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Misinformation Studies and Higher Education in the Postdigital Era

Beyond Fake News

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Misinformation Studies and Higher Education in the Postdigital Era

Beyond Fake News

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In Misinformation Studies and Higher Education in the Postdigital Era: Beyond Fake News, Paul Cook argues that the epistemological complexity of the postdigital age demands a new, metadisciplinary approach to information and media – misinformation studies. Cook posits that institutions of higher education can work toward regaining the public’s trust and reinvigorating general education programs by developing a metadiscipline that directly addresses the problem of misinformation in all its various and dangerous forms. This book outlines how such a curricular pivot may be accomplished in an age saturated with generative AI, algorithmic manipulation, ubiquitous networked computing, and information overload, coupled with the myriad challenges higher education faces from seemingly all sides. Ultimately, this book makes a compelling case that universities and colleges can instead harness the fragmentation caused by this ‘perfect storm’ currently facing higher education so they can not only weather the crisis, but also emerge stronger because of it.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Perfect Storm
Chapter 2: The University of Crisis
Chapter 3: Getting over “Fake News”
Chapter 4: The Limits and Affordances of (Media) Literacy
Chapter 5: Facts, Frames, and Fragmentation
Chapter 6: Welcome to Postdigital U
Chapter 7: “The Total Pattern of the World”: Misinformation Studies and Higher Education in the Next 50 Years

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Published Jan 29 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 276
ISBN 9781666951059
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 BW Illustration, 1 Table
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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