1st Edition
Conspiracy Culture From Kennedy to The X Files
300 Pages
by
Routledge
300 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Conspiracy theories are everywhere in post-war American culture. From postmodern novels to The X-Files and from gangsta rap to feminist polemic, there is a widespread suspicion that sinister forces are conspiring to take control of our national destiny, our minds, and even our bodies. Conspiracy explanations can no longer be dismissed as the paranoid delusions of far-right crackpots. Indeed,... Read more
Preface Introduction: Conspiracy/Theory 1.Conpiracy/Culture 2.Plotting the Kennedy Assassination 3.The Problem with No Name: Feminism and the Figuration of Conspiracy 4.Fear of a Black Planet: Black Paranoia and the Aesthetics of Conspiracy 5.Body Panic 6.Everything Is Connected Afterword
Biography
Peter Knight is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Manchester.
