Post-truth and the Structural Transformation in the United States: unintended consequences of contemporary hegemony building and capital accumulation

• In Event: Culture Wars and American Public Opinion

Brief Overview

An examination of the connection between public discourse and the emergence of post-truth as a symptom of structural transformation in the US. This paper analyzes the use of discursive techniques by corporate actors to dominate the public sphere.

Author

• Sasha Wasserstrom, University of California-Santa Cruz