{"product_id":"whispers-in-the-echo-chamber-folklore-and-the-role-of-conspiracy-theory-in-contemporary-society-9780299350604","title":"Whispers in the Echo Chamber: Folklore and the Role of Conspiracy Theory in Contemporary Society","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhispers in the Echo Chamber: Folklore and the Role of Conspiracy Theory in Contemporary Society\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that conspiracy theories are fundamentally a folklore genre, akin to and often involving other belief narratives like rumor and legend. The editors and contributors show that studying conspiracy theories using the tools of folkloristics is a fruitful and necessary analytical exercise. The volume's three parts lay out folkloristic approaches to conspiracy theories; ways folkloristics can help us understand how conspiracy theories are constructed; and how the genre of conspiracy theories interacts with particular, contemporary political contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This timely volume complements studies from political science, sociology, psychology, history, and more, while also crucially calling for the field of folklore studies to engage more assertively with conspiracy theories as a genre. Focusing on modern iterations of sometimes quite ancient conspiracy motifs and themes, the editors and contributors forcibly illustrate the crucial relevance of this prevalent and influential form of folklore in today's interconnected world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse A. Fivecoate, a folklorist and sociocultural anthropologist with a PhD from Indiana University, studies the use of communal belief narratives that circulate within a group as a way of remembering and discussing episodes of conflict and crisis. He is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAdvancing Folkloristics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrea Kitta is a folklorist and a professor of multicultural and transnational literature in the Department of English at East Carolina University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eVaccinations and Public Concern in History: Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss of Death: Contamination, Contagion, and Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eDiagnosing Folklore: Perspectives on Health, Trauma, and Disability\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Matthew D. Atkinson, John Bodner, Ian Brodie, Darin DeWitt, Bill Ellis, Jesse A. Fivecoate, Sandra Grady, David Guignion, Pavan Holur, Andrea Kitta, Afsane Rezaei, Vwani Roychowdhury, Lisa M. Ruch, Shadi Shahsavari, Timothy R. Tangherlini, Jeannie Banks Thomas, Anika Wilson\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51184811868434,"sku":"9780299350604","price":87.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b40531d7-b1e4-4a8c-a4bb-768c8bf5c0a7.jpg?v=1744576868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whispers-in-the-echo-chamber-folklore-and-the-role-of-conspiracy-theory-in-contemporary-society-9780299350604","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}