Conspiracy theories : secrecy and power in American culture

Conspiracy theories : secrecy and power in American culture / Mark Fenster.

JFK, Karl Marx, the Pope, Aristotle Onassis, Queen Elizabeth II, Howard Hughes, Fox Mulder, Bill Clinton-all have been linked to vastly complicated global (or even galactic) intrigues. In this enlightening tour of conspiracy theories, Mark Fenster guides readers through this shadowy world and analyz...

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Main Author: Fenster, Mark
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
Edition:Rev. and updated ed.
Subjects:
Conspiracies > United States.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Conspiracies
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : We're all conspiracy theorists now
  • Conspiracy as politics
  • Theorizing conspiracy politics : the problem of the "paranoid style"
  • When the senator met the commander : from pathology to populism
  • Conspiracy as cultural practice
  • Finding the plot : conspiracy theory as interpretation
  • Uncovering the plot : conspiracy theory as narrative
  • Plotting the rush : conspiracy, community, and play
  • Conspiracy communities
  • The prophetic plot : millennialism and Christian conspiracy theory
  • A failure of imagination : completing narratives of 9/11 truth
  • Afterword : Conspiracy theory, cultural studies, and the trouble with populism.

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