Conspiracy Theories and Extremism in New Times

Christopher T. Conner is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Matthew N. Hannah is associate professor of information studies at Purdue University.Nicholas J. MacMurray is visiting assistant professor of sociology at Rockhurst University.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction:Christpher T. Conner, Matthew N. Hannah, Nicholas J. MacMurray1. Confirmed Conspiracy Theories in Contemporary SocietyRobert Parker2. Screaming Specks of Dust: Emotion and the Moon Landing Conspiracy TheoryMatthew Hayes3. “I don’t need proof.” Atlantis, Aryans, and the use of Pseudoarchaeology by the Far-Right.Stephanie Halmhofer4. Reactionary Technopolitics: A Critical Sociohistorical ReviewSean Doody5. A Prelude to Insurrection: How a 4chan Refrain Anticipated the Capitol RiotMarc Tuters6. White Supremacy, Right-Wing Extremism, and Conspiracy: Old Ideas, New Expressions Lisa K. Waldner7. America First is Inevitable: The Triumphalist Rhetoric of Nicholas FuentesReed Van Schenck8. Replacement Theory on the Road to ConspiracyMichael Barkun9. Conspiracies and Sadistic FreedomGeorge Lundskow10. QAnon as A Contemporary Reemergence of the Satanic PanicKatherine Fitzgerald11. Mass Culture or Fascist Propaganda? Using Adorno to Understand QAnon’s Reliance on Movie References Liv Agar12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial CommunityHeidi Ippolito13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt SchoolMatthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg14. Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist ViolenceRandall Blazak15. Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey DataSaverio Roscigno16. Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy*Lukas Szrot17. Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget*Timothy W. LukeAbout the Contributors

Anyone studying conspiracy theories and extremist political movements will find this book of great interest. Its scholarship is highly relevant to the contemporary political situation in the West.