Week 6: The Problem With Critique
June 11 (M) Suggested Materials:
- Curtis, A. (2016). “Hypernormalisation.” BBC (2hrs 46 mins).
- Levin, S. (2018, Feb. 28). ‘Taking them down fuels it more’: why conspiracy theories are unstoppable. The Guardian.
- Marcetic, B. (2017, Oct.). Against Conspiracy Theories. Jacobin.
- Fluss, H. and L. Frim. (2017, Mar.). Aliens, Antisemitism, and Academia. Jacobin.
- Charnel House (2017, Mar. 21). Materialism, postmodernity, and Enlightenment. The Charnel House.
- Pein, C. (2016, Sep. 20). Protocols of Moron. The Baffler.