Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Journal / Book Title
Anti-Trafficking Review
Abstract
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.
DOI
10.14197/atr.201221177
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
ISSN: 2286-7511
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Benton, Bond and Peterka-Benton, Daniela, "Truth as a Victim: The Challenge of Anti-Trafficking Education in the Age of Q" (2021). College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works. 30.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/scom-facpubs/30
Published Citation
Benton, B., & Peterka-Benton, D. (2021). Truth as a Victim: The challenge of anti-trafficking education in the age of Q. Anti-Trafficking Review, (17), 113–131. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201221177
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Comments
This article is Open Access and made avaialble under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.