Towards a New Paradigm on Post-Truth

This book reconceptualises the idea of 'post-truth'. It does not limit the domain of post-truth to the production factories of fake news.

List of contents

List of Figures ix List of Tables x Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii PART I Post-truth as Political Discourse 1 1 Introduction 3 2 What Is Post-truth? 23 3 Defining, Characterising, and Analysing Post-truth: An Analytical Framework 38 PART II Post-truth Discourse in Pakistan 73 4 A Guide for Empirical Research Using Post-truth Narratives 75 5 Insights from South Asia: Post-truth Narratives in Pakistani Newspapers 104 6 The Effects of Desire-based Framing on Political Attitudes 135 7 Conclusion 165 Appendix: Newspaper Articles Cited from Dawn, The Nation, and The Express Tribune 177

About the author

Anam Kuraishi is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp. Her research centres on elite rhetoric, political behaviour, South Asian politics, and comparative politics. She investigates the implications of post-truth rhetoric on political behaviour, democratic backsliding, and the rise of authoritarian politics. She received her PhD in Government from the University of Essex and an MSc in Comparative Politics from London School of Economics. She has held visiting positions at the Collegio Carlo Alberto - University of Turin, and Aarhus University.

Summary

This book reconceptualises the idea of ‘post-truth’. It does not limit the domain of post-truth to the production factories of fake news.

Product details

• Authors: Anam Kuraishi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2024
• EAN: 9781032434308
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243430-8
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet, Press & journalism, Political campaigning & advertising, Political campaigning and advertising, News media and journalism, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc