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On the Question of Truth in the Era of Trump (Hardcover)
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On the Question of Truth in the Era of Trump (Hardcover)
Series: Critical Media Literacies Series, 5
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Using a range of critical perspectives, On the Question of Truth in
the Era of Trump closely examines notions of "truth in crisis"
leading up to and after the election of Donald Trump. The authors
explore how truth is constructed along the lines of race, social
class, and gender as filtered through the self-referential
characteristics of social media in particular. The authors assert
that the US left has shown itself inadequate to the task of
confronting right wing ideologies, which have only intensified
since the 2016 election, resulting in increased mobilization of
white supremacist and nationalist groups. Whether underestimating
Trump by downplaying the threat of his candidacy during the
primaries, trivializing the concerns of women and minorities as
"identity politics," or rushing to prioritize the free speech
rights of the far-right, left academics and the media have found
themselves unable to use their traditional arsenal of evidence,
rational discourse, and appeals to diversity of viewpoints. The
authors assert that political resistance to the right is not a
matter of playful use of signs and symbols or discourse alone and
has to be fought directly and in solidarity. At this point, it is
clear that Trump and his supporters have not just deployed
relativism as a form of strategy, but have fully weaponized it
against their perceived enemies: women, immigrants, minorities,
LGBTQ people along with educational, scientific, and journalistic
institutions. It is hoped that this in-depth, critical dissection
of truth in the current political reality will assist in the
project of resistance. Contributors are: Faith Agostinone-Wilson,
Mike Cole, Jeremy T. Godwin, Jones Irwin, Austin Pickup, Daniel Ian
Rubin, and Eric C. Sheffield.
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