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Making Meaning, Making Sense

Communication and Belief

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In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics including sign language, written language, and even body language, social signs, fake news, the battle over meaning, communications and power. It includes excerpts from Ian Reilly and Scott Neigh.

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Alex Khasnabish

Alex Khasnabish is a writer, researcher and teacher committed to collective liberation living in Halifax, on unceded and unsurrendered Mi’kmaw territory. He is a professor in sociology and anthropology at Mount Saint Vincent University. His research focuses on radical imagination, radical politics, social justice and social movements.