QAnon, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Meaning

AvChristopher T. Conner,Saverio Roscigno

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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QAnon, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Meaning diagnoses a particular social challenge facing Americans in the 21st century: the rise and spread of dangerous conspiracy theories across the internet.Rather than dismiss such theories as the product of delusions, this book argues that the true conspiracy these theorists are trying to uncover is really located in a critique of neoliberal capitalism, austerity, and economic precarity. The authors contextualize QAnon as a misguided response to larger economic conditions endemic to late capitalism. Such a scholarly approach provides unique insight into some of the salient factors that make conspiracy theories such as QAnon so popular at a time of unprecedented information literacy. In their assessment, fighting conspiracy theories thus requires a radical realignment of the social, political, and economic priorities of the United States.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:245 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Frankfurt School in New Times
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781666943047

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Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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Chrisotpher T. Conner is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Affiliate Faculty in Criminal and Justice Studies at the University of Missouri, USA.Saverio Roscigno is a sociology PhD candidate at the University of California, Irvine, USA.Matthew N. Hannah is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and the Director of the Digital Scholarship Hub in Libraries at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

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QAnon, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Meaning offers a compelling and theoretically sophisticated analysis of contemporary conspiratorial culture. Conner, Roscigno and Hannah show how QAnon is not a glitch in the system of neoliberal capitalism but its most revealing symptom. QAnon’s appeal, the authors argue, is not hindered by its apparent irrationality but is a result of it: in an era of eroded trust, hollowed institutions and pervasive insecurity, it offers a myth that renders chaos legible and grievance meaningful. This book provides a clear-eyed account of belief and alienation in the age of surveillance capitalism and algorithmic amplification.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresList of TablesIntroduction: QAnon, Capitalism, and the Crisis of MeaningChapter One: Basket of Deplorables: Labeling Theory, Moral Panics, and Subcultural IdentityChapter Two: The System is Rigged: Structural Betrayal and the Rise of QAnonChapter Three: The Gamification of QAnon: Apophenia, Cognitive Dissonance, and ParasocialityChapter Four: The “Big Tent” Conspiracy Theory: QAnon and the LeftChapter Five: Who are Q?: The Demographics of Conspiracy TheoryChapter Six: Do They Really Believe this Stuff?Conclusion: QAnon Goes MainstreamBibliography IndexAbout the Authors