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Manufacturing Dissent examines the profound influence of early twentieth-century science on American modernist literature and culture. Stephanie Hawkins investigates how modernist writers responded to new scientific theories about belief formation, mass psychology, and social influence, particularly as these concepts shaped understanding of advertising, propaganda, and public opinion.
The book explores canonical and lesser-known modernist texts alongside historical documents about psychology, sociology, and mass communication. Hawkins argues that modernist literature engaged critically with the emerging science of belief, questioning both scientific authority and the manipulation of public consciousness through mass media. This interdisciplinary study reveals how modernist writers anticipated contemporary concerns about manufactured consent and the scientific management of human behavior.
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