Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275994627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Arnold is Professor of Liberal Arts at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, where he teaches courses in film, media, and sociology. . Gordon B
And this is to say nothing of the bitter arguments that still erupt over varying explanations for the attacks of 9/11.Regardless of a person's opinion about such claims, what these and many other examples clearly show is that conspiracy-theory explanations have penetrated mainstream American thought. The chapters follow this story chronologically, showing how screen media have both reflected and shaped the cultural milieu in which traumatic events and political controversies have been interpreted with increasing cynicism. Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics examines the intersection of various film and television productions in the context of unfolding political developments. Kennedy, motion pictures and television productions-some based on historical fact and conjecture, others clearly fanciful-have embraced the idea that conspiracies shape many events, hide others, and generally dictate much of the course of modern life, often to the disadvantage of the average person. As a result, conspiracy theories have developed into a potent undercurrent in American politics. By the 1990s, it was not unusual to find conspiracies used as explanations for a wide range of political events that would otherwise seem to have quite ordinary explanations. The work also reviews the original contexts in which film, television, and political manifestations of conspiracy ideas first appeared.. Thus, a vast right-wing conspiracy was suggested as
"An excellent in-depth survey suitable for any college-level library strong in social issues" according to Midwest Book Review. Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television and Politics provides a strong historical overview of conspiracy theory offering examples and explanations of how conspiracy theory explanations have penetrated mainstream American thought. From the evolution of social and political events nurturing popular ideas of various conspiracy theorie
From the evolution of social and political events nurturing popular ideas of various conspiracy theories to how conspiracies were interpreted in film, TV and politics, this is an excellent in-depth survey suitable for any college-level library strong in social issues." - The Midwest Book Review"Arnold targets less-experienced readers interested in the phenomenon of conspiracyor, more precisely, conspiracy theoryas approached from the angle of the liberal arts. He places seeming conspiracies in t