{“text”:”Directions
1 Please complete the Week 10 reading and watch the lectures
2 Follow the prompt and submit your discussion post by Friday, 4/23 at 11:59pm for 10 points
3 Respond thoughtfully to 2 of your peers by Sunday, 4/25 at 11:59pm for 10 points
◦ Check the rubric to see what counts as a “substantive reply”
◦ There is no set word count for the replies. Students typically meet the criteria in the rubric in a few sentences.
◦ Be aware: Canvas doesn’t let me set a new deadline for the responses, so Canvas will automatically consider your responses “late”–don’t worry though, I don’t care about that.
Post-Truth Links
1 “Post-Truth” was Oxford Dictionaries’ 2016 Word of the Year
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37995600
2 Post-Truth Politics and why the answer isn’t simply ‘fact checking’ and truth (The Conversation)
com/post-truth-politics-and-why-the-antidote-isnt-simply-fact-checking-and-truth-87364″>https://theconversation.com/post-truth-politics-an…
3 This article won’t change your mind: the facts on why facts can’t change false beliefs (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/0…
4 The history of fake news and post-truth politics (12 mins)
▪ After offering a history/genealogy of fake news, the author says (1) post-modernism and (2) the Internet are the 2 main causes for the post-truth era. This is just one interpretation of many.
5 “Post-Truth” news with Mike Cernovich (Vice on HBO) (4 mins)
• Below are 2 additional videos on Post-Truth that you may find useful if you have time:
1 The Post-Truth Problem (6 mins)
2 What is a Post-Truth World? Homi Bhabha and Rebecca Goldstein (10 mins)
Discussion Prompt (200-300 words) [Please write your word count at the end of your initial post]
• What’s the biggest problem with the post-truth era? How does this make it difficult to discern reality from propaganda?
• Use two examples from the articles/videos above to explain how this a problem concerning knowledge?
• What is a potential solution or remedy to this problem?
Guidelines
• Read the rubric for this discussion: How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion?
• This is not a research project, so no outside sources please
• Students must post before seeing student replies
◦ To help promote independent work, you cannot revise or delete your posts
▪ Some try to cheat the system by posting a blank post, reading what others have written, and then synthesizing a reply based on what others have written. I will deduct 10 points for blank submissions.
• Best practices:
1 Don’t type your response directly into Canvas. Instead, use word processing software (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, etc) and save it first.
2 Copy + paste your response into Canvas and hit “Submit”
3 There is no need to sign your name at the end of your post (we can see your name next to your post)
4 Treat this like a real conversation. There is no need to say things like “Great job on the post!” No one says these things in real life conversations.”}
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