It’s commonly argued that the internet has fuelled their popularity, leading to a loss of faith in mainstream media, science, democracy and even truth itself. But what if the rise of conspiracy theories is a lack of education symptom rather than the cause of a collapse of trust in civic institutions? I am crearly interested about the subject because I want and I need to combat the damn and stupid ideas that can be found in many conspiracy theories.
This lecture you may watch if you are interested was recorded by Peter Knight on 14th November 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London. Peter Knight is a Professor of American Studies at the University of Manchester, and has held visiting fellowships at New York University, Harvard, Leiden University and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in Amsterdam.
