Trump studies : an intellectual guide to why citizens vote against their interests / by Tara Brabazon, Steve Redhead, Runyararo S. Chivaura

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Tough knowledge and difficult knowing in ignorant times -- Shadowing the silent majorities -- The banality of capitalism (and feminism) -- Return of the repressed amidst the Double Refusal -- Tweeting in the interregnum -- Pens and tower blocks -- The banality of racism (and capitalism) -- Intellecturals in the interregnum -- Conclusion: Underthink it.

"Why do citizens vote against their own best interest? 'Trump Studies' addresses this key question; probing the value of thinking, reading, writing and interpretation during times of economic, social and political uncertainty. With a compelling voice and academic rigor, the authors explore how and why xenophobia and sexism are the grammar of contemporary popular culture and politics. The Brexit result and the Trump victory cannot be studied in a laboratory; the silent majority will not sit in a petri dish, waiting to be researched. The theories and methodologies developed into this book not only explain these two mega and meta events, they create space for ideas that challenge and dissent, and make the case for the role and value of universities in a time when evidence, expertise and facts often dissolve into opinion, emotion and fake news"-- Provided by publisher.