The Politics of Authenticity and Populist Discourses

This edited volume breaks new ground and opens up new perspectives by capturing the role played by claims to authenticity in populist discourses in Brazil, India and Ukraine. By conceiving of both triumphant populism and increasing demands for authenticity as expressions of crisis, the volume seeks to satisfy the need to take a closer look at yearnings for orientation in a globalised world that is often associated with rapid social change and the disappearance of old certainties. Starting from the assumption that media play a crucial role for populist discourses of authenticity, the volume moves beyond conventional and social media by expanding its focus to media in formal education, notably school textbooks and curricula. These two particular media formats lastingly shape younger generations and thus the future. The proposed volume adopts global perspectives from three postcolonial countries that are often beyond the scope of studies dealing with populist discourses and media entanglements - insights that contribute new aspects to international scholarly debates. Christoph Kohl was Post-doctoral Researcher at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI), Braunschweig, Germany. Barbara Christophe is Senior Researcher at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI), Braunschweig, Germany. Heike Liebau is Senior Research Fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, Germany. Achim Saupe is Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam, Germany.

Auteur
Christoph Kohl was Post-doctoral Researcher at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI), Braunschweig, Germany.

Barbara Christophe is Senior Researcher at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Heike Liebau is Senior Research Fellow at Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, Germany.
Achim Saupe is Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam, Germany.

Contenu
Ch 1: Introduction: Mediating Claims to Authenticity in Populist Discourses in the Post-Colony
Ch 2: Defining Populism
Ch 3: Theorizing Populism
Ch 4: Populism in a Historical and Socio-Political Context and the Media
Ch 5: Brazil: Populism and the Media in Brazil
Ch 6: India: Matters of the Heart
Ch 7: Ukraine: The Quest for Authenticity
Ch 8: Populism and the Education Sector
Ch 9: Brazil: Against 'Gender Ideology' and "Indoctrination'
Ch 10: India: Populist Pulp in a Democracy
Ch 11: Ukraine: Populism and the Education Sector in Ukraine
Ch 12: Conclusion