1st Edition
The Capitol Riots Digital Media, Disinformation, and Democracy Under Attack
Part 1: Social, Political, Economic, and Epistemic Contexts of the Capitol Riots
1. Introduction: The Cascading Crises Propelling the Capitol Riots
Sandra Jeppesen, Michael Hoechsmann and iowyth hezel ulthiin
2. Against Apartheid Pedagogy in the Age of White Supremacy
Henry Giroux
3. Mediatized Visions of a Nation on Fire: Negotiating Truth Under Shifting Epistemic Conditions
Michael Hoechsmann
Part 2: Visualizing the Events of January 6, 2021
4. Mapping the Events of the Capitol Riots in Time and Space
iowyth hezel ulthiin, Miranda McKee and David VanDyke
5. Coded Data: Tracking Discursive Trends in the January 6 Parler Data
David VanDyke
6. Photographing the Spectacle: Curating a Crisis
Miranda McKee
Part 3: Race, Class, Gender, Crime, and Affect at the Riots and Beyond
7. Awakening the Beast at the Capitol Riots: Affect, Cruelty, and QAnon
iowyth hezel ulthiin
8. Performance Crime and Self-Surveillant Subjects in the Capitol Riots
Sandra Jeppesen
9. Tailgaters and Militants: Unpacking Masculinities at the Capital Riots
Michael Hoechsmann and David VanDyke
10. Alt-Right QAMoms, Mobilizers, Militias, and Martyrs: The Women of the Capitol Riots
iowyth hezel ulthiin and Sandra Jeppesen
11. Race, Riots, and the Political Imaginary
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Biography
Sandra Jeppesen is Professor in Media, Film, and Communications at Lakehead University Orillia, Canada; activist-researcher; and co-founder of the Media Action Research Group.
Michael Hoechsmann is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University Orillia, Canada. His research focuses on digital and media literacies and cultural studies.
iowyth hezel ulthiin is a PhD Student in Communications and Culture at X University, Canada. Their research centers around embodiment, affect, outsider communities, and hopeful imaginaries engaged through praxis.
David VanDyke is a Data Scientist and Graduate Student in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University Orillia, Canada. He is interested in data visualization and the use of large datasets to improve education and digital media literacy.
Miranda McKee is a Visual Arts Educator and Curator and a Graduate Student in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University Orillia, Canada. Her exhibitions and public programmes examine the role of photography within the context of contemporary visual culture.
