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Plots, Designs, and Schemes is the first study that investigates the long history of American conspiracy theories from the perspective of literary and cultural studies. Since research in these fields has so far almost exclusively focused on the contemporary period, the book concentrates on the time before 1960. Four detailed case studies offer close readings of the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692, fears of Catholic invasion during the 1830's to 1850's, antebellum conspiracy theories about slavery, and anxieties about Communist subversion during the 1950's. The study primarily engages with factual texts, such as sermons, pamphlets, political speeches, and confessional narratives, but it also analyzes how fears of conspiracy were dramatized and negotiated in fictional texts, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown (1835) or Hermann Melville's Benito Cereno (1855). The book offers three central insights: 1. The American predilection for conspiracy theorizing can be traced back to the co-presence and persistence of a specific epistemological paradigm that relates all effects to intentional human action, the ideology of republicanism, and the Puritan heritage. 2. Until far into the twentieth century, conspiracy theories were considered a perfectly legitimate form of knowledge. As such, they shaped how many Americans, elites as well as "common" people, understood and reacted to historical events. The Revolutionary War and the Civil War would not have occurred without widespread conspiracy theories. 3. Although most extant research claims the opposite, conspiracy theories have never been as marginal and unimportant as in the past decades. Their disqualification as stigmatized knowledge only occurred around 1960, and coincided with a shift from theories that detect conspiracies directed against the government to conspiracies by the government.
Conspiracy theories --- Conspiracy theories. --- Narrative structures. --- USA.
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"Conspiracy theories are a popular topic of conversation in everyday life but are often frowned upon when it comes to academic discussions. Looking at the recent spate of philosophical interest in conspiracy theories, The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories asks whether the assumption that belief in conspiracy theories is typically irrational is well founded. The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories is aimed at both the philosopher and the non-philosopher. It is a qualified defence of belief in conspiracy theories: belief in conspiracy theories can be rational in some circumstances. It covers such issues as: who might be consider a qualified conspiracy theorist; how do we analyse claims of disinformation; is our reliance on official theories a good reason to be suspicious of rival conspiracy theories; and what we should do when official theories and conspiracy theories are in conflict? "--
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While conspiracy theory is often characterized in terms of the collapse of objectivity and Enlightenment reason, Modern Conspiracy traces the important role of conspiracy in the formation of the modern world: the scientific revolution, social contract theory, political sovereignty, religious paranoia and mass communication media. Rather than seeing the imminent death of Enlightenment reason and a regression to a new Dark Age in conspiratorial thinking, Modern Conspiracy suggests that many characteristic features of conspiracies tap very deeply into the history of the Enlightenment: its vocif
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Conspiracies theories are some of the most striking features in the American political landscape: the Kennedy assassination, aliens at Roswell, subversion by Masons, Jews, Catholics, or communists, and modern movements like Birtherism and Trutherism. But what do we really know about conspiracy theories? Do they share general causes? Are they becoming more common? More dangerous? Who is targeted and why? Who are the conspiracy theorists? How has technology affected conspiracy theorizing? This book draws on three sources of original, systematic, data—120,000 letters to the editor of the New York Times and Chicago Tribune from 1890 and 2010, a two-wave survey around the 2012 presidential election, and a representative sample of Internet discussions—to offer the first century-long view of these issues. Many popular explanations find little support, but an explicitly political explanation fares well. To succeed, conspiracy theories need to follow a strategic logic that mirrors shifts in power. From this perspective, conspiracy theories are a form of threat perception that tracks foreign and domestic power asymmetries to focus attention, integrate groups, and recover from setbacks.
Conspiracy theories --- Théories du complot --- History --- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Conspiracies theories are some of the most striking features in the American political landscape: the Kennedy assassination, aliens at Roswell, subversion by Masons, Jews, Catholics, or communists, and modern movements like Birtherism and Trutherism. But what do we really know about conspiracy theories? Do they share general causes? Are they becoming more common? More dangerous? Who is targeted and why? Who are the conspiracy theorists? How has technology affected conspiracy theorising? This book offers the first century-long view of these issues.
