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245 1 0 _aOn the Question of Truth in the Era of Trump /
_cvolume edited by Faith Agostinone Wilson.
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c2020.
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource (180 pages) :
_billustrations.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCritical Media Literacies Series ;
_v5
490 1 _aEducational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2020
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _tCopyright page /
_rEditor: Faith Agostinone-Wilson -- Foreword /
_rMike Cole -- Notes on Contributors /
_rEditor: Faith Agostinone-Wilson -- Chapter 1 Introduction /
_rFaith Agostinone-Wilson -- Chapter 2 Endless Babbling and the Contradictory Nature of Truth in the Rise of Trump /
_rAustin Pickup -- Chapter 3 Post-Truth in the Age of Trump /
_rJones Irwin -- Chapter 4 Twitter and Trumpism /
_rEric C. Sheffield -- Chapter 5 The Populist Masquerade of Attributing Trump's Win to ''Economic Anxiety" among White Voters /
_rFaith Agostinone-Wilson -- Chapter 6 The Gospel According to White Christian Nationalism /
_rJeremy T. Godwin -- Chapter 7 White Stupidification and the Need for Dialectical Thought in the Age of Trump /
_rDaniel Ian Rubin -- Chapter 8 Conclusion /
_rFaith Agostinone-Wilson -- Chapter 9 Afterword: Ecological Catastrophe in the Fourth Industrial Revolution /
_rMike Cole -- Index /
_rEditor: Faith Agostinone-Wilson.
520 _aUsing 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.
546 _aEnglish
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aPolitical culture
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aRight and left (Political science)
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aTruthfulness and falsehood
_xPolitical aspects
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aAgostinone-Wilson, Faith,
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tOn the Question of Truth in the Era of Trump.
_dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
_z9789004391277
_w(OCoLC)1143636975
_w(DLC) 2020012933
830 0 _aCritical Media Literacies Series ;
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830 0 _aEducational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2020.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004431607
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