In 2006 V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media in Rotterdam had an even called Tangent Conspiracy. As part of That, Florian Cramer gave a great talk about the connection between the web and conspiracies. The video is archived here: http://www.v2.nl/portal2004/events/channel/item.sxml?uri=urn:v2:portal2004:r... He talks about the web as inherently paranoid, about hacker culture and conspiracy theories, and a historical survey of some representative conspiracies, and mentions 9/11. It might be helpful as an example of a different way of framing. Also, I believe Brian Massumi has done some useful writing about 9/11 paranoia generally: "Fear (The Spectrum Said)" *positions: east asia cultures critique* 13.1 (2005) 31-48 -- http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/positions/v013/13.1massumi.html and this: "Potential Politics and the Primacy of Preemption" Theory and Event 10:2 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/theory_and_event/v010/10.2massumi.html You need access through a library or university though. Best, Kim On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM, CJ Pascoe <c.j.pascoe@coloradocollege.edu>wrote:
I'm hoping that the combined wisdom of this list can point me in the correct direction. One of my undergraduate students is writing her senior thesis on American 9/11 conspiracy theory groups. I can help her with a general sociological framing of these groups, but I'm not sure where to direct her in terms of literature on new media and conspiracy groups (apart from a good This American Life episode from National Public Radio). Do any of you have suggestions for specific articles/books on conspiracy theory groups and their use of new media?
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