Conspiracy theories in the time of COVID-19 / / Clare Birchall and Peter Knight.

Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 provides a wide-ranging analysis of the emergence and development of conspiracy theories during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on the US and the UK.

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Place / Publishing House:London ;, New York, New York : : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,, [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Conspiracy Theories
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Pandemic, Plandemic, Infodemic 1. Deep Background: The Contexts of Conspiracy Theory 2. Infodemic: Metaphor, Measurement and Moral Panic 3. A Year of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: Part 1 4. A Year of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: Part 2 5. Coalitions of Distrust: Features of Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories 6. Conspiracy Entrepreneurs and Marketplace Bots 7. Infrastructural Design and Disinfo Capitalism Conclusion: Confronting Conspiracism.