An Era of Trumps? the Disappearance of Knowledge in Contemporary Politics

Following Donald Trump’s recent inauguration into the white house, this piece analyses the implications of such a man coming to power. Drawing upon Webster’s conceptualisation of the ‘Information Society’ and Bauman’s ideas of a surveillance society, this piece seeks to understand the ways in which new technologies and social media were used in the US elections, and the ways in which trump used these tools for his advantage. Is this new development of information in our postmodern society for the greater good? Does it indeed make us more knowledgeable?