The intentional construction of ignorance in contemporary times and networking to combat disinformation

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i1.2293

Keywords:

Disinformation, Systems of truth, Communication, Science, Social networks.

Abstract

In an interview with Reciis, Ana Regina Rêgo addresses the issue of disinformation in contemporary society, the changes in the regimes of truth, the role played by social media platforms and the importance of dialog and networking to fight false information. Building on the studies of José Correia Leite, Robert Proctor and Londa Schiebinger, she discusses the idea of intentional construction of ignorance and the false information market, topics she studied during her postdoctorate at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Ana Regina Rêgo is an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Communication at the Federal University of Piauí (PPGCOM/UFPI), creator of the National Network to Fight disinformation (RNCd) and past president of the Brazilian Federation of Scientific and Academic Associations in the Field of Communication (Socicom).

Author Biography

Ana Regina Rêgo, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Educação. Teresina, PI

Doutorado em Comunicação Social pela Universidade Metodista de São Paulo.

Published

2021-03-22

How to Cite

Rêgo, A. R. (2021). The intentional construction of ignorance in contemporary times and networking to combat disinformation. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v15i1.2293