Overview
This book reconceptualises the idea of post-truth. It does not limit the domain of post-truth to the production factories of fake news. Drawing on examples such as Trump, War on Terror, anti-vaccination, climate change denial, denial of scientific facts about smoking, and so forth, it analyses the concept through a new theoretical lens which focuses on the specificity of post-truth discourses. Further, the volume develops a guide to operationalise post-truth discourse and makes use of Pakistan as a case study to illustrate post-truth discourses in Pakistani newspapers and implements an experiment to measure the effects of post-truth rhetoric on political attitudes.
The volume will be essential reading for students, scholars, and researchers of media and communication studies, politics, and South Asian studies.
- | Author: Anam Kuraishi
- | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- | Publication Date: Jul 29, 2024
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781032434308
- | ISBN-10: 1032434309