Its easy to give someone a label and delegitimise their opinions in the eyes of others. My interest in conspiracy theories and post-truth politics isn’t about whether the moon landing was staged or whether covid 19 was spread on purpose. I am interested in the way these claims are used to silence and control opinions, people, and by consequence world politics.
I wrote my first book on conspiracy theory and american foreign policy not long after 9/11, but before Trump and post-truth.
Talking Conspiracy Theory
This is a conversation I had a while ago with Dr Dr Sebastian Kaempf from the University of Queensland about my book on Conspiracy Theory.