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On the question of truth in the era of Trump / edited by Faith Agostinone-Wilson

Agostinone-Wilson, Faith [Herausgeberin/-geber]

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, Sense, [2020] [© 2020]

xxii, 158 Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: On the question of truth in the era of Trump. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Sense, 2020 (Online-Ausgabe)

978-90-04-43159-1 (paperback); 978-90-04-39127-7 (hardback)

978-90-04-43160-7 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2020012933

OCoLC: 1193305525     

AP 19830  | AP 14150      Ähnliche Literatur

JK1726

306.20973

Fachinformationsdienst(e): FID-AAC-DE-7

*USA ; Politische Kultur ; Politische Rede ; Geschichte 2016-2020 ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Trump, Donald -- 1946- -- Influence ; Truthfulness and falsehood -- Political aspects -- United States ; Right and left (Political science) -- United States ; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States ; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States ; Political culture -- United States ; United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-

"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"--