Essays about: "conspiracies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word conspiracies.

  1. 1. Understanding the Freedom Convoy Movement's Collective Identity and Roles of Conspiracy Narratives: A Study of a Telegram Group

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Michelle Konopka; [2023]
    Keywords : conspiracy theories; collective identity; Covid-19; Telegram; text messages; memes; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how conspiracy narratives are used to negotiate a collective identity within the global branch of the Freedom Convoy movement. To better understand what common conspiracies are present and how they function for the group’s collective identity, this paper is based on empirical data from text messages and memes shared in a group chat on Telegram, an instant messaging platform. READ MORE

  3. 2. Critical Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Videos. : A Study of Popular Videos in Arabic Media.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Hussein Alwaday; [2022]
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    Abstract : COVID-19 hit the world causing global health, social and political problems. Exceptional misinformation about the pandemic has been circulating through social media and contributed to the public panic and confusion about how to deal with the crisis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Best of both worlds : The information seeking behaviours of Swedish gymnasium studentsregarding the vaccination against COVID-19

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Marta Göranzon; [2022]
    Keywords : Information seeking behaviour; information avoidance; adolescents; COVID-19; vaccinations; Sweden; trust; decision-making;

    Abstract : To add to the understanding of the COVID-19 information landscape, the aim of this thesis was to investigate the information seeking behaviours of Swedish gymnasium students regarding the vaccination against COVID-19. The theoretical framework used to guide this study was based on  active and passive information seeking behaviour as defined by Bates (2002), and information avoidance as defined by Narayan et al. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kiruna Spaceport

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Lukas Kvist Wiberg; [2022]
    Keywords : architecture; space; airport; science fiction; sci-fi; speculation; fantasy; Kiruna; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis project builds upon one of the really big questions; are we alone in the universe?By research, references and studies I have throughout this project tried to imagine a future that with the help of architectural speculation and imagination is a bit more prepared to answer that question. The project in itself was intended as an exploration of the world of science, science fiction and conspiracies, as well as typology, in order to produce architecture that represented the very notion of the longing for an answer to that question. READ MORE

  6. 5. The truth is out there : Is it irrational to believe in conspiracy theories?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filosofiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Lundqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Conspiracy theory; epistemology.;

    Abstract : The conventional wisdom is the epistemological strategy of rejecting conspiracy theories prior to investigation based on the presumption that such theories are almost always irrational. However, if a conspiracy theory is simply a theory which posits conspiracies and history is chock-a-block with conspiracies, then why should we generally reject conspiracy theories prior to investigation? Charles Pigden argues that precisely because conspiracies are historically common in the realm of power politics there will be conspiracy theories that are importantly true. READ MORE