Becoming Real in an Age of Shameless Lies

This article first examines the relationship between the postmodern deconstruction of representation and recent post-truth politics. It discusses to what extent the "hyperreality of simulacra" (Baudrillard) has become an instrument of power in recent autocratic policies. In return, it expl...

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Main Author: Lehmann, Sandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2018]
In: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 332-343
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Baudrillard, Jean 1929-2007 / Representation (Politics) / Deconstruction / Political speech / Canards / Populism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
NCD Political ethics
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