[Air-L] Conspiracy Groups

[Holly Kruse]

Mark Fenster's _Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American  
Culture_ has just come out in a revised edition that deals with 9/11  
conspiracy theories.  The original included analysis of the  
alt.conspiracy Usenet newsgroup.  Here's the link:

http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/f/fenster_conspiracy.html


> 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?
>


Holly

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