Books (used in entirety or in pieces):
Ariely, D. (2012) The (Honest) Truth about Dishonesty Harper: USA (ISBN-13: 978-0062253002]
Akerlof, A. and Shiller, R. J. (2015) Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation & Deception Princeton University Press: USA. [ISBN-13: 978-0691168319]
Bardon, A. (2020) The Truth about Denial: Bias and Self-deception in Science, Politics, and Religion Oxford University Press: UK. [ISBN-13: 978-0-19-006227-9]
Barnes, J. A. (1994) A Pack of Lies: Towards a Sociology of Lying Cambridge University Press: UK. [ISBN-13: 978-0521453769]
Bok, S. (1999) Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life Vintage Books: USA. [ISBN-13: 978-0375705281]
Bok, S. (1989) Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation Vintage Books: USA [ISBN-13 978-0679724735]
Carson, T. L. (2010) Lying and Deception: Theory and Practice Oxford University Press: UK [ISBN-13: 978-0199654802]
Dahl, R. (1987) Deception Penguin: UK [ISBN-13: 978-0718185671]
Funkhouser, E. (2019) Self-Deception New York: Routledge. [ISBN-13: 978-1138506121]
Graddock, P. (2009) Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and Forgeries Routledge: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0750642057]
Goffman, E. (1963) Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity Random House: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0385094023]
Ekman, P. (2009) Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage W. W. Norton: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0393337457]
Ekman, P. and Friesen, W. V. (2003) Unmasking the Face: A Guide to Recognizing Emotions from Facial Expressions Malor Books: USA [ISBMN-13: 978-1883536367]
Harrington, B. and Gell-Mann, M. (2009) Deception: From Ancient Empires to Internet Dating Stanford University Press: USA. [ISBN-13: 978-0804756495]
Harris, S. (2013) Lying Four Elephants Press: USA [ISBN-13: 978-1940051000]
Hawley, K. (2012) Trust: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press: UK [ISBN-13: 978-0199697342]
Hayner, P. B. (2001) Unspeakable Truths: Transitional Justice and the Challenge of Truth Commissions (Second Edition) Routledge: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0415806350]
Holmes, L. (2015) Corruption: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press: UK [ISBN-13: 978-0199689699]
Inglis, T. (2003) Truth, Power and Lies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies University College Dublin Press: Ireland [ISBN-13: 190-44558011]
Lenain, T. (2011) Art Forgery: The History of a Modern Obsession Reaktion Books: London, UK. [ISBN-13: 978-1-86189-850-0]
Levine, T. R. (2020) Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception The University of Alabama Press: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0817359683]
Littlefield, M. M. (2011) The Lying Brain: Lie Detection in Science and Science Fiction The University of Michigan Press: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0472051487]
McIntyre, L. (2018) Post-Truth The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series: The MIT Press: USA [ISBN-13: 978-0262535045]
Morris, C. W. (1934) Works of George Herbert Mead (vol. 1) Mind, Self, & Society from the Standpoint of Social Behaviorist University of Chicago Press: USA [ISBN: 022516687]
Simmel, G. (2020) Essay on Art and Aesthetics (ed.) Harrington, A. The University of Chicago Press, USA. [ISBN-13: 978-0226621098]
Stephens-Davidowitz, S. (2018) Everybody Lies: What the internet Can Tell Us about Who We Really Are Bloomsbury Publishing: USA [ISBN-13: 978-1408894736]
Stryker, S. (1980) Symbolic Interactionism The Blackburn Press: USA [ISBN-13: 978-1930665484]
Thaler, R. H. (2015) Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioural Economics Penguin: UK [ISBN-13: 978-0241951224]
Twain, M. On the Decay of the Art of Lying Applewood Book: USA [ISBN-13: 978-1429096164]
Articles and additional media:
Additional readings, generally journal articles and examples from current events, will be assigned throughout the term. These readings will be mostly posted at the beginning of the module, but may not be made available until the week prior to their being assigned. Most are listed on the syllabus, but additional readings may be added throughout the term. When a film/video is used in the module it will be made available, generally via a link embedded in the syllabus. In some cases, it may be necessary to arrange a viewing outside of regular class hours.