies, initiating a discussion of the boundaries of the field. We signal both the continuities and discontinuities among and between an array of strategies intended to sort and maintain hierarchical relationships, with the purpose of provoking scholars in the field of hate studies to reflect on its scope.
Highlights
Hate studies, once considered a boutique or nascent field of study is firmly embedded in scholarship, with academics across the globe seeking to understand, problematize, and combat hate
We take a range of cognate concepts – microaggressions, hate speech, terrorism, genocide, and extremism – and document similarities and differences between these and hate crime
We explore microaggressions; hate speech; terrorism; and genocide
Summary
Once considered a boutique or nascent field of study is firmly embedded in scholarship, with academics across the globe seeking to understand, problematize, and combat hate. We take a range of cognate concepts – microaggressions, hate speech, terrorism, genocide, and extremism – and document similarities and differences between these and hate crime.
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