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Discussion: Vince Foster, Seth Rich, and Sean Hannity
Anth 475 (R) Anthropology of Conspiracy Theory Watch: Strikethrough. (2017, Nov. 22). How Trump turned Sean Hannity into a conspiracy theorist. Vox. Read: Selk, A. (2017, May 22). In the debunked story on a DNC staffer’s death, a whiff of a Clinton-era conspiracy theory. Washington Post. Lewis, B. (2017, May 31). “Mind control,” “shadow government,” and Seth Rich: Sean Hannity’s history of pushing conspiracy theories. Media Matters. Lehmann, C. (2017, May 25). A Rich Fable. […]
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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). The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only Worse. New York Magazine. Williamson K.D. (2018, Mar. 11). There Will Be […]
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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). “I Know Things They Don’t Know!” The Role of Need for Uniqueness in Belief in Conspiracy Theories. Social Psychology (48): […]
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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: the rise of conspiracy theory code words. The Guardian. Chokshi, N. (2018, Feb. 24). ‘Crisis Actor’ Isn’t a New Smear. […]
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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. 22). “Inside the Night President Obama Took On Donald Trump | The Choice 2016.” Frontline. Suggested: Goldwag, A. (2012). Chapter 1: […]