Education, Democracy, and Propaganda: An Epistemological Crisis

Autor/inn/en	Varbelow, Sonja; Yaworsky, William
Titel	Education, Democracy, and Propaganda: An Epistemological Crisis
Quelle	In: Critical Questions in Education, 14 (2023) 1, S.1-13 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Propaganda; Epistemology; Deception; Elections; Presidents; Political Attitudes; Ethics; Incidence; Social Media; Interdisciplinary Approach; Anthropology; Teaching Methods; Role of Education; Information Literacy; Higher Education; Critical Thinking + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Erkenntnistheorie; Täuschung; Election; Wahl; President; Präsident; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Ethik; Vorkommen; Soziale Medien; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Anthropologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsauftrag; Informationskompetenz; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Kritisches Denken
Abstract	This article explores the causes of the epistemological crisis that gave rise to conspiracy theories which culminated in large swathes of the U.S. population refusing to accept the outcome of a democratic election. An epistemological crisis is defined by a blurring of facts and falsehoods to the degree that blatant and obvious propaganda holds sway over large segments of the population, resulting in truth decay. We provide an analysis of the propaganda themes collected and identified by the Computational Propaganda Project from April through July of 2020 that demonstrate their prevalence in American social media platforms. We then show how education may limit propaganda's deleterious effects. We approach our research in an interdisciplinary way from the fields of education and cultural anthropology and so contribute an angle to the current conversations about education in a democratic society that has not been the primary focus of educational thought. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academy for Educational Studies. 2419 Berkeley Street, Springfield, MO 65804. Tel: 417-299-1560; e-mail: cqieeditors@gmail.com; Web site: http://academyforeducationalstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01