Gossip, Epistemology, and Power Knowledge Underground

Gossip, Epistemology, and Power Knowledge Underground / by Karen Adkins.

This book explains how gossip contributes to knowledge. Karen Adkins marshals scholarship and case studies spanning centuries and disciplines to show that although gossip is a constant activity in human history, it has rarely been studied as a source of knowledge. People gossip for many reasons, but...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adkins, Karen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Epistemology.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Some Loose Talk About Gossip
  • Chapter 2: Gossip’s Bad Reputation
  • Chapter 3: The Word on the Street: Gossip’s Contributions to Knowledge
  • Chapter 4: Failure to Communicate: Gossip as Institutional Conflict
  • Chapter 5: Rumors Help the Enemy! Gossip in Politics
  • Chapter 6: Weaponized Gossip
  • Chapter 7: Gossip in the Ether: How the Internet Does, and Doesn’t, Change Gossip
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion: Schools for Scandal.

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