Post-Truth Geographies

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• Barney Warf

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• Sozialwissenschaften

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This book delves into the geographical dimensions and implications of the post-truth era, defending the Enlightenment's enduring relevance to science, objectivity, and truth. It presents three key perspectives on post-truth. First, a philosophical analysis reveals how social theory has intertwined knowledge and power, relativizing truth, particularly under post-modernism, which questions truth's very nature. Second, the historical origins of post-truth are examined, tracing its roots to the 18th and 19th centuries, with a notable surge through social media. The narrative includes examples such as yellow journalism, Holocaust denial, and contemporary scientific attacks, including the anti-vaccine movement and evolution denial. Post-truth emerged as a pivotal issue in Western politics with Brexit and Donald Trump's election, where it was leveraged to promote a reactionary agenda. Russian interference and right-wing media, like Fox News, have exacerbated the situation, leading to the rise of unfounded conspiracy theories like QAnon. Lastly, the book connects the rise of a post-truth society to contemporary economic geography, highlighting how knowledge-intensive capitalism has elevated the role of symbolic workers in urban centers while rural areas, often home to the undereducated, become more vulnerable to fake news.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Einband: Hardcover