Conspiracy films : a tour of dark places in the American conscious /

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Author / Creator:	Donovan, Barna William, 1970-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.
Description:	vii, 274 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Conspiracy in motion pictures. Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 21st century. Conspiracy theories -- United States. Conspiracy in motion pictures. Conspiracy theories. Motion pictures. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8453893

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ISBN:	9780786439010 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786439017 (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"For many years, conspiracy theories have been among the most popular story elements in Hollywood films. According to the "conspiracy culture," Government, Big Business, the Church, even aliens are concealing some of the biggest secrets in American and world history. The work paints a vivid picture of the more prevalent conspiracy theories and the entertainment they have inspired"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: it's all a conspiracy- and we love it!
The art of conspiracy: defining a new genre
Enemies within: the conspiracy culture of the 1960s and '70s
From nuclear apocalypse to conspiracy: conspiracy films of the 1960s and '70s
Everything is connected: the conspiracy theories of the 1980s
Aliens, rugged individualists, and incompetent conspirators: conspiracy films of the 1980s
Millennial fears: conspiracy theories of the 1990s
Extreme possibilities: conspiracy films of the 1990s
Retro and false-flag conspiracies: conspiracy films of the 2000s
Conspiracies never die: conspiracy films of the 2000s
Conclusions: conspiracy theories-the good and the bad?

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