Academic Work
Macnair, L. (2024). Eco-Fascism, Accelerationism, and Schizoposting: A Merger of Extremist Aesthetics. Accelerationism Research Consortium, Analysis. https://www.accresearch.org/shortanalysis/eco-fascism-accelerationism-and-schizoposting-a-merger-of-extremist-aesthetics
Macnair, L. (2023). Understanding Fashwave: The Alt-Right’s Ever-Evolving Media Strategy. Global Network on Extremism & Technology, Insights. https://gnet-research.org/2023/06/28/understanding-fashwave-the-alt-rights-ever-evolving-media-strategy/
Knoechelmann, M., Davies, G. & Macnair, L. (2021). Personality Traits-Based Terrorism Risk Assessment: Determining Reliability Using Open-Source Data. In R. Corrado (Ed.) Terrorism Risk Assessment Instruments (349-358). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/NHSDP210020
Macnair, L. (2020). From Empty to Angry: Extremism, Modernity, and the Search for Identity. Doctoral Thesis, 1-162. http://summit.sfu.ca/item/20532
Conway, M., Scrivens, R., & Macnair, L. (2019). Right-Wing Extremists’ Persistent Online Presence: History and Contemporary Trends. The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague. https://www.icct.nl/publication/right-wing-extremists-persistent-online-presence-history-and-contemporary-trends
Macnair, L. (2018). Linguistic and Narrative Trends Among Islamic State Videos and Magazines. TSAS Working Paper #18-08. https://www.tsas.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/18-08_McNair.pdf
Macnair, L. & Frank, R. (2018). Changes and Stabilities in the Language of Islamic State Magazines: A Sentiment Analysis. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 11(2), 109-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/17467586.2018.1470660.
Gartenstein-Ross, D., Hagerty, V., & Macnair, L. (2018). The Emigrant Sisters Return: The Growing Role of the Islamic State’s Women. War on the Rocks. https://warontherocks.com/2018/04/the-emigrant-sisters-return-the-growing-role-of-the-islamic-states-women/.
Macnair, L. & Frank, R. (2018). The Mediums and the Messages: Identifying Islamic State Media Narratives through Sentiment Analysis. Critical Studies in Terrorism, 11(3), 438-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/17539153.2018.1447226.
Macnair, L., & Frank, R. (2017). “To My Brothers in the West…”: A Thematic Analysis of Videos Produced by the Islamic State’s al-Hayat Media Center. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 33 (3), 234-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986217699313.
Macnair, L., & Frank, R. (2017). Voices Against Extremism: A Case Study of a Community-Based CVE Counter-Narrative Campaign. Journal for Deradicalization, 10, 147-174. http://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/86.
Macnair, L. (2015). Mourning 2.0: Experiences of Death, Bereavement, and Mourning on Facebook. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6048.
Novels
Macnair, L. (2023). Troll: A Novel. Now Or Never Publishing. https://nonpublishing.com/troll
Macnair, L. (2020). Panegyric: A Novel. Now Or Never Publishing. http://www.nonpublishing.com/panegyric
Book Reviews for the British Columbia Review
Stasio: A Novel in 3 Parts (2024) by Tamas Dobozy. https://thebcreview.ca/2024/07/22/2239-macnair-dobozy/
Pet, Pet, Slap (2024) by Andrew Battershill. https://thebcreview.ca/2024/06/02/2184-battershill-macnair/
Big Mall Shopping for Meaning (2024) by Kate Black. https://thebcreview.ca/2024/01/31/2057-black-macnair/
Nimrods (2023) by Kawika Guillermo. https://thebcreview.ca/2023/10/04/1948-macnair-guillermo/
I’m Right and You’re an Idiot: The Toxic State of Public Discourse and How to Clean it Up
by James Hoggan with Grania Litwin (2020). https://thebcreview.ca/2020/11/07/958-hoggan-litwin-public-discourse/