Kurt Sengul
@kurtsengul.bsky.social
Political communication and media scholar. Macquarie University postdoctoral research fellow. Researching: the far right, media, populism, fascism, and democracy 🌈
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WfjJQqYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WfjJQqYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Feeling incredibly lucky and privileged to be part of a successful ARC Discovery Project application ❤️
‘Foreign conflicts, domestic divides: Advancing a deliberative response’
‘Foreign conflicts, domestic divides: Advancing a deliberative response’
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Feeling incredibly lucky and privileged to be part of a successful ARC Discovery Project application ❤️
‘Foreign conflicts, domestic divides: Advancing a deliberative response’
‘Foreign conflicts, domestic divides: Advancing a deliberative response’
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How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NAkMOVU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/NAkMOVU
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/RIP41sg
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
How do non-party actors view far-right parties in Australia? @imogenrichards.bsky.social, Callum Jones, Jordan McSwiney & @kurtsengul.bsky.social explore perceptions & relationships within the far-right ecosystem beyond formal politics. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/RIP41sg
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
🚨 I spoke to The ABC for this story on the future of the far right in Australia…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Far-right figures want to see shift away from Australia's 'legacy' politicians
Australia's far-right movement has been buoyed by a wave of recent protests against mass immigration, with some saying the rallies were the "biggest thing that's happened in conservative and nationali...
www.abc.net.au
September 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🚨 I spoke to The ABC for this story on the future of the far right in Australia…
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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@kurtsengul.bsky.social analyses how spaces are used by far-right online communities.
🔷Drawing on #CriticalDiscoursAnalysis & #netography, the analysis the prominent role of spaces in electoral campaigns.
🔷It also shows the need of adapted methods.
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bsky.app/profile/kurt...
🔷Drawing on #CriticalDiscoursAnalysis & #netography, the analysis the prominent role of spaces in electoral campaigns.
🔷It also shows the need of adapted methods.
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bsky.app/profile/kurt...
September 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
@kurtsengul.bsky.social analyses how spaces are used by far-right online communities.
🔷Drawing on #CriticalDiscoursAnalysis & #netography, the analysis the prominent role of spaces in electoral campaigns.
🔷It also shows the need of adapted methods.
⬇️⬇️
bsky.app/profile/kurt...
🔷Drawing on #CriticalDiscoursAnalysis & #netography, the analysis the prominent role of spaces in electoral campaigns.
🔷It also shows the need of adapted methods.
⬇️⬇️
bsky.app/profile/kurt...
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I wrote this. Every journalist, social media producer and news influencer in Aus should read it & memorise @whiterosesociety.bsky.social principles of reporting.
Huge thank you to @kurtsengul.bsky.social for invaluable expertise, I was very tempted to publish all your answers verbatim. #auspol
Huge thank you to @kurtsengul.bsky.social for invaluable expertise, I was very tempted to publish all your answers verbatim. #auspol
The golden rule of reporting on neo-Nazis? Don’t interview them.
How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want
Media coverage of the anti-immigration marches was a 'propaganda triumph' for Australian neo-Nazis, who use media-baiting tactics to spread their message.
www.crikey.com.au
September 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I wrote this. Every journalist, social media producer and news influencer in Aus should read it & memorise @whiterosesociety.bsky.social principles of reporting.
Huge thank you to @kurtsengul.bsky.social for invaluable expertise, I was very tempted to publish all your answers verbatim. #auspol
Huge thank you to @kurtsengul.bsky.social for invaluable expertise, I was very tempted to publish all your answers verbatim. #auspol
🚨I spoke to Crikey for this story on the need for better media reporting on the far right!
Long story short: stop giving neo-Nazis propaganda wins
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
Long story short: stop giving neo-Nazis propaganda wins
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
How to report on neo-Nazis without giving them what they want
Media coverage of the anti-immigration marches was a 'propaganda triumph' for Australian neo-Nazis, who use media-baiting tactics to spread their message.
www.crikey.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🚨I spoke to Crikey for this story on the need for better media reporting on the far right!
Long story short: stop giving neo-Nazis propaganda wins
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
Long story short: stop giving neo-Nazis propaganda wins
www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/h...
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🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
Prominent figures such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are increasingly using social media to unite far-right groups and causes around the world.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
How Australia’s anti-immigration rallies were amplified online by the global far right
Prominent figures such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are increasingly using social media to unite far-right groups and causes around the world.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🚨 New article in The Conversation from Callum Jones and myself.
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
We wanted to focus specifically on how the white nationalist rallies were supported and amplified online by far-right actors like Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson
theconversation.com/how-australi...
