Resisting Post-Truth Society

Auteur

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).

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This book explores the crisis of democracy and the rise of populist and authoritarian politics in the West.

Contenu

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