If we live in a “post – truth era.” then our current condition can be illustrated in a large number of ways.

  1. Context Essay You may choose to write your research essay on any of three texts: Julius Caesar, 1984, The Secret Path. One thing we all share as researchers at the present time is context. Our course topic (post-truth) gives rise to this course. We would not be studying this topic if it was not timely and even urgent. All research projects begin in a time and place that can shape our ideas, expectations and aspiration. In this short essay, you will reflect on your time and place and consider your goals for the course. Question: if we live in a “post-truth era,” then our current condition can be illustrated in a large number of ways. Questions about truth function in many areas including journalism; politics; social media. These questions affect our experience of language, information, emotion, theories, history (or histories) and others. If we listen to Henry Giroux and others (CBC Ideas documentary) we pick up other relevant terms: civic literacy, citizenship, the ethical imagination, the death of imagination, authoritarian culture, the eclipse of thoughtfulness, propaganda, democracy, or others you may hear and note. Identify an area of post-truth culture that is important to you. Can you articulate a key question (a potential research question) that emerges from your thinking about the area you identify? How might your main area of concern shape your goals for this course? Note: this assignment does not commit you to work on one of our course texts. You can decide that later. The purpose of this exercise is to explore the current context we live and work in and to get some feedback from the instructor on your writing. Genre: a formal piece of academic writing requires these features: • Take ownership: this is your course, your time, your energy. Orient yourself in the course topic and its potential interest for you. • Include an interesting title

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