I spoke to the ABC about the white nationalist March for Australia rallies taking place this weekend
But one unfortunate downside of researching the far right is being referred to as “a far-right researcher” in the media
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
But one unfortunate downside of researching the far right is being referred to as “a far-right researcher” in the media
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
August 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I spoke to the ABC about the white nationalist March for Australia rallies taking place this weekend
But one unfortunate downside of researching the far right is being referred to as “a far-right researcher” in the media
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
But one unfortunate downside of researching the far right is being referred to as “a far-right researcher” in the media
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
🚨 We have a new article out in Political Studies
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Will hopefully be of interest to scholars of the far-right, party politics, social movements, and anyone drawing breath really
Led by the excellent Imogen Richards, & Callum Jones & with Jordan McSwiney & me
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🚨 We’ve added a pre-print of our forthcoming chapter ‘Harmful Visual Humour on Far-Right Social Media: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Reactionary Memes’
✍️ The chapter is forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2026)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
✍️ The chapter is forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2026)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Harmful Visual Humour on Far-Right Social Media: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Reactionary Memes
PDF | On Jul 22, 2025, Kurt Sengul and others published Harmful Visual Humour on Far-Right Social Media: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Reactionary Memes | Find, read and cite all the res...
www.researchgate.net
August 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🚨 We’ve added a pre-print of our forthcoming chapter ‘Harmful Visual Humour on Far-Right Social Media: Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Reactionary Memes’
✍️ The chapter is forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2026)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
✍️ The chapter is forthcoming in the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2026)
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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I spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
AI & memes: How the Trump administration engages in 'memetic warfare'
Euronews Culture explores how the Trump administration has taken inspiration from online far-right communities and is using AI-generated memes to communicate on its achievements. And mock its enemies.
www.euronews.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
I spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
AI & memes: How the Trump administration engages in 'memetic warfare'
Euronews Culture explores how the Trump administration has taken inspiration from online far-right communities and is using AI-generated memes to communicate on its achievements. And mock its enemies.
www.euronews.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I spoke to @euronews.com this week about the Trump administration’s use of Generative AI
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
www.euronews.com/culture/2025...
List some examples of research impact
Me: Uhh, I’m one of the citations on Laura Loomer’s Wikipedia page?
Me: Uhh, I’m one of the citations on Laura Loomer’s Wikipedia page?
August 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
List some examples of research impact
Me: Uhh, I’m one of the citations on Laura Loomer’s Wikipedia page?
Me: Uhh, I’m one of the citations on Laura Loomer’s Wikipedia page?
Blair Williams and I are co-editing a special issue of the Australian Journal of Political Science on LGBTQIA+ politics in Australia 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
We’re thrilled to see the first paper of the issue now online by Emerita Professor Carol Johnson:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We’re thrilled to see the first paper of the issue now online by Emerita Professor Carol Johnson:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mobilising LGBTIQA+ issues in Australian Liberal/National Party politics: from same-sex marriage to anti ‘gender ideology’
There is a long history internationally of socially conservative politicians using negative policy discourse around LGBTQIA+ issues in attempts to mobilise electoral support and wedge political opp...
www.tandfonline.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Blair Williams and I are co-editing a special issue of the Australian Journal of Political Science on LGBTQIA+ politics in Australia 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
We’re thrilled to see the first paper of the issue now online by Emerita Professor Carol Johnson:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We’re thrilled to see the first paper of the issue now online by Emerita Professor Carol Johnson:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Elon Musk is in the news again - and we know he's talked a lot about the 'woke mind virus'. But what does the 'war on woke' look like here in Australia? Check our Marian Sawer & @kurtsengul.bsky.social's new article on the topic in the Australian Journal of Political Science @auspsa.bsky.social
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
www.tandfonline.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Elon Musk is in the news again - and we know he's talked a lot about the 'woke mind virus'. But what does the 'war on woke' look like here in Australia? Check our Marian Sawer & @kurtsengul.bsky.social's new article on the topic in the Australian Journal of Political Science @auspsa.bsky.social
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🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
www.tandfonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
www.tandfonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Really excited to be getting my first PhD student next month. So I’m actually *happy* to be doing modules today
May 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Really excited to be getting my first PhD student next month. So I’m actually *happy* to be doing modules today
Proofing on a Saturday. Could be worse
May 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Proofing on a Saturday. Could be worse
🚨 Neo-Nazis were allowed to set the media and political agenda for a week during the Australian election
We wrote about the abhorrent Welcome to Country stunt and the critical failure of the media in the ABC’s Religion & Ethics
www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...
We wrote about the abhorrent Welcome to Country stunt and the critical failure of the media in the ABC’s Religion & Ethics
www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...
May 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
🚨 Neo-Nazis were allowed to set the media and political agenda for a week during the Australian election
We wrote about the abhorrent Welcome to Country stunt and the critical failure of the media in the ABC’s Religion & Ethics
www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...
We wrote about the abhorrent Welcome to Country stunt and the critical failure of the media in the ABC’s Religion & Ethics
www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...
The biggest media loser from #AusVotes2025 is Sharri Markson:
Claimed the polls were wrong, called a Labor majority “a fantasy”, parroted “high level” Liberal sources suggesting they’d win 65 seats and even insinuated that her own organisation’s Newspoll was rigging their polls in favour of Labor
Claimed the polls were wrong, called a Labor majority “a fantasy”, parroted “high level” Liberal sources suggesting they’d win 65 seats and even insinuated that her own organisation’s Newspoll was rigging their polls in favour of Labor
May 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The biggest media loser from #AusVotes2025 is Sharri Markson:
Claimed the polls were wrong, called a Labor majority “a fantasy”, parroted “high level” Liberal sources suggesting they’d win 65 seats and even insinuated that her own organisation’s Newspoll was rigging their polls in favour of Labor
Claimed the polls were wrong, called a Labor majority “a fantasy”, parroted “high level” Liberal sources suggesting they’d win 65 seats and even insinuated that her own organisation’s Newspoll was rigging their polls in favour of Labor