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Yellowstone, East Palestine - Linsey McGoey seminar on the politics of polarizationS0.10In a small town in rural Ohio called East Palestine, there鈥檚 a single bar. In this bar, you鈥檒l often find reruns of Yellowstone playing on TV screens, signifying a type of rural resonance and pride at a time of deepening political polarization. This talk explores that rural resonance by drawing on theories of polarization, as well as qualitative research carried out in different Anglosphere nations. I explore the role of new and old technologies in fuelling different political attitudes during an era of widespread economic immiseration. I develop concepts such as 鈥榦racular power鈥� and 鈥榩hantomwealth鈥� to theorize this interview data. I also critically analyse various cornerstone terms used in the past to understand political discord and economic injustice, including the phrases 鈥榳hite ignorance鈥� and 鈥榬acial capitalism鈥� and their limitations. |