Knowledge Goes Pop

From Conspiracy Theory to Gossip

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Gebonden, 202 blz. | Engels
Taylor & Francis | 1e druk, 2006
ISBN13: 9781845201425
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Taylor & Francis 1e druk, 2006 9781845201425
Onderdeel van serie Culture Machine
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A voice on late night radio tells you that a fast food joint injects its food with drugs that make men impotent. A colleague asks if you think the FBI was in on 9/11. An alien abductee on the Internet claims extra-terrestrials have planted a microchip in her left buttock. 'Julia Roberts in Porn Scandal' shouts the front page of a gossip mag. A spiritual healer claims he can cure chronic fatigue syndrome with the energizing power of crystals . . . What do you believe? Knowledge Goes Pop examines the popular knowledges that saturate our everyday experience. We make this information and then it shapes the way we see the world. How valid is it when compared to official knowledge and why does such (mis)information cause so much institutional anxiety? Knowledge Goes Pop examines the range of knowledge, from conspiracy theory to plain gossip, and its role and impact in our culture.

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ISBN13:9781845201425
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:202
Druk:1

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