Post-Truth and Political Discourse

David Block is ICREA Research Professor in Sociolinguistics at the University of Lleida, Spain. He has published on a variety of language-related topics, which he examines drawing on scholarship in Marxist political economy and sociology. His books include Social Class in Applied Linguistics (2014) and Political Economy and Sociolinguistics (2018).

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Post-truth Ruminations.- Chapter 3: Political Discourses, Corrupt Discourses.- Chapter 4: Conclusion.

“The book appeals to anyone interested in post-truth, power, ideology, Spanish politics and discourse analysis. In a nutshell, deploying post-truth is more than a manipulative strategy by populists and the alt-right to deceive the populace.” (Cun Zhang and Zhengjun Lin, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 19 (3), 2020)