History in a Post-Truth World (eBook, PDF)

Theory and Praxis
Redaktion: Gudonis, Marius; Jones, Benjamin T.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A post-truth world, where emotions are more influential than facts, has a profound impact on how history is produced and consumed. Looking at theoretical dimensions and case studies from around the world, this book explores the violent potential of post-truth history and calls on readers to resist.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000198201
• Artikelnr.: 59898651

Autorenporträt

Marius Gudonis is a PhD candidate at Collegium Civitas University, Poland. Benjamin T. Jones is a lecturer in history at Central Queensland University and a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Studies Institute.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Who Controls the Past? Part 1: What Is Post-Truth?: Theoretical Considerations 2. Post-Truth as Crisis of Trust and Critical Source Assessment 3. Post-Truth and Consequences 4. The Post-Truth Condition and Social Distribution of Knowledge: On Some Dilemmas with Post-Truth Uses Part 2: Case Studies of Post-Truth 5. Pinkersonian Post-Truth: History, Ideology, and Postmodernism 6. Denying the Stolen Generations: What Happens to Indigenous History in a Post-Truth World? 7. The Oldest Post-Truth?: The Rise of Antisemitism in America and Beyond 8. Post-Truth and the Construction of Representations of the Past: The Theory of the Two Demons and the Case of Argentina 9. The Post-Truth Environment: Indian Politics and History Education 10. Business as Usual: Feminist History in a Post-Truth World 11. "I'm Not Even Making That Up": Myths About Moriori and Denials of Indigeneity in New Zealand Part 3: The Truth About "Post-Truth": Evaluation and Response 12. Trump, Fascism, and Historians in the Post-Truth Era 13. Decolonising Historiography in South Africa: Reflecting on "Post-Truth" Relevance 25 Years Since Mandela 14. Museums as Critical Spaces for Alterity in a Post-Truth World 15. Academic Activism in the Age of Post-Truth: How Do Genocide Scholars Respond to Denial? 16. Essence of Post-Truth History and Ways to Respond