The #MeToo movement created more opportunities for women to speak
up about sexual assault. But we are also living in a time when
“fake news” and “alternative facts” call into question the
very nature of truth. This troubling paradox is at the heart of
this compelling book. The convergence of #MeToo and the crisis of
post-truth is used to explore the experiences of women and people
of color whose claims around issues of sexual violence are often
held in doubt. Banet-Weiser and Higgins investigate how the
gendered and racialized logics of “believability” are defined
and contested within media culture, proposing that a mediated
“economy of believability” is the context in which public bids
for truth about sexual violence are made, negotiated, and
authorized today.
General
| Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Sarah Banet-Weiser
• Kathryn Claire Higgins
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 137 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5095-5382-2 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-5095-5382-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781509553822 |
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