New Books Network 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 conversation, Sarah Bracke, a Professor at the University of Amsterdam, and Luis Manuel Hernández Aguilaran, an associate researcher at the European University Viadrina, delve into the alarming ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theory. They discuss its historical roots, linking it to biopolitics and eugenics, while highlighting the misogyny woven into its narratives. The guests explore the normalization of these ideas through digital forums and everyday experiences, emphasizing the need for imaginative resistance to combat such toxic ideologies.
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Replacement Thinking Frames The 'Muslim Question'
- Population-replacement thinking is central to how Muslims are problematized in Europe and links migration and birth-rate anxieties.
- The idea echoes older 'Jewish question' and racial fantasies but focuses on natality and demographic takeover.
Biopolitics Powers Replacement Narratives
- Biopolitics and eugenic logics underpin replacement narratives, linking natality to racial preservation.
- Conspiratorial structures create an 'alien body' and mobilize defense of the national/white body.
Gendered Entitlement Links Incels To Replacement
- Incel and manosphere forums intersect with replacement discourse through entitlement to women and racialized competition narratives.
- Replacement frames scapegoat feminism and multiculturalism as causes of emasculation and demographic decline.
