Conspiracy theory in film, television, and politics
By: Gordon B. Arnold.
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780275994624
Subjects: Conspiracies -- United States; Motion pictures and television -- United States; Popular culture -- United States; Political culture -- United States
Description: "Regardless of a person's opinion about conspiracy claims, what many examples clearly show is that conspiracy-theory explanations have penetrated mainstream American thought. Here, author Gordon Arnold examines the evolution of this cultural climate in the United States. Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics examines the intersection of various film and television productions in the context of unfolding political developments. The chapters follow this story chronologically, showing how screen media have both reflected and shaped the cultural milieu in which traumatic events and political controversies have been interpreted with increasing cynicism. The work also reviews the original contexts in which film, television, and political manifestations of conspiracy ideas first appeared."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conspiracy theory in the American imagination; title: The Red Menace and its discontents; title: Conspiracy in the New Frontier; title: Shock and upheaval; title: Scandal and skepticism; title: Vision and re-vision; title: A new age of conspiracy; title: Belief and disbelief.