Bratich Conspiracy Panics

Political Rationality and Popular Culture
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7882-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Examines contemporary anxiety over the phenomenon of conspiracy theories.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bratich, Jack Z.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Phänomenologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments Introduction
Grassy Knolledges 1. Political Science Fiction
Expert Monitors, Excessive Skepticism, and Preventive Rationality 2. Pop Goes the Profession
Journalism, New Media Culture, and Populism 3. Trust No One (on the Internet)
Gary Webb, Popular Technologies, and Professional Journalism 4. Left Behind
AIDS, Biowarfare, and the Politics of Articulation 5. Going Global
9/11, Popular Investigations, and the Sphere of Legitimate Dissensus Conclusion Appendix: AIDS Conspiracy Theory Chart Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jack Z. Bratich is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and the coeditor (with Jeremy Packer and Cameron McCarthy) of Foucault, Cultural Studies, and Governmentality, also published by SUNY Press.