The far-right is waging a full-blown cultural war. This talk takes you inside how the language of gender, race and identity becomes a battlefield, as right-wing movements deploy attacks on “wokeism”, “gender ideology” and “cultural Marxism” to silence dissent. Drawing on examples from across the globe, this talk will ask: Why are issues like trans rights, critical race theory and diversity training at the heart of far-right strategy? How do these cultural fights tie into class, capitalism and political power?