We Need New Stories

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We Need New Stories

Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent

Society and culture: general Social attitudes Political ideologies and movements

Author: Nesrine Malik

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Language: English

Published by: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published on: 5th September 2019

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781474610438


Introduction

It is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working, that the narratives used for decades to stave off progressive causes are being exposed as falsehoods. Six myths have taken hold, ones which are at odds with our lived experience and in urgent need of revision.

Key Questions

Has freedom of speech become a cover for promoting prejudice?
Has the concept of political correctness been weaponised to avoid ceding space to those excluded from power?
Does white identity politics pose an urgent danger?

These are some of the questions at the centre of Nesrine Malik's radical and compelling analysis that challenges us to find new narrators whose stories can fill the void and unite us behind a shared vision.

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