History in a post-truth world : theory and praxis / edited by Marius Gudonis and Benjamin T. Jones.

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TextSeries: Routledge approaches to historyEdition: First editionDescription: pages cmISBN:

9780367333249

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907.2 GUD.H 23

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1. Who controls the past? / Marius Gudonis and Benjamin T. Jones -- 2. Post-truth as crisis of trust and critical source assessment / Jędrzej Czerep -- 3. Post-truth and consequences / Adam Chmielewski -- 4. The post-truth condition and social distribution of knowledge: on some dilemmas with post-truth uses / Rafał Paweł Wierzchosławski -- 5. Pinkersonian post-truth: history, ideology, and postmodernism / Adrian Wesołowski -- 6. Denying the stolen generations: what happens to indigenous history in a post-truth world? / Benjamin T. Jones -- 7. The oldest post-truth?: the rise of antisemitism in America and beyond / Gerald J. Steinacher -- 8. Post-truth and the construction of representations of the past: the theory of the two demons and the case of Argentina / Daniel Feierstein -- 9. The post-truth environment: Indian politics and history education / Basabi Khan Banerjee and Georg Stöber -- 10. Business as usual: feminist history in a post-truth world / Alana Piper and Ana Stevenson -- 11. "I'm not even making that up": myths about Moriori and denials of indigeneity in New Zealand / André Brett -- 12. Trump, fascism, and historians in the post-truth era / Ben Mercer -- 13. Decolonising historiography in South Africa: reflecting on "post-truth" relevance 25 years since Mandela / June Bam-Hutchison -- 14. Museums as critical spaces for alterity in a post-truth world / Andrea Gallardo Ocampo and Miguel A. Híjar-Chiapa -- 15. Academic activism in the age of post-truth: how do genocide scholars respond to denial? / Marius Gudonis -- 16. Essence of post-truth history and ways to respond / Marius Gudonis and Benjamin T. Jones.

Summary: "History in a Post-Truth World: Theory and Praxis explores one of the most significant paradigm shifts in public discourse. A post-truth environment that primarily appeals to emotion, elevates personal belief and devalues expert opinion has important implications far beyond Brexit or the election of Donald Trump, and has a profound impact on how history is produced and consumed. Post-truth history is not merely a synonym for lies. This book argues that indifference to historicity by both the purveyor and recipient, contempt for expert opinion that contradicts it, and ideological motivation are its key characteristics. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this work explores some of the following questions. What exactly is post-truth history? Does it represent a new phenomenon? Does the historian have a special role to play in preserving public memory from 'alternative facts'? Do academics more generally have an obligation to combat fake news and fake history both in universities and on social media? How has a 'post-truth culture' impacted professional and popular historical discourse? 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Dept. of History	Dept. of History	907.2 GUD.H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		HIS14644

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"History in a Post-Truth World: Theory and Praxis explores one of the most significant paradigm shifts in public discourse. A post-truth environment that primarily appeals to emotion, elevates personal belief and devalues expert opinion has important implications far beyond Brexit or the election of Donald Trump, and has a profound impact on how history is produced and consumed. Post-truth history is not merely a synonym for lies. This book argues that indifference to historicity by both the purveyor and recipient, contempt for expert opinion that contradicts it, and ideological motivation are its key characteristics. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this work explores some of the following questions. What exactly is post-truth history? Does it represent a new phenomenon? Does the historian have a special role to play in preserving public memory from 'alternative facts'? Do academics more generally have an obligation to combat fake news and fake history both in universities and on social media? How has a 'post-truth culture' impacted professional and popular historical discourse? 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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