Our contemporary moment is preoccupied with arbitrating ''reality''. With the spectre of buzzwords like ''fake news'' and ''post-truth'' we find a scramble to locate or fix some sort of universal ''real'' beneath what are positioned as ''fake'' articulations. To engage with this crisis, this collection argues for the importance of a new conjuncture in communication and cultural studies of media. Building on Hall''s understanding of ''conjuncture'' as a way of grasping moments within hegemonic struggle, the essays suggest that the current moment requires a revitalization of the concept of conjuncture.
Our contemporary moment is preoccupied with arbitrating ''reality''. With the spectre of buzzwords like ''fake news'' and ''post-truth'' we find a scramble to locate or fix some sort of universal ''real'' beneath what are positioned as ''fake'' articulations. To engage with this crisis, this collection argues for the importance of a new conjuncture in communication and cultural studies of media. Building on Hall''s understanding of ''conjuncture'' as a way of grasping moments within hegemonic struggle, the essays suggest that the current moment requires a revitalization of the concept of conjuncture.