Victor Jeleniewski Seidler in Professor Emeritus of Social Theory in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths University of London. He has written widely across the boundaries of social theory, ethics and philosophy, and gender, with a particular interest in the critical studies of men and masculinities. His books include Transforming Masculinities: Men, Cultures, Bodies, Sex and Love (2006), Urban Fears and Global Terrors: Citizenship, Multiculture and Belongings after 7/7 (2007), Making Sense of Brexit: Democracy, Europe and Uncertain Futures (2018) and Ethical Humans: Life, Love, Labour, Learning and Loss (2022) and Covid-19 and Global Inequalities: Vulnerable Humans (2024).
Introduction. Political Humans: Democracy
Post-Truth and Fearful Futures 1. Insurgency
Anger
Inequalities and Democracy 2. Neo-Liberalism
Mass Media and White Rage 3. Masculinities
Language and Post-Truth Politics 4. New Media Technologies and Post-Truth Worlds 5. Globalisation
Media
Populism and Truth-Telling 6. Histories
Race
Cultural Memories and Post-Truth 7. Modernities
Decolonisings
Science and Democratic Futures 8. Afterthoughts. Political Humans: Denial
Post-Truth
Resistance and Polarised Futures
