Rhetoric and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Beskrivning

Rhetoric and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era offers a timely examination of public communication and political culture in the United States and the systemic feedback loops that have amplified democratic dysfunction and violence. Informed by both deductive and inductive analysis of four key perils (post-truth; polarization; [social media] platform; and populism) in the interplay of complex systems, Joshua J. Frye and Steven R. Goldzwig examine rhetorical traditions and trajectories to synoptically explain both how we got to this point and how we can fix it. Exploring salient and increasingly important issues affecting the public life and culture of American democracy and democracies worldwide, this work expands public understanding of the current political landscape, reveals what effective democratic citizenship requires, and identifies communication practices that can be used to better engage with these contemporary challenges. Scholars of communication, rhetoric, and political science will find this book of particular interest.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-08-30
Mått:160 x 236 x 21 mm
Vikt:562 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666902808

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Joshua J. Frye is professor of communication at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt.Steven R. Goldzwig is professor emeritus, Department of Communication Studies at Marquette University.

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How do democracies die? How do functioning civil societies slide toward populist demagoguery, perhaps even rotting into authoritarian quagmires of ill-will and spectacular ignorance? In Rhetoric and Democracy in a Post-Truth Era, Joshua J. Frye and Steven R. Goldzwig answer these questions by focusing on post-truth communication, the production of polarization, the abuse of social media platforms, and the rise of rightwing populism. By tracking what they call “the almost invisible lines connecting reason, speech, and action to truth, trust, and virtue,” and by diagnosing how Trump-era charlatans have shredded that delicate fabric, Frye and Goldzwig offer readers a roadmap for reclaiming democracy.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Facing Democracy’s DilemmaChapter 1: The 1st Peril–Post-Truth and The SpectacleChapter 2: The 2nd Peril–Polarization, Self-Righteousness, and Echo ChambersChapter 3: The 3rd Peril–Platform and the Abuses of [Social] MediaChapter 4: The 4th Peril–Populism and the Rhetorical PresidencyChapter 5: The 4 Perils, Public Persuasion, and the Destabilization of DemocracyConclusion: The Promise of Rhetoric and DemocracyBibliographyAbout the Authors