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art and literature about whistleblowing
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cultural history of whistleblowing
Edward Snowden
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factual truth
films about whistleblowers
frame theory
philosophy of truth
philosophy of whistleblowing
the power of framing
the power of storytelling
the significance of framing
theory of truth
tragedy of truth-telling
whistleblower movies
whistleblower narratives
Whistleblowing and cultural studies
whistleblowing and Hannah Arendt
whistleblowing and Jurgen Habermas
whistleblowing and Michel Foucault
whistleblowing and social philosophy
whistleblowing and sociology
whistleblowing and surveillance capitalism
whistleblowing and tragedy theory
whistleblowing in the private sphere
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- ISBN 9781803419848
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 31 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Collective Ink
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In Matters of Truth, Carlo Agostoni explores the frames and narratives shaping our understanding of whistleblowing, truth-telling, and their cultural histories. Narratives of whistleblowing are stories of truth-telling, first and foremost, but they are also stories of complication and conflicts of interest. The whistleblower is remedy and cure for some and poison and treason for others. But the anchor of the whistleblower is the immensity of factuality�-�an anchor that pulls him down and turns him into a tragic hero. But truth-telling is not the dominant frame surrounding whistleblowing in media, scholarship, nor politics. One of the dominant frames used to describe whistleblowing is leaking. Frames are not just words; they constitute the cognitive structures we think with. Framing a social phenomenon as 'leaking'�taps into our neural circuitry and a hidden realm of deep narratives. It is therefore imperative to study these narratives and frames that rule our unconscious and yield moral narratives we are commonly unaware of -�especially with a sociocultural phenomenon such as whistleblowing. Drawing on a wealth of examples and a wide range of philosophers, sociologists, cognitive linguists, literary critics, historians, and social psychologists, Carlo Agostoni analyzes the cultural narratives about whistleblowers that ignite explosions of truth and justice and the frames we use to defame them -�both knowingly and unknowingly. Words matter. Narratives matter. Especially in matters of truth.
Carlo Agostoni is a writer, communications consultant and filmmaker. He holds a cotutelle PhD in Comparative Literature from University of Perpignan, France, and Dr.Phil. in American Studies from University of T�bingen, Germany. He is a former Visiting Scholar at Brown University, USA, and Bergamo University, Italy, and has a BA and MA in Comparative Literature and Modern Culture from University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.
