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Post-Truth Geographies
Series: Digital Geographies
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This book explores the geographical dimensions and implications of
the post-truth era. Opening with a defense of the Enlightenment and
the continued significance of science, objectivity, and truth, it
then provides three key perspectives on the concept: The first is a
philosophical analysis of post-truth. Social theory in various
forms has sutured knowledge and power, in the process relativizing
the nature of truth. This process reaches its apogee under
post-modernism, which questions the very nature of truth itself.
The second is the examination of the historical origins and
development of the post-truth world. While post-truth has a history
that can be traced back to the 18th and 19th centuries, more
recently it has growth prolifically through the use of social
media. The book examines post-truth as it appears in the yellow
journalism of the Hearst newspapers, Holocaust denial, and
contemporary attacks on science itself (e.g., the anti-vaccine
movement, denial of evolution). Post-truth becomes a central issue
in Western politics following Brexit and the election of Donald
Trump, who uses it frequently to advance a reactionary political
agenda. Russian hackers weaponize it to interfere in the politics
of Europe and the U.S. Fox News and other right-wing outlets also
play a central role. One result is the proliferation of unfounded
conspiracy theories such as QAnon. Today, autocrats and dictators
the world over use fake news to maintain their power. Finally, this
book links the rise of a post-truth society to the dynamics of
contemporary economic geography. Knowledge-intensive capitalism has
greatly elevated the significance of symbolic workers or the
creative class. Geographically, contemporary capitalism has
accentuated the agglomeration of producer services in large urban
areas in which such workers labor. Conversely, rural areas and
small towns have largely become repositories of the undereducated,
and thus are more susceptible to fake news.
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Imprint: |
De Gruyter
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Series: |
Digital Geographies |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Barney Warf
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Dimensions: |
230 x 155mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
210 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-074960-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-11-074960-2 |
Barcode: |
9783110749601 |
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