Article: Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture

Article: Conspiracy theories: secrecy and power in ...
Reference & Research Book News;  February 1, 2009 ;     462 words ...9780816654949 Conspiracy theories: secrecy and power in American culture; rev. ed. Fenster, Mark. U. of Minnesota Press 2008 371 pages $24.95 Paperback HV6275 There are two views, says Fenster ...

Article: Conspiracy theories: Secrecy and Power in ...
The Village Voice;  April 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... pregnant with Clinton's child." As conspiracy theories go, J. Lund's e-mail samizdat ... difficult and resolutely unamused Conspiracy Theories. Written in the pulseless style ... the history and perseverance of conspiracy theories go unanswered. You've got to ...

Article: Behind the secrets of why we love conspiracy ...
The Star (Amman, Jordan);  March 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of John F. Kennedy when conspiracy theories took on a whole new dimension in American culture. "The Kennedy assassination ... Mark Fenster, author of "Conspiracy Theories: Secrecy and Power in American Culture". "It was the

Article: JFK conspiracy theories just don't stand up
The Scotsman;  November 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... great slide within American culture towards belief in nutty conspiracy theories which still dog ... demonstrates - conspiracy theories about Kennedy are ... all the subsequent conspiracy theories to be considered ...

Article: Conspiracy theories get students thinking
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... diverse aspects of American culture and become skilled ... study. My secret: conspiracy theories. Why study conspiracy theories--usually relegated ... authority. Anti-Masonic conspiracy theories flourished in the ...

Transcript: Analysis: Conspiracy theories abound in Arab ...
NPR Special;  August 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... proliferation of conspiracy theories. It runs a Web ... of the appeal of conspiracy theories in the Middle East ... no monopoly on conspiracy theories. They flourish ... transparency in the American culture, why until now ...

Article: Conspiracy Theories Can Often Ring True; History ...
The Washington Post;  October 4, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... said Patricia A. Turner, a professor at the University of California-Davis and author of a book about rumor in African American culture. Often, the history of victimization of black people allows myth -- and, at times, outright paranoia -- to flourish ...