Post-Truth and the Mediation of Reality
Author | : Rosemary Overell |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2019-10-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030256708 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030256707 |
Rating | : 4/5 (707 Downloads) |
Download or read book Post-Truth and the Mediation of Reality written by Rosemary Overell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our contemporary moment is preoccupied with arbitrating ‘reality’. With the spectre of buzzwords like ‘fake news’ and ‘post-truth’ we find a scramble to locate or fix some sort of universal ‘real’ beneath what are positioned as ‘fake’ articulations. To engage with this crisis, this collection argues for the importance of a new conjuncture in communication and cultural studies of media. Building on Hall’s understanding of ‘conjuncture’ as a way of grasping moments within hegemonic struggle, the essays suggest that the current moment requires a revitalization of the concept of conjuncture.