New Books in Islamic Studies Radio ReOrient 13.6: “Islamophobia and the ‘Great Replacement’ Conspiracy,” with Sarah Bracke and Luis Manuel Hernandez Aguilaran, hosted by Marchella Ward and Hizer Mir
Nov 26, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Sarah Bracke, a professor focused on gender and sexuality, and Luis Manuel Hernández Aguilaran, a scholar of biopolitics, delve into the insidious 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory. They explore its historical roots, linking it to colonial anxieties and eugenics, while discussing its mainstreaming in today's politics. The duo highlights the need for inclusive narratives of a post-white Europe and critiques how replacement discourse manipulates feelings of victimhood. Their insights reveal the urgent need for a reimagined history to combat these dangerous ideas.
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Replacement Thinking Frames Muslim Problematisation
- Population-replacement thinking is central to how Muslims are problematized in Europe and links migration and natality anxieties.
- Sarah Bracke explains this emerged from her Engendering Europe’s Muslim Question project as a core conspiratorial frame.
Biopolitics At The Core Of Replacement Narratives
- Biopolitics and eugenics underpin replacement narratives by focusing on natality and whose life is fostered or let die.
- Luis Manuel Hernández Aguilaran links conspiratorial structure to activating societal defense against an imagined threat.
Gender Entitlement Links Incels And Replacement
- Incel cultures and other online misogynist spaces overlap with replacement thinking through entitlement to women and reproductive anxieties.
- Sarah Bracke notes the Christchurch manifesto began with birth-rate obsession, tying gender to racial conspiracy.
