Abstract. Este texto apresenta a resenha do livro Music education in an age of virtuality and post-truth, do professor canadense da Western University, Paul G. Woodford. O livro costura o pragmatismo de John Dewey com as ideias de George Orwell sobre as sociedades de massa em busca de compreender o impacto que determinadas ações de políticos do século XXI podem causar no campo da Educação, da Arte e das Humanidades. Como conclusão, são oferecidos exemplos similares de políticos do Brasil e da América Latina, com o suporte das ideias de Newton Duarte,2 que ele chamou de O currículo em tempos de obscurantismo beligerante (2018). This text presents a review of the book Music Education in an Age of Virtuality and Post-Truth, by Canadian University Professor Paul G. Woodford (2019). The book stitches John Dewey’s pragmatism with George Orwell’s ideas about mass societies in order to understand the impact that certain actions of 21st century politicians can have on the field of Education, the Arts and the Humanities. In conclusion, similar examples of politicians from Brazil and Latin America are offered, supported by the ideas of Newton Duarte and what he called The Curriculum in times of Belligerent Obscurantism.