Deadly Delusions: Fake News and Terrorism
How extremists manipulate mass media to incite violence
Location
University Center : Lounge
Date & Time
September 24, 2019, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Description
Dr. Barry Mauer,
Associate Professor of English and on the faculty of the Texts and
Technology Doctoral Program at the University of Central Florida,
studies how fake news and inflammatory propaganda can incite
unpredictable, but increasingly common, domestic terrorism.
His
use of a comic book format serves to illustrate the often ludicrous
nature of some media outlets' "news" stories which can have a potent,
explosive effect on its audience.
This
event is sponsored by the Language, Literacy, and Culture Doctoral
Program and co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship;
the Dresher Center for the Humanities; and the Departments of: American
Studies; Media & Communication Studies; Political Science; and
Sociology, Anthropology and Health Administration and Policy.
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