Being Critical: Contesting Power within the Misinformation Society

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Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 1479-1420

Source: Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Vol.10, Iss.2-3, 2013-09, pp. : 306-311

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Abstract

This essay considers the meaning of “being critical.” Specifically, it considers how critical scholarship might aim to demystify and contest dominant power arrangements. First I situate my own work within a specific critical tradition and then I discuss the critical scholar's role in society more broadly. I draw from some of these attributes to conclude with a general proposal for a potential project focused on misinformation that may appeal to critical scholars from diverse theoretical backgrounds.