The poetics of rumour and the age of post-truth

Grimwood, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-6191 (2022) The poetics of rumour and the age of post-truth. Janus Head, 20 (1). pp. 41-51.

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Abstract

This paper explores how the poetic speaks to philosophical treatments of post-truth. In doing so, it reconsiders the relationship between poetry and philosophy, and the aspects of the poetic that are pertinent to the performance of rumour. It examines classic performances of rumour in both philosophy and poetry, through the lens of Nietzsche’s account of poetry as a rhythm that creates an economy of memory. In doing so, it suggests that the poetic can alert us to the ways in which different dimensions of rhythm and memory are at work in the ‘post-truth age.’

Item Type:	Article
Journal / Publication Title:	Janus Head
Publisher:	Trivium Publications
Departments:	Centre for Research in Health and Society (CRIHS) Institute of Health > Social Work, Children and Families
Depositing User:	Tom Grimwood
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2022 09:32
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2024 11:44
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/6460

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