Waarom zeggen politici, mediamakers en influencers dingen waarvan ze weten dat die niet kloppen? Waarom verspreiden ze bewust onterechte beschuldigingen, bewezen onwaarheden en misleidende frames? Waarom houden ze zich zo van de domme?

In dit boek analyseert Sander Schimmelpenninck de opzettelijke onwetendheid die de politiek van nu zo tekent. Hij schetst de geschiedenis van dit populisme, laat zien wat de wapens zijn van deze beweging, hoe pers en sociale media die verder versterken én wat ...

Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, This Thing Called Literature establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting subject to study. This essential guide to the study of literature is as an eloquent celebration of the value and pleasure of reading.

An insightful and provocative exploration of the relationship between motherhood and art through the lives of women artists and writers

When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side?

In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind...

Included in the BEST OF GRANTA launch list for 2023: an exciting, radical work of philosophy that challenges our most cherished assumptions about what it means to be human

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