Open this publication in new window or tab >>2019 (Swedish)In: Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap, ISSN 1104-0556, E-ISSN 2001-094X, Vol. 50, no 2-3, p. 57-67Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Literary studies often encounter writers whose output includes both literature and propaganda. The response may be to avoid ideologically tainted writers, or to separate the work from its creator. I rather seek to explore how various forms of expression relate to each other in the work of an artist who is active both as a fascist propagandist, ideologue and musician: Varg Vikernes, the individual behind Burzum.
I take Bataille’s solar economy as my theoretical framework and situate myself within a field of studies that is attracted to fascist culture without adhering to a fascist ideology. First, I sketch out the relationship between fascism, literature and the marketplace of ideas. Then, I explore the relationship between the politics of Vikernes and the music of Burzum with a particular focus on Reflections on European Mythology and Polytheism (2015) and Belus (2010). I conclude that while both express the creator’s worldview, they also demonstrate how this worldview may be channeled into very different outputs.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lund: Föreningen för utgivande av Tidskrift för litteraturvetenskap, 2019
Keywords
Burzum, Varg Vikernes, black metal, fascism, JVVF
National Category
General Literature Studies
Research subject
Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-77979 (URN)10.54797/tfl.v49i2-3.6619 (DOI)
2019-11-202019-11-202024-03-27Bibliographically approved