For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According to the "conspiracy culture," Government, Big Business, the Church, even aliens--all of which, bundled together, comprise the ubiquitous "Them"--are concealing some of the biggest secrets in American and world history. From The Manchurian Candidate (1962) to JFK (1991), The Matrix (1999) to The Da Vinci Code (2006), this decade-by-decade history explores our fascination with paranoia. The work paints a vivid picture of several of the more prevalent conspiracy theories and the…mehr
For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According to the "conspiracy culture," Government, Big Business, the Church, even aliens--all of which, bundled together, comprise the ubiquitous "Them"--are concealing some of the biggest secrets in American and world history. From The Manchurian Candidate (1962) to JFK (1991), The Matrix (1999) to The Da Vinci Code (2006), this decade-by-decade history explores our fascination with paranoia. The work paints a vivid picture of several of the more prevalent conspiracy theories and the entertainment they have inspired, not only in theatrical films but also in such television series as The X-Files, Lost and V.
Barna William Donovan is a professor of communications and media studies at Saint Peter's, the Jesuit College of New Jersey. His articles, columns, and reviews on film and popular culture have been published in academic journals such as Communication Annual and Men and Masculinities as well as various newspapers.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: It's All a Conspiracy ... And We Love It! 1. The Art of Conspiracy: Defining a New Genre 2. Enemies Within: The Conspiracy Culture of the 1960s and '70s 3. From Nuclear Apocalypse to Conspiracy: Conspiracy Films of the 1960s and '70s 4. Everything Is Connected: The Conspiracy Theories of the 1980s 5. Aliens, Rugged Individualists, and Incompetent Conspirators: Conspiracy Films of the 1980s 6. Millennial Fears: Conspiracy Theories of the 1990s 7. Extreme Possibilities: Conspiracy Films of the 1990s 8. Retro and False-Flag Conspiracies: Conspiracy Theories of the 2000s 9. Conspiracies Never Die: Conspiracy Films of the 2000s 10. Conclusions: Conspiracy Theories-The Good and the Bad? Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: It's All a Conspiracy ... And We Love It! 1. The Art of Conspiracy: Defining a New Genre 2. Enemies Within: The Conspiracy Culture of the 1960s and '70s 3. From Nuclear Apocalypse to Conspiracy: Conspiracy Films of the 1960s and '70s 4. Everything Is Connected: The Conspiracy Theories of the 1980s 5. Aliens, Rugged Individualists, and Incompetent Conspirators: Conspiracy Films of the 1980s 6. Millennial Fears: Conspiracy Theories of the 1990s 7. Extreme Possibilities: Conspiracy Films of the 1990s 8. Retro and False-Flag Conspiracies: Conspiracy Theories of the 2000s 9. Conspiracies Never Die: Conspiracy Films of the 2000s 10. Conclusions: Conspiracy Theories-The Good and the Bad? Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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