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Literature as ‘alternative facts’: the importance of English Studies in the ‘post-truth’ era

This presentation discusses the role of English Studies in understanding and analyzing the concept of 'alternative facts' in the current 'post-truth' era. It explores the impact of literature and language in shaping our understanding of truth and reality.

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Literature as ‘alternative facts’: the importance of English Studies in the ‘post-truth’ era

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  1. Literature as ‘alternative facts’:the importance of English Studies in the ‘post-truth’ era -----------------------------------------------------------------Dr Rose Harris-Birtill | rhb8@st-andrews.ac.ukPedagogical Research and Scholarship Conference, 4th July 2018

  2. Tim Wallace, Karen Yourish and Troy Griggs. ‘Trump’s Inauguration vs. Obama’s: Comparing the Crowds.’ New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/20/us/politics/trump-inauguration-crowd.html

  3. “Kellyanne Conway: Press Secretary Sean Spicer Gave ‘Alternative Facts.” NBC News, 22 Jan. 2017.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSrEEDQgFc8&t

  4. Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura. ‘George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Is Suddenly a Best-Seller.’ The New York Times, 25 Jan. 2017.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/books/1984-george-orwell-donald-trump.html

  5. ‘Doublethink’ ‘To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic […] consciously to induce consciousness.’ (46) George Orwell. 1984 [1949]. Coradella College Bookshelf, 2004.

  6. ‘Post-truth’? Google Trends data for global internet search interest in ‘post truth’ from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2017, accessed 30 June 2017. Sep. ‘15 Nov. ‘16 Jul. ‘12 Feb. ‘14

  7. ‘Post-truth’? Google Trends data for global internet search interest in ‘post truth’ from 3 July 2015 to 3 July 2018, accessed 3 July 2018. Jul. ‘15 Jun. ‘18 Jun. ‘17 Jun. ‘16

  8. “post-truth, adj.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2017. Web. 30 June 2017.

  9. ‘We all know that Art is not truth.Art is a lie that makes us realize truth,at least the truth that is given us to understand.’– Pablo Picasso, “Statement to Marius de Zayas”, 1923 Banksy. ‘Balloon Debate.’ Palestine, 2005.http://banksyworld.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/banksy-graffiti-in-palestine.html

  10. Thank you for listening -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Rose Harris-Birtill, University of St Andrews rhb8@st-andrews.ac.uk

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