Tristan Hughes is a PhD student in the Politics Department, specializing in political theory. His research focuses on histories of race, empire, and far right politics. His dissertation is a history of conservative revolution in the U.S., and focuses on a specific tradition he calls "alt-modernism." The project explores American radical reactionary thought in a global context, and examines whether the theories scholars use to describe fascism's origins in Europe can be applied to the U.S. when adapted to its specific histories of colonialism and empire.

Publications

"A Space for Freedom: The Paleolibertarian Coalition," Journal of Political Ideologies (2023).