Open AccessTruth as a Victim: The challenge of anti-trafficking education in the age of Q
Author(s) -
Bond Benton,
Daniela PeterkaBenton
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anti trafficking review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2287-0113
pISSN - 2286-7511
DOI - 10.14197/atr.201221177
Subject(s) - misinformation , mythology , agency (philosophy) , human trafficking , race (biology) , perspective (graphical) , criminology , sociology , political science , class (philosophy) , gender studies , law , social science , epistemology , history , artificial intelligence , computer science , classics , philosophy
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.