The Stigmatization of Conspiracy Theory Since the 1950s: A Plot to Make Us Look Foolish

ISBN-13: 9781138346819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 214 str.

Katharina Thalmann

Opis

This ground-breaking study challenges some of the widely shared assessments in the scholarship about a perceived mainstreaming of conspiracy theory. 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.

Spis treści

Introduction, Part I. Theories of Conspiracy Theory, 1. From Fears of Conspiracy to Fears of Conspiracy Theory: The Stigmatization of Conspiracy Theory in Academic Discourse, Part II. Conspiracy Theory Culture, 2. Preceding Stigmatization: The Red Scare and Conspiracy Theories in the 1950s, 3. Reflecting Stigmatization: The Kennedy Assassination and Conspiracy Theories in the 1960s, 4. Embracing Stigmatization: Watergate and Conspiracy Theories in the 1970s, Conclusion: The State and Status of Conspiracy Theory in the Age of Trump(ism).

O autorze

Katharina Thalmann is Assistant Professor in the American Studies Department, University of Tübingen, Germany.