Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19

ISBN-13: 9781032324999 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 256 str.

Peter Knight

Opis

Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 provides a wide-ranging analysis of the emergence and development of conspiracy theories during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on the US and the UK.

Spis treści

Introduction: Pandemic, Plandemic, Infodemic  1. Deep Background: The Contexts of Conspiracy Theory  2. Infodemic: Metaphor, Measurement and Moral Panic  3. A Year of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: Part 1  4. A Year of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: Part 2  5. Coalitions of Distrust: Features of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories  6. Conspiracy Entrepreneurs and Marketplace Bots  7. Infrastructural Design and Disinfo Capitalism  Conclusion: Confronting Conspiracism