This troubling paradox is at the heart of this compelling book. The convergence of #MeToo and the crisis of post-truth is used to explore the experiences of women and people of color whose claims around issues of sexual violence are often held in doubt. Banet-Weiser and Higgins investigate how the gendered and racialized logics of “believability” are defined and contested within media culture, proposing that a mediated “economy of believability” is the context in which public bids for truth about sexual violence are made, negotiated, and authorized today.
This troubling paradox is at the heart of this compelling book. The convergence of #MeToo and the crisis of post-truth is used to explore the experiences of women and people of color whose claims around issues of sexual violence are often held in doubt. Banet-Weiser and Higgins investigate how the gendered and racialized logics of “believability” are defined and contested within media culture, proposing that a mediated “economy of believability” is the context in which public bids for truth about sexual violence are made, negotiated, and authorized today.
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Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt
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Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt
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ISBN-13: | 9781509553815 |
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Publisher: | Polity Press |
Publication date: | 06/27/2023 |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.00(d) |