Instant Access, Unequal Knowledge and Democracy
In a post-truth world, how do ‘facts’ fit in? A sociologist suggests ways to develop critical thinking in our times, through the prism of her discipline
Maitrayee Chaudhuri
Maitrayee Chaudhuri teaches at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has written on feminism, media and the academia. Her most recent books are: Refashioning India: Gender, Media and Public Discourse; and Doing Theory (co-ed) It is her engagement with teaching that led to a broad interest in social science education and its role in a democratic society. This led to an involvement with writing of sociology textbooks for NCERT in 2005.
