John Bodner, Wendy Welch, Ian Brodie

COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the most popular COVID-19 theories, connecting current conspiracy beliefs to long-standing fears and urban legends. By examining the vehicles and mechanisms of COVID-19 conspiracy, readers can better understand how theories spread and how to respond to misinformation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781476684673
• ISBN-10: 1476684677
• Artikelnr.: 61098546

Autorenporträt

John Bodner is an associate professor of folklore in the social/cultural studies program at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland. He has conducted fieldwork among tree planters, street kids and illegal marijuana growers to document the relationship between marginalized communities, work, identity, crime, and tradition. Wendy Welch is the executive director of the Graduate Medical Education Consortium of Southwest Virginia where she advocates for social justice and policy planning in equal measure. She lives in Wytheville, Virginia. Ian Brodie is the associate professor of folklore at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. President-Elect of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research, he has served as President of the Folklore Studies Association of Canada. Anna Muldoon, a former Science Policy Advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, focuses on social responses to infectious disease, ranging from conspiracy narratives to religious history to fashion and fiction. She has published on a number of such issues. Donald Leech, an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, has published articles on the changes in the English urban society and economy in the 15th and 16th centuries as the Middle Ages merged into the modern era. He also wrote about the early process of enclosing and privatizing common lands as part of the same changes. Ashley Marshall serves as chief executive officer of a nonprofit organization. Through her work tackling systemic racism, oppression, and justice she has fought the impacts of conspiracy thinking, rumor, and legend that continue to perpetuate inequalities.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Foreword by Anna Merlan Introduction One.
Conspiracy Theory 101: A Primer Two.
The "Wuhan Virus": A Cautionary Tale of Origin Conspiracy Theories Three.
Recycling White Power Rumors After the Black Death Four.
"But My Cousin Said": Covid-19 and Black Communities Five.
Harmful Additives: Pre-and Pandemic Anti-Vaccination Thinking Six.
Apocalypse Now, or Later? End Times and the New World Order Seven.
QAnon, Pizzagate and the Pandemic Eight.
Waves of the Future or Waves of Oppression? 5G Fears Nine.
Drawing Lines in Shifting Sand: The Covid-19 Cartoons of Ben Garrison Ten.
When All Is Said-or Done: Examining Ourselves, Talking to Others Acknowledgments Author Biographies Chapter Notes References Cited Index