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Conspiracy Theories in the United States and the Middle East is the first book to approach conspiracy theorizing from a decidedly comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Whereas previous studies have engaged with conspiracy theories within national frameworks only, this collection of essays draws attention to the fact that conspiracist visions are transnational narratives that travel between and connect different cultures. It focuses on the United States and the Middle East because these two regions of the world are entangled in manifold ways and conspiracy theories are currently extremely prominent in both. The contributors to the volume are scholars of Middle Eastern Studies, Anthropology, History, Political Science, Cultural Studies, and American Studies, who approach the subject from a variety of different theories and methodologies. However, all of them share the fundamental assumption that conspiracy theories must not be dismissed out of hand or ridiculed. Usually wrong and frequently dangerous, they are nevertheless articulations of and distorted responses to needs and anxieties that must be taken seriously. Focusing on individual case studies and displaying a high sensitivity for local conditions and the cultural environment, the essays offer a nuanced image of the workings of conspiracy theories in the United States and the Middle East.
Conspiracy theories --- Political culture --- Conspiracies --- History --- Political crimes and offenses --- History. --- Errors, inventions, etc. --- Conspiracy --- United States --- Middle East --- Civilization --- Politics and government --- Relations --- Conspiracy theories - United States --- Conspiracy theories - Middle East --- Conspiracy - United States --- Conspiracy - Middle East --- Political culture - United States - History - 20th century. --- United States - Civilization --- Middle East - Civilization --- United States - Politics and government --- Middle East - Politics and government --- United States - Relations - Middle East --- Middle East - Relations - United States --- Comparative analysis. --- Conspiracy theories. --- Middle East. --- Transnational narratives. --- United States of America.
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Dans ce livre, aussi érudit que passionnant, Nicolas Chevassus-au-Louis nous emmène au pays des complots et de ceux qui les imaginent et les propagent : les complotistes. Si le développement d'internet et les attentats du 11 septembre à New York permirent aux théories les plus folles de circuler en quelques heures autour de la planète, les théories du complot existent depuis la nuit des siècles. Car de tout temps, des hommes ont cru que le des puissances obscures manipulaient le destin de l'humanité dans le plus grand secret. C'est à un voyage au pays des complots que nous convie l'auteur, des origines à nos jours, voyage dont vous reviendrez vous aussi avec bien des questions...
Conspiracy theories --- Public opinion --- les attentats du 11 septembre --- sources du conspirationnisme --- l'Eglise et les complots --- le conspirationnisme --- la vie politique américaine --- théorie du complot --- complotisme --- les sciences face aux théories du complot --- psychologie --- croire --- conjurationnisme --- théories du complot --- 11 Septembre 2001 --- Thierry Meyssan --- terrorisme --- désinformation --- illuminati --- franc-maçonnerie --- antisémitisme --- complot juif --- Protocoles des Sages de Sion --- extra-terrestres --- ovnis --- États-Unis --- John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) --- alunissage --- relativisme
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Powerful societal leaders - such as politicians and Chief Executives - are frequently met with substantial distrust by the public. But why are people so suspicious of their leaders? One possibility is that 'power corrupts', and therefore people are right in their reservations. Indeed, there are numerous examples of unethical leadership, even at the highest level, as the Watergate and Enron scandals clearly illustrate. Another possibility is that people are unjustifiably paranoid, as underscored by some of the rather far-fetched conspiracy theories that are endorsed by a surprisingly large portion of citizens. Are societal power holders more likely than the average citizen to display unethical behaviour? How do people generally think and feel about politicians? How do paranoia and conspiracy beliefs about societal power holders originate? In this book, prominent scholars address these intriguing questions and illuminate the many facets of the relations between power, politics and paranoia.
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology. --- Business ethics --- Power (Social sciences) --- Social psychology --- Transparency in government --- Trust --- Social psychology. --- Conspiracy theories --- Transparency in government. --- Business ethics. --- Psychologie sociale --- Confiance --- Transparence (Sciences sociales) --- Morale des affaires --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Social aspects --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Aspect social --- Business --- Psychology --- Social Psychology. --- Pouvoir (Sciences sociales) --- Théories du complot --- Théories du complot --- Businesspeople --- Commercial ethics --- Corporate ethics --- Corporation ethics --- Professional ethics --- Wealth --- Government in the sunshine --- Open government (Transparency in government) --- Openness in government --- Sunshine, Government in the --- Transparence in government --- Public administration --- History --- Mass psychology --- Psychology, Social --- Human ecology --- Social groups --- Sociology --- Empowerment (Social sciences) --- Political power --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Political science --- Social sciences --- Consensus (Social sciences) --- Errors, inventions, etc.
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