Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Drexler recently published an article in Anthropology Today entitled, “Speaking truth to power in a post-truth era: Multidimensional and intersectional justice.” In the article, Dr. Drexler discusses youth perceptions of the current post-truth era and advocates a comprehensive frame of analysis for justice.
Read the full article at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12550
Abstract: “Anthropologists have spoken truth to power in many different forms and cases for decades; nevertheless, the terrain of truth is shifting. How do young people understand the post‐truth present and what does speaking truth to power look like in this era? How might anthropologists look, not simply at the production of knowledge, but at the reception of knowledge claims? What contributions can anthropologists make to forms of engagement and practice that are suited to the current moment? Shifting from a narrow focus on truth and facts, the author considers problems of emergent propaganda and affective responses to narratives and proposes a framework of multidimensional and intersectional justice.”