The stigmatization of conspiracy theory since the 1950s : "a plot to make us look foolish" / Katharina Thalmann.
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9780429020353 (electronic bk.)
042902035X (electronic bk.)
9780429670473 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
0429670478 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
9780429668982 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
0429668988 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
9780429671968 (electronic bk. : PDF)
0429671962 (electronic bk. : PDF)
9781138346802
1138346802
9781138346819
1138346810
042902035X (electronic bk.)
9780429670473 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
0429670478 (electronic bk. : EPUB)
9780429668982 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
0429668988 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
9780429671968 (electronic bk. : PDF)
0429671962 (electronic bk. : PDF)
9781138346802
1138346802
9781138346819
1138346810
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Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource.
Dizi
Conspiracy theories
İçindekiler Notu
Theories of conspiracy theory -- From fears of conspiracy to fears of conspiracy theory : the stigmatization of conspiracy theory in academic discourse -- Conspiracy theory culture -- Preceding stigmatization : the red scare and conspiracy theories in the 1950s -- Reflecting stigmatization : the Kennedy assassination and conspiracy theories in the 1960s -- Embracing stigmatization : Watergate and conspiracy theories in the 1970s.
Özet, vb.
Are conspiracy theories everywhere and is everyone a conspiracy theorist? This ground-breaking study challenges some of the widely shared assessments in the scholarship about a perceived mainstreaming of conspiracy theory. It claims that conspiracy theory underwent a significant shift in status in the mid-20th century and has since then become highly visible as an object of concern in public debates. Providing an in-depth analysis of academic and media discourses, Katharina Thalmann is the first scholar to systematically trace the history and process of the delegitimization of conspiracy theory. By reading a wide range of conspiracist accounts about three central events in American history from the 1950s to 1970s - the Great Red Scare, the Kennedy assassination, and the Watergate scandal - Thalmann shows that a veritable conspiracist subculture emerged in the 1970s as conspiracy theories were pushed out of the legitimate marketplace of ideas and conspiracy theory became a commodity not unlike pornography: alluring in its illegitimacy, commonsensical, and highly profitable. This will be of interest to scholars and researchers interested in American history, culture and subcultures, as well, of course, to those fascinated by conspiracies.
Konu
Kennedy, John F. __ (John Fitzgerald), __ 1917-1963 __ Assassination.
Conspiracy theories __ Philosophy.
Conspiracy theories __ United States __ History __ 20th century.
Anti-communist movements __ United States __ History.
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
REFERENCE / Questions & Answers __ bisacsh
HISTORY / United States / General __ bisacsh
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century __ bisacsh
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century __ bisacsh
United States __ Politics and government __ 1945-1989.
Conspiracy theories __ Philosophy.
Conspiracy theories __ United States __ History __ 20th century.
Anti-communist movements __ United States __ History.
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
REFERENCE / Questions & Answers __ bisacsh
HISTORY / United States / General __ bisacsh
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century __ bisacsh
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century __ bisacsh
United States __ Politics and government __ 1945-1989.
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