Conspiracy panics : political rationality and popular culture /

"While most other works focus on conspiracy theories, this book examines conspiracy panics, or the anxiety over the phenomenon of conspiracy theories. Jack Z. Bratich argues that conspiracy theories are portals into the major social issues defining U.S. and global political culture. These issue...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bratich, Jack Z., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Radicalism > United States.
Right and left (Political science)
Popular culture > United States.
Public opinion > United States.
Radicalisme > États-Unis.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Popular culture.
Public opinion.
Radicalism.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Political science fiction : expert monitors, excessive skepticism, and preventive rationality
  • Pop goes the profession : journalism, new media culture, and populism
  • Trust no one (on the Internet) : Gary Webb, popular technologies, and professional journalism
  • Left behind : AIDS, biowarfare, and the politics of articulation
  • Going global : 9/11, popular investigations, and the sphere of legitimate dissensus.

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