The Age of Anxiety Conspiracy Theory and the

Is this an age of conspiracies, or generalized anxiety and a search for hidden explanations? How can the social sciences understand and explain the contemporary popularity of conspiracy theories?This provocative and unique collection draws together academics from politics, media studies, anthropology, sociology, management and cultural studies to address a wide variety of topics related to conspiracy theory and practice. With chapters on computer viruses, the politics of the far right in France and militias in the USA, the X-Files, anti-corporate protest and more, it will be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary culture.

Jane Parish is an anthropologist in the School of Social Relations at Keele University, UK. Her main interest is in West African witchcraft, especially among the Akan, Ghana.

Martin Parker is Reader in Social and Organisation Theory in the Department of Management, Keele University. He has written and edited several books on culture, ethics and poststructuralism with particular reference to organisations.

The age of anxiety

1

(16)

Jane Parish

ILOVEYOU: Viruses, paranoia, and the environment of risk

17

(14)

Peter Knight

The obscure politics of conspiracy theory

31

(15)

Mark Featherstone

Conjuring order: the new world order and conspiracy theories of globalization

46

(17)

Alasdair Spark

Militias, the Patriot movement, and the internet: the ideology of conspiracism

63

(30)

Nigel James

Taking conspiracy seriously: fantastic narratives and Mr Grey the Pan-Afrikanist on Montserrat

93

(19)

Jonathan Skinner

Tout est lie: the Front National and media conspiracy theories

112

(21)

Adrian Quinn

The popular culture of conspiracy / the conspiracy of popular culture

133

(20)

David Bell

Lee-Jane Bennion-Nixon

Conspiracy, corporate culture and criticism

153

(13)

Warren Smith

Conspiracy, what conspiracy?: Social science, funding and the politics of accusation

166

(25)

Simon Lilley

Human science as conspiracy theory

191

(17)

Martin Parker

Notes on contributors

208

(3)

Index

211

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The Age of Anxiety Conspiracy Theory and the Human Sciences

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