Contemporary Conspiracy Culture by Jaron Harambam - 9780367347413

Taylor & Francis

Contemporary Conspiracy CultureTruth and Knowledge in an Era of Epistemic Instability\nAuthor(s): Jaron Harambam\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367347413, 978-0367347413\nSynopsis\nIn this ethnographic study, the author takes an agnostic stance towards the truth value of conspiracy theories and delves into the everyday lives of people active in the conspiracy milieu to understand better what the contemporary appeal of conspiracy theories is.\n\nConspiracy theories have become popular cultural products, endorsed and shared by significant segments of Western societies. Yet our understanding of who these people are and why they are attracted by these alternative explanations of reality is hampered by their implicit and explicit pathologization. Drawing on a wide variety of empirical sources, this book shows in rich detail what conspiracy theories are about, which people are involved, how they see themselves, and w.