The Big Lie(s): Situating the January 6th Coup Attempt Within White Supremacist Lies

Andrea M. Hawkman; Sarah Diem

doi:10.1177/15327086221094883

The Big Lie(s): Situating the January 6th Coup Attempt Within White Supremacist Lies

Andrea M. Hawkman, Sarah Diem

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Donald Trump’s attempts to retain power despite losing the 2020 presidential election by engaging in a wide-ranging mis/disinformation campaign has been framed as The Big Lie. By framing Trump’s attempts at stealing the election as The Big Lie, it erases the systemic presence of white supremacy and situates all other lies as truths. We utilize critical discourse analysis to construct an intersectional understanding of how Trump utilized lies in preparation for his attempted insurrection. In doing so, we situate these claims within the network of larger lies used to protect whiteness within the United States. Through this work, we highlight how educators can situate white supremacist lies within historical and contemporary racial realism in pursuit of anti-racist civic understanding.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	490-504
Number of pages	15
Journal	Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
Volume	22
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086221094883
State	Published - Oct 2022

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