The Big Lie(s)

Situating the January 6th Coup Attempt Within White Supremacist Lies

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ID2409155
AuthorsAndrea M Hawkman (0000-0002-4937-2468), Sarah Diem (0000-0003-0798-5220)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue5
Pages490-504
Publication date2022-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-7086 • E-ISSN: 1552-356X
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/15327086221094883
OpenAlexW4281476597
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited13

Donald Trump's attempts to retain power despite losing the 2020 presidential election by engaging in a wide-ranging mis/disinformation campaign has been framed as The Big Lie. By framing Trump's attempts at stealing the election as The Big Lie, it erases the systemic presence of white supremacy and situates all other lies as truths. We utilize critical discourse analysis to construct an intersectional understanding of how Trump utilized lies in preparation for his attempted insurrection. In doing so, we situate these claims within the network of larger lies used to protect whiteness within the United States. Through this work, we highlight how educators can situate white supremacist lies within historical and contemporary racial realism in pursuit of anti-racist civic understanding

Construct (python library · Disinformation · Epistemology · Framing (construction · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential election · Racism · Realism · Social media · Sociology · White (mutation · White supremacy · Critical Race Theory in Education · Education Discipline and Inequality · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy

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