History in a Post-Truth World: Theory and Praxis

ISBN-13: 9780367561932 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 314 str.

Henry Rousso

Opis

A post-truth world, where emotions are more influential than facts, has a profound impact on how history is produced and consumed. Looking at theoretical dimensions and case studies from around the world, this book explores the violent potential of post-truth history and calls on readers to resist.

Spis treści

1. Who Controls the Past?  Part 1: What Is Post-Truth?: Theoretical Considerations  2. Post-Truth as Crisis of Trust and Critical Source Assessment  3. Post-Truth and Consequences  4. The Post-Truth Condition and Social Distribution of Knowledge: On Some Dilemmas with Post-Truth Uses  Part 2: Case Studies of Post-Truth  5. Pinkersonian Post-Truth: History, Ideology, and Postmodernism  6. Denying the Stolen Generations: What Happens to Indigenous History in a Post-Truth World?  7. The Oldest Post-Truth?: The Rise of Antisemitism in America and Beyond  8. Post-Truth and the Construction of Representations of the Past: The Theory of the Two Demons and the Case of Argentina  9. The Post-Truth Environment: Indian Politics and History Education  10. Business as Usual: Feminist History in a Post-Truth World  11. "I’m Not Even Making That Up": Myths About Moriori and Denials of Indigeneity in New Zealand  Part 3: The Truth About "Post-Truth": Evaluation and Response  12. Trump, Fascism, and Historians in the Post-Truth Era  13. Decolonising Historiography in South Africa: Reflecting on "Post-Truth" Relevance 25 Years Since Mandela  14. Museums as Critical Spaces for Alterity in a Post-Truth World  15. Academic Activism in the Age of Post-Truth: How Do Genocide Scholars Respond to Denial?  16. Essence of Post-Truth History and Ways to Respond