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Four Questions for Ethnographers Under Trumpian Authoritarianism

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines evolving challenges and ethical dilemmas facing ethnographers working under intensifying authoritarianism in the United States. Because very little of what the United States is experiencing is new, my work here is primarily curatorial in nature, drawing upon the lessons offered by scholars across disciplines in the United
Elizabeth Hanna Rubio
wiley   +1 more source

From Folklore to Conspiracy Beliefs: A Gramscian Approach to Conspiracy Theory Studies

Genealogy
This paper applies Antonio Gramsci’s theory of folklore—defined as the cultural expressions of subaltern groups reflecting their lived experiences of subalternity—to contemporary conspiracy beliefs, arguing that these beliefs function as a form of what ...
Maria Chiara Pozzoni, Giuseppe Quattromini   +1 more
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The revelations of Q. Dissemination and resonance of the QAnon conspiracy theory among US Evangelical Christians and the role of the Covid-19 crisis. [PDF]

Z Relig Ges Polit, 2023
Beyer H, Herrberg N.
europepmc   +1 more source

“I got caught in my own trap”

American Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract For women ethnographers, research involving predominantly male far‐right activists can involve many challenges—ethical, methodological, and emotional. Drawing on interviews and long‐term participant observation, I reflect on my fieldwork with Polish far‐right activists in the UK.
Anna Jochymek
wiley   +1 more source

"Thought I'd Share First" and Other Conspiracy Theory Tweets from the COVID-19 Infodemic: Exploratory Study. [PDF]

JMIR Public Health Surveill, 2021
Gerts D, Shelley CD, Parikh N, Pitts T, Watson Ross C, Fairchild G, Vaquera Chavez NY, Daughton AR.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy is not all a conspiracy theory: A qualitative study from Iran. [PDF]

Acta Psychol (Amst), 2023
Moghadam Fard T, Shokri M, Mirfazeli FS, Mohammadsadeghi H, Shafiei N, Salehian R, Riahi T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Monsters of finance

American Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract An anthropology of horror can serve as a vernacular critique of financial speculation. Drawing on fieldwork in San Pedro, Paraguay, I track horror across three registers: pombero tricksters; plata yvyguy (buried money) as a founding myth of postwar finance; and obligations binding sesame farmers to monsters, patrones, and creditors.
Caroline E. Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

The sociodemographic correlates of conspiracism

Scientific Reports
Despite hundreds of studies examining belief in conspiracy theories, it is still unclear who—demographically—is most likely to believe such theories.
Adam Enders, Casey Klofstad, Amanda Diekman, Hugo Drochon, Joel Rogers de Waal, Shane Littrell, Kamal Premaratne, Daniel Verdear, Stefan Wuchty, Joseph Uscinski   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk perception and conspiracy theory endorsement predict compliance with COVID-19 public health measures. [PDF]

Br J Psychol, 2023
Lin T, Heemskerk A, Harris EA, Ebner NC.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ethical Considerations Regarding the Vaccination of Children—The Power Dynamics Between Doctors and Parents

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While childhood vaccination programmes provide outstanding contributions to improving health, they can also pose challenges through the interactions between parents and healthcare. This paper focuses on the ethical dimensions of interactions between healthcare professionals and parents. Since the knowledge that professionals possess creates an
Mikael Sandlund, Ingemar Engström, Anders Castor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source