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Post-Truth and Political Discourse

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Post-Truth and Political Discourse

By David Block

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About the book

In this book David Block draws on analytical techniques from Critical Discourse Studies to critically investigate truth, truths, the propagation of ignorance and post-truth. Focusing on corrupt discourses and agnotology, he explores the role of anti-intellectualism, emotion and social media in the cultural creation, legitimisation and dissemination of ignorance. While encompassing analysis of discourses on Donald Trump, Brexit, climate change and the Alt-Right, Block furthers our understanding o...Show more

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ISBN

9783030004965

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published year

2018

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Post-Truth and Political Discourse

Format

Hardcover

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