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Description of  The Epistemology of Disasters and Social Change: Pandemics, Protests, and Possibilities (Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society)

1538171821 pdf An earthquake in Mexico City spurs the rise of democracy. A plague in South Africa lays the foundations for apartheid. A terrorist attack on New York City triggers massive shifts in global security. A global pandemic sets the stage for the largest civil rights protests in generations. Beyond their physical impact, disasters assault our certainty and shape a narrow space to alter the structure of what we believe. That change can lead us toward disinformation and authoritarianism, or it can lead us toward greater solidarity and human rights. It all depends on the choices we make as we live through crisis on how, in fact, we choose to know each other. Read more