Petro-Nostalgia and the Politics of Yellow Vests Canada

摘要

Background: This article presents a critical discourse analysis of the conservative politicalorganization Yellow Vests Canada and its 100,000-plus member Facebook group(now deplatformed) to theorize far-right groups that harness pro-fossil-fuel/anti-environmentaldiscourses to ideologically cultivate a broader assemblage of traditionally ultraconservativepolitical positions.Analysis: Yellow Vests Canada commonly utilized “petro-nostalgic” discourses, highlyideological beliefs that tie fossil fuels to a mythological nostalgia for an era of unbridledextraction and consumption, but also to this era’s hegemonic white supremacy, heteronormativity,masculinity, and settler-colonial nationalism.Conclusions and implications: Understanding far-right petro-political groups is imperativefor environmental humanities researchers. The recent growth of these groups presentsan alarming threat to progressive and equitable sociocultural politics, but especiallyto more environmentally sustainable government policies and a post-fossil-fuel future.