This is a conversation with Bram Büscher around the topics discussed in his book ‘The Truth about Nature: Environmentalism, in the Era of Post-Truth Politics and Platform Capitalism‘
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Topics Discussed:
Meaning of ‘post-truth’ and platform capitalism
Environmentalism, political action and social media
Mediating knowledge and politics through new media platforms
“Doom and gloom” versus “being optimistic”
Temporality on social media and the urge of the ‘now’
New media platforms are not neutral platforms
Alienation, politics and new media
Can it be good?
The role of new media in the conservation and environmental movements
South Africa’s Kruger National Park, new media and racial politics
The difference between understanding and knowledge, and how new media plays into that
Recommended Books:
Platform Capitalism by Nick Srnicek
Darwin’s Hunch by Christa Kuljian
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