Zakaria Boisón
Zakaria J. Boisón | |
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| Born | Zakaria Jovás Boisón March 21, 1949 |
| Education | University of Tulaiza (B.A., M.A.) University of Minaltar (Ph.D.) University of Lévis (Ph.D.) |
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| Partner(s) | Émile Prévost (m. 2006, d. 2012) Klo Mana (m. 1993, d. 1997) |
| Institutions | University of Minaltar |
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Zakaria Boisón (born 21 March 1949) is a Terranilian historian, philosopher, conspiracy theorist, and head of the Department of History at the University of Minaltar. He is a self-described "radical neo-Virǎtist" and "Nationalist corporatist". He works in fields including Terranilian history, Ecros history, political theory, economics, cultural studies, Marxism, and Virǎtism.
Boisón's first book, Multicultural Indoctrination, published in 1985 in Terranilian and later translated into several languages, made Boisón a popular figure among the National Progressive Party and Terranilian academics for its criticism of multiculturalism, primarily in Greater Sacramento. His 1989 book Humanity's Peculiar Pacifism written in Quebecshirite achieved Boisón international recognition. Boisón narrated, produced, and acted in a 2003 documentary film entitled Erasing the Reds in which he polemically critiqued the anarchists and communists of the Etlan insurgency; this gained Boisón attention in Terranilian pop culture.
Boisón's idiosyncratic style, popular academic works, and magazine op-eds have gained him international controversy, criticism and an audience outside academia. He has been criticized for using innaccurate information, making unsubstantiated claims, and spreading Malgaphobic conspiracy theories. He is the most popular academic in Terranihil.
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Biography
Early life
Boisón was born in Sestat, Sargen, Terranihil into a middle-class family. His father Jakob Boisón was an economist and civil servant from Ikev. His mother Vaisela was an accountant. He spent most of his childhood in Arcaviusia, where he was exposed to philosophy, theory and popular culture. When Boisón was a teenager his family moved back to Sestat where he attended high school. Originally wanting to become a actor, he abandoned these ambitions and chose to pursue history and philosophy instead.
Education
In 1967, Boisón enrolled at the University of Tulaiza and studied history and philosophy.
He had already begun reading Quebecshirite historians and philosophers prior to entering university. Boisón frequented the circles of pro-PPF intellectuals, including the Frautónian philosopher Izák Urbancot, and published articles in alternative magazines, such as Nikomakia and Anti-Anzíl which he also edited. In 1971 he accepted a job as an assistant researcher with the promise of tenure at the University of Intemil, but was dismissed after his Master's thesis was denounced by the authorities as being "non-Virǎtist". He graduated from the University of Minaltar in 1981 with a Doctorate of Philosophy in History for his dissertation entitled The Theoretical and Practical Relevance of Frautónian Thought. He then completed his year long compulsory military service.
Career
During the 1980s, Boisón translated the works of several historians and philosophers from Quebecshirite to Terranilian. In 1985, he completed a second Doctorate in philosophy at the University of Lévis in Willdavie. He returned to the University of Minaltar as an associate professo on track to becoming a tenured professor. He wrote introductions to several books in Terranilian, Quebecshirite, and Willdavisian throughout the 1980s.
His first book Multicultural Indoctrination, published in 1985 in Terranilian, gained him national recognition among academics and politicians who praised Boisón's critique of multiculturalism. In 1988 he became a tenured professor. Boisón's 1989 book Humanity's Peculiar Pacifism written in Quebecshirite gained him international recognition. He continued to publish several books and papers on various topics in several journals. His 2003 documentary Erase the Reds made Boisón a popular figure in Terranilian pop culture.
Boisón was appointed as head of the Department of History in 2004. He also became the editor of Terranilian History Journal and Minaltar Philosophy & Politics.
His book The Kavardan Question published in 2016, though celebrated in Terranihil, is widely considered Malgaphobic. His book The Jewish Holocaust published in 2020 has been criticized for promoting the Jewish Holocaust conspiracy theory and defaming the Sacramatian government.
Politics
Boisón has been involved in politics since his teenage years, joining the National Boys Club, the second largest youth organization in Terranihil after the Progressive Youth, at age fourteen. He registered as a member of the PPF at eighteen. His publications on politics have made him a popular figure among Terranilian politicians. Boisón attended a few meetings with Merol Bróth, the fourth chairman of the PPF, in the late 1990s, which supposedly influenced Boisón's later economic theories. After Bróth's death in 1994, Boisón became acquainted with Žiel Igevin, the following Chairwoman. He advised Igevin from 1998 until her death in 2006. Boisón's relationship with Jon Krizhor is unknown, the sixth chairman, though he maintained his generally positive status with the government. Boisón's more controversial publications over the last two decades have seemingly created distance between him and top government officials. Boisón met with Draıčren Armǎk in 2013 to discuss a multitude of topics.
Personal life
Boisón married Klo Mana, a Terranilian astronomer at the Terranilian Institute of Technology, in 1993. They divorced in 1997. Boisón then had a short relationship with Terranilian singer Leila Chebál, which ended because of difficulties in eachother's careers. In 2006, Boisón married Willdavisian actress Émile Prévost. They divorced in 2012.
Aside from his native Terranilian, Boisón is a fluent speaker of Quebecshirite and Willdavisian.
Impact
His body of writing spans dense theoretical polemics, academic tomes, and accessible introductory books; in addition, he has taken part in various film projects. His work has impacted both academic and widespread public audiences. Boisón's promotion of conspiracy theories has popularized theories including the Jewish Holocaust and Kavardan-Aurebeshian World Order. Boisón's role as an advisor to Chairwoman Igevin reportedly influenced her economic and social reforms. Some beleive his anti-Kavardan rhetoric impacted the Terranilian government's Kavardan ethnic cleansing campaign.
Thought
Critique of multiculturalism
Boisón's 1972 visit to Greater Sacramento, specifically Andaluzia and West Shazaqana, heavily influenced his view on multiculturalism. He saw the Terranilian population living in northern Greater Sacramento as diluted in culture. He described the linguistic and cultural changes of those Terranilian after intermixing with the many other ethnic groups in Greater Sacramento as impure. Boisón also stated that Islamic culture had dominated the Terranilians in Shazaqana.
He claims that ethnic and cultural diversity dilutes and destroys culture. Near the end of his book Multicultural Indoctrination, Boisón posits the existence of a multicultural culture or ideology that replaces actual culture. He says:
"When one people is tossed in with a dozen other peoples with barely any similarity, the resulting attitude is one hyperfocused on diversity and multiculturalism itself, rather than any specific culture; this ultimately leads to dilution of a people's culture until it is just a negligable flavor to the dominating and indoctrinating multicultural ideology."
Boisón's view on multiculturalism is seen as a precursor to his later theories about the benefits of ethnocultural homogeny.
