What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth with Spanish Baroque Literature.

The main focus of the article is the book *What Would Cervantes Do? Navigating Post-Truth with Spanish Baroque Literature* by David Castillo and William Egginton, which uses the works of Miguel de Cervantes to explore contemporary challenges related to truth, fact, and reality in the post-truth era. The authors draw parallels between early modern Spain and contemporary America, particularly in the context of media technologies that enable both information dissemination and manipulation, coining the term “ages of inflationary media.” The book is structured into three sections addressing reality literacy, gender representations in patriarchal societies, and the commodification of information on social media, ultimately emphasizing the humanities’ role in combating misinformation. Additionally, the work has sparked broader scholarly dialogue, as evidenced by a dedicated debates volume featuring responses from various Cervantes scholars.