Knowledge Goes Pop

From Conspiracy Theory to Gossip

AvClare Birchall

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-08-01
Mått:156 x 234 x 12 mm
Vikt:370 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Culture Machine
Antal sidor:202
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781845201432

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Clare Birchall is Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University.

Recensioner i media

'An incisive and insightful analysis of both sides of the line dividing cultural criticism from popular knowledge.'Lawrence Grossberg

Innehållsförteckning

* Know it All* Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You* Cultural Studies on/as Conspiracy Theory* Hot Gossip: The Cultural Politics of Speculation* Sexed Up: Gossip by Stealth* Conclusion: Old enough to Know Better? The Work of Cultural Studies