Library: Phi Theta Kappa: Theme 4: Expressions of Truth

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Theme Four

Expressions of Truth

In what ways do inherited expressions of truth build lasting legacies?

E-Books

eBooks are accessible online, and many are available for download or 2 week check out.

The Encyclopedia of Misinformation by Rex Sorgatz; Lorenzo Petrantoni (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781419729119
Publication Date: 2018
Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World by Thomas P. Mackey; Trudi E. Jacobson
ISBN: 9780838917763
Publication Date: 2018
Solidarity Across Divides: Promoting the Moral Point of View by George Vasilev
ISBN: 9780748697304
Publication Date: 2015
The Substance of Truth by Tolu Olorunda
ISBN: 9789460915345
Publication Date: 2012
Truth and Truth-Making by E. J. Lowe; A. Rami
ISBN: 9781317492689
Publication Date: 2014
Truth and Truthfulness : An Essay in Genealogy by Bernard Williams
ISBN: 9780691117911
Publication Date: 2004

Circulating Print Books

Circulating books may be checked out in 3 week intervals.

The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread by Cailin O'Connor; James Owen Weatherall
Call Number: BF323.E7 O23 2019
ISBN: 9780300234015
Publication Date: 2019
Post-Truth by Lee C. McIntyre
Call Number: BD171 .M39 2018
ISBN: 9780262535045
Publication Date: 2018
Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality by Hector Macdonald
Call Number: BD171 .M225 2018
ISBN: 9780316510820
Publication Date: 2018

Journal Articles

Scholarly articles from our databases.

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Beyond Misinformation: Understanding and Coping with the “Post-Truth” Era
Lewandowsky, Stephan, Ullrich K. H. Ecker, and John Cook. "Beyond Misinformation: Understanding and Coping with the “Post-Truth” Era." Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, vol. 6, no. 4, 2017, pp. 353-369.
Collective Memory and the Social Sciences in the Post Truth Era
Saint Laurent, Constance, et al. "Collective Memory and the Social Sciences in the Post Truth Era.", vol. 23, 2017, pp. 147-155.
Facts, Alternative Facts, and Fact Checking in Times of Post-Truth Politics
Barrera, Oscar, et al. "Facts, Alternative Facts, and Fact Checking in Times of Post-Truth Politics." Journal of Public Economics, vol. 182, 2020, pp. 104123.
Yup’ik Culture and Context in Southwest Alaska: Community Member Perspectives of Tradition, Social Change, and Prevention
Ayunerak, Paula, et al. "Yup’ik Culture and Context in Southwest Alaska: Community Member Perspectives of Tradition, Social Change, and Prevention." American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2014, pp. 91-99.

Streaming Videos

Streaming videos are viewable online. Search for videos using AVON: Academic Video Online or the Films on Demand Database.

After the End of Truth
Do we need a new conception of fantasy and reality to free us from the tyranny of truthmakers and the paradoxes of postmodernists alike? The Panel - American philosopher John Searle, post-postmodernist Hilary Lawson and Historian of Ideas at King's College London Hannah Dawson - untangle the truth.
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
This eye-opening documentary sheds light on the rising phenomenon of “fake news” in the U.S. and the real-life threat that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen. An HBO Production.
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part 1
This Frontline episode traces how Barack Obama’s promise of unity collapsed as increasing racial, cultural and political divisions laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald Trump.
TEDTalks: Chimamanda Adichie—The Danger of a Single Story
In this TEDTalk, Adichie tells the audience how she found her authentic cultural voice, and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.