Category: Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory
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Discussion: #PizzaGate and #TheStorm
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Watch: Fox News. (2016, Dec. 15). “Pizzeria owner targeted by fake news stories speaks out.” Fox News. Read: Aisch, G., et al. (2016, Dec. 10.). Dissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories. New York Times. Grant, M.G. (2017, Aug. 29). The Pizzagate Polity. The Baffler. Martineau, P. (2017, Dec. 19).…
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Discussion: A Unique Paranoia
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Watch: Vice. (2017, May 24). “Meet the Targeted Individual Community.” Vice. Vice. (2017, Nov. 7). “The Nightmare World of Gang Stalking.” Vice. Suggested: Imhoff, R. and P.K. Lamberty. (2017). Too special to be duped: Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefs. European Journal of Social Psychology 47(6): 724-734. Lantian, A. (2017).…
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Discussion: False Flage Conspiracies
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Watch: Vice. (2018, Apr. 12). “The Rise of the Crisis Actor Conspiracy Movement.” Vice. Read: Anon. (2016). False Flag Conspiracies. Know Your Meme. Koebler, J. (2018, Feb. 22). Where the ‘Crisis Actor’ Conspiracy Theory Comes From. Motherboard-Vice. Wilson, J. (2018, Feb. 21). Crisis actors, deep state, false flag:…
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Discussion: Soros, Obama, and Trump
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Read: Peake, B. (2017, May 25). Fake News and the Rotten George Soros. Platpus: The CASTAC Blog. Barkun, M. (2013). “Conspiracy Theories about Barak Obama.” In A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America, 2nd ed., Pp. 183-192. Berkeley: University of California Press. Watch: Frontline (2016, Sep.…
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Discussion: Alex Jones and InfoWars
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Watch: Media Matters (2017, Dec. 4). “The conspiracy theories of Alex Jones and Infowars.” Media Matters For America. Media Matters (2017, Jul. 11). “Alex Jones sounds the alarm about talking chimeras.” Media Matters For America. “Alex Jones, DMT and the Clockwork Elves.” Read: Zaitchik, A. (2011, Mar. 2). Meet Alex Jones.…