Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Christpher T. Conner, Matthew N. Hannah, Nicholas J. MacMurray 1. Confirmed Conspiracy Theories in Contemporary Society Robert Parker 2. Screaming Specks of Dust: Emotion and the Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory Matthew Hayes 3. "I don''t need proof." Atlantis, Aryans, and the use of Pseudoarchaeology by the Far-Right.

Stephanie Halmhofer 4. Reactionary Technopolitics: A Critical Sociohistorical Review Sean Doody 5. A Prelude to Insurrection: How a 4chan Refrain Anticipated the Capitol Riot Marc Tuters 6. White Supremacy, Right-Wing Extremism, and Conspiracy: Old Ideas, New Expressions Lisa K. Waldner 7. America First is Inevitable: The Triumphalist Rhetoric of Nicholas Fuentes Reed Van Schenck 8. Replacement Theory on the Road to Conspiracy Michael Barkun 9. Conspiracies and Sadistic Freedom George Lundskow 10.

QAnon as A Contemporary Reemergence of the Satanic Panic Katherine Fitzgerald 11. Mass Culture or Fascist Propaganda? Using Adorno to Understand QAnon''s Reliance on Movie References Liv Agar 12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial Community Heidi Ippolito 13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt School Matthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg 14. Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist Violence Randall Blazak 15. Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey Data Saverio Roscigno 16. Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy* Lukas Szrot 17.

Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget* Timothy W. Luke About the Contributors 1. Mass Culture or Fascist Propaganda? Using Adorno to Understand QAnon''s Reliance on Movie References Liv Agar 12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial Community Heidi Ippolito 13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt School Matthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg 14. Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist Violence Randall Blazak 15. Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey Data Saverio Roscigno 16.

Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy* Lukas Szrot 17. Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget* Timothy W. Luke About the Contributors1. Mass Culture or Fascist Propaganda? Using Adorno to Understand QAnon''s Reliance on Movie References Liv Agar 12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial Community Heidi Ippolito 13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt School Matthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg 14. Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist Violence Randall Blazak 15.

Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey Data Saverio Roscigno 16. Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy* Lukas Szrot 17. Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget* Timothy W. Luke About the Contributors1. Mass Culture or Fascist Propaganda? Using Adorno to Understand QAnon''s Reliance on Movie References Liv Agar 12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial Community Heidi Ippolito 13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt School Matthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg 14.

Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist Violence Randall Blazak 15. Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey Data Saverio Roscigno 16. Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy* Lukas Szrot 17. Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget* Timothy W. Luke About the Contributors>Liv Agar 12. Memes, The Matrix, And Morality: How QAnon Uses Religion and On-Screen Storytelling toCreate a Compelling Conspiratorial Community Heidi Ippolito 13. Each Image as Script: Conspiracy Theory as Communicative Production in the Frankfurt School Matthew N. Hannah and Parker Krieg 14.

Can Credible Messengers Impact Authoritarian Personalities: Strategies to Interrupt Extremist Violence Randall Blazak 15. Status Dynamics and Conspiracy Beliefs: A Sociological Approach to Survey Data Saverio Roscigno 16. Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy* Lukas Szrot 17. Beyond Prepper Culture as Right-wing Extremism: Selling Preparedness to Everyday Consumers as How to Survive the End of the World on a Budget* Timothy W. Luke About the Contributors.