Zobrazeno 1 - 10
of 606
pro vyhledávání: '"SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories"'
Autor:
Michael Butter, Peter Knight
Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective examines how conspiracy theories and related forms of misinformation and disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic have circulated widely around the world.Covid conspiracy theories have attracted consi
An extraordinary look into doubt, denial, and distrustAs wildfires rip across the western United States and sea levels rise along coastal cities from Louisiana to Alaska, some people nevertheless reject the mainstream scientific consensus on anthropo
This book offers a truly interdisciplinary exploration of our patterns of engagement with politics, news, and information in current high-choice information environments. Putting forth the notion that high-choice information environments may contribu
The essays in this book examine the arguments and rhetoric used by the United States and the USSR following two catastrophes that impacted both countries, as blame is cast and consequences are debated. In this environment, it was perhaps inevitable t
Autor:
Anita Lavorgna
The coronavirus pandemic struck the world in a very distinctive way: experience from past pandemics or from more recent outbreaks could give us only a limited understanding of how the situation was likely to unfold. In this context, and with cyberspa
As the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) spread around the world, so did theories, stories, and conspiracy beliefs about it. These theories infected communities from the halls of Congress to Facebook groups, spreading quickly in newspapers, on various soc
Autor:
Charlotte Greig, Mike Rothschild
Who killed JFK? What happened to Malaysian Airways plane MH370, the flight'that disappeared'? Who poisoned ex-KGB man Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium? How did the body of GCHQ codebreaker Gareth Williams end up in a sports bag? What re
Autor:
Richard Greene, Rachel Robison-Greene
Conspiracy theories have become a major element in modern opinion formation. From the theory that the killing of President Kennedy was masterminded by a powerful conspiracy to the theory that 9/11 was an inside job, from the story that Barack Obama w
Autor:
Eliot Borenstein
In this original and timely assessment of cultural expressions of paranoia in contemporary Russia, Eliot Borenstein samples popular fiction, movies, television shows, public political pronouncements, internet discussions, blogs, and religious tracts
Autor:
Thomas Milan Konda
It's tempting to think that we live in an unprecedentedly fertile age for conspiracy theories, with seemingly each churn of the news cycle bringing fresh manifestations of large-scale paranoia. But the sad fact is that these narratives of suspicion