Media
Kayla Preston-the Online Presence of Canadian Right Wing Extremist Group
This video is the submission which won me a spot as one of the SSHRC Storytellers in 2019. This video features an overview of my Master's research.
‘Trumpism’: student-professor duo have academic paper published
St. Thomas University- The Aquinian, October 2, 2017Online
URL: http://theaquinian.net/trumpism-student-professor-paper-published-academic-journal/
This article includes an interview featuring my honours supervisor Dr. Gül Çalışkan and myself talking about the importance of researching populist discourses and publishing this research.
Why a Halifax student is researching the rising online presence of right-wing extremism in Canada
A DISTURBING TALE WELL‑TOLD: Sociology student’s research video up for SSHRC Storytellers prize
“Tropes of fear and the crisis of the West: Trumpism as a Discourse of Post-Territorial Coloniality.”
by Çalışkan, G. & Preston, K.
Published by Postcolonial Studies
September 17, 2017
This articles uses critical discourse analysis to analyze seven of Donald Trump's speeches during his presidential campaign. By examining Trump's arguments surrounding national security, illegal migration, and the threat of foreign countries, we indicate a crisis of modernity and a reaction to the challenges of colonial masculinity and nationalism.
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13688790.2017.1376367
Biography
Kayla Preston is a PhD student in the department of sociology at the University of Toronto. She has conducted both her Honours and Master's research on the rise of right-wing extremism online in the Canadian context. Her current research looks at (de)radicalization, extremism and the far right. Preston has also presented her work at national and international conferences, including the Canadian Sociological Association annual meeting. She is currently a junior affiliate with the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society.
Additional Titles and Affiliations
Junior Affiliate- Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society
The Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society was founded in 2012 and provides supports to academics by encouraging collaborative research on terrorism and security in Canadian society.
Past Talks
SSHRC Storytellers Finalist 2019
SSHRC Storytellers Finalist 2019 Showcase
The University of British Columbia- Vancouver British Columbia, June 3, 2019