[Air-L] Conspiracy Groups

[jameshay at illinois.edu]

This suggestion to the thread about Conspiracy Groups arrives a bit late, but I hope that it helps:

See Jack Z. Bratich, CONSPIRACY PANICS: POLITICAL RATIONALITY & POPULAR CULTURE, SUNY Press, 2008.  One chapter is about activism related to the "9/11 Truth Movement."  Another chapter, "Trust No One (on the Internet)," is about Webs of conspiracy.

James Hay
Institute of Communication Research
University of Illinois--Champaign-Urbana

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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:54:17 -0600
From: CJ Pascoe <c.j.pascoe at coloradocollege.edu>
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I'm hoping that the combined wisdom of this list can point me in the  
correct direction.  One of my undergraduate students is writing her  
senior thesis on American 9/11 conspiracy theory groups.  I can help  
her with a general sociological framing of these groups, but I'm not  
sure where to direct her in terms of literature on new media and  
conspiracy groups (apart from a good This American Life episode from  
National Public Radio).  Do any of you have suggestions for specific  
articles/books on conspiracy theory groups and their use of new media?

Thanks,
CJ
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