Truth as a Victim: The challenge of anti-trafficking education in the age of Q

The QAnon conspiracy threatens anti-trafficking education because of its broad dissemination and focus on a range of myths about trafficking. These myths are rooted in historic and ongoing misinformation about abductions, exploitation, and community threats. This article examines the extent of QAnon...

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Main Author: Benton, Bond (Author)
Contributors: Peterka-Benton, Daniela
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Anti-trafficking review
Year: 2021
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Summary:The QAnon conspiracy threatens anti-trafficking education because of its broad dissemination and focus on a range of myths about trafficking. These myths are rooted in historic and ongoing misinformation about abductions, exploitation, and community threats. This article examines the extent of QAnon’s co-optation of human trafficking discourses and evaluates its connection to trafficking myths, particularly related to gender, race, class, and agency. From this perspective, the article considers how anti-trafficking education can respond to these myths and build a pedagogy in the age of Q
ISSN:2287-0113
DOI:10.14197/atr.201221177