- A highly relevant topic, given current discussions around fake news, fake facts, and misinformation in the media and public sphere
- This book offers a valuable contribution to how public discourse is impacted by personal bias, beliefs, and convictions
- Addresses the role and impact of conviction in the public sphere, education, and in political and cultural discourse
- It discusses where our convictions come from and whether we are aware of them, why they compel us to certain actions, and whether we can change our convictions when presented with opposing evidence that prove our personal convictions wrong
- It brings together scholars from multiple fields, such as philosophy, psychology, comparative literature, media studies, applied linguistics, intercultural communication, and education
- It will be of particular interest to scholars in communication and journalism studies, media studies, philosophy, and psychology
- It will contribute substantially to the study of conviction as an aspect of the self we all carry within us and are called upon to examine
Anke Finger is a Professor of German Studies, Comparative Literature, and Media Studies at the University of Connecticut, USA. Her many publications focus on the total artwork, expressionism, and the media philosopher Vilem Flusser, among other topics, within the areas of modernism, media studies, and intercultural communication.
Manuela Wagner is a Professor of Language Education at the University of Connecticut, USA. She has published widely on the interplay of theory and practice of intercultural dialogue as it relates to social justice and education.
Title: Bias, Belief, and Conviction in an Age of Fake Facts (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)
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ISBN: 9781032035604
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-09-29
Number of Pages: 212
Weight: 0.4401 kg