Ultimately, post-truth is governed by collective efforts to maximise the pleasure of encountering the world and attempts to set hegemonic benchmarks for such pleasure. Meanwhile, the broader meta-framework for post-truth is provided by mediatisation-increasing subjection of a variety of social spheres to media logic and the primacy of media in everyday human activities. Contrary to the prevalent view of post-truth as primarily manipulative, it is argued that post-truth is, instead, a collusion in which audiences willingly engage with aspirational narratives co-created with the communicators.
This book combines political theory with media and communications studies in order to formulate a theory of post-truth, concentrating on the latter’s preconditions, context, and functions in today’s societies. These findings complicate previous mythologies of Internet celebrity that treat participatory culture as inherently progressive. Thus, the YouTubers in this study align micro-celebrity practices with a reactionary political standpoint. By adopting micro-celebrity practices that stress relatability, authenticity, and accountability, they differentiate themselves from both the mainstream media and progressive politics as they perceive them. All three conflate the mainstream media with “social justice” politics, claiming both are sensationalized and silence dissenting voices. My analysis reveals that for these influencers, micro-celebrity practices are not only a business strategy but also a political stance that positions them as more credible than mainstream media. I take a case study approach, performing a content analysis of the videos from three political YouTubers from January 1, 2017, to April 1, 2018. This article explores the implications of micro-celebrity practices employed by political and ideological influencers on YouTube. Ultimately, our analysis traces the influence of popular feminism, demonstrating significant progress in the ways episodic programming portrays sexual harm.
Specifically, we demonstrate how television’s popular fictional genres-from sitcoms to medical dramas-portray sexual violence and #MeToo activism, attending to (1) whether the episode individualizes sexual violence or reveals its structural nature, (2) how the episode portrays disclosures of sexual violence, and (3) how the episode portrays bystanders’ responses to sexual violence. In this analysis, we draw on sexual assault activism and #MeToo scholarship to survey television’s #MeToo episodes. As feminist scholars amply demonstrate, television has a poor history of portraying feminist activism-especially sexual assault activism, often dramatizing rape myths that undermine feminism and survivors.
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television series began incorporating explicit #MeToo episodes. After the tremendous response to actor Alyssa Milano’s 2017 #MeToo tweet, U.S.
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