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Conspiracy and Triumph

Theories of a Victorious Future for the Faithful

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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Conspiracy and Triumph

Theories of a Victorious Future for the Faithful

By: Aaron John Gulyas

Conspiracies have always been part of American culture, but with the rise of social media has come an increase in belief in nontraditional explanations of events. This book highlights a subset of conspiratorial beliefs that grew in popularity in the early 21st century. These beliefs and the growing cynicism of the media have left conspiracy theorists with deep distrust of those in authority. A number of theories that have arisen over the years are explored. From QAnon beliefs regarding the United States government to UFO reports and other hidden agendas, it is clear that we continue to challenge old ways of thinking.

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McFarland

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1476680760

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9781476680767

Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist

Alien Contact Tales Since the 1950s

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist

Alien Contact Tales Since the 1950s

By: Aaron John Gulyas

Since the 1950s, men and women around the world have claimed to have had contact with human-like visitors from space. This book explores how the "contactee" subculture has critiqued political, social and cultural trends in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Not merely quaint relics of the 1950s Atomic Age, contactees have continued their messages of transformation into the 21st century. Regardless of whether these alleged contacts took the form of physical meetings or channeled paranormal psychic communications, or whether they actually happened at all, contactees have provided a consistently relevant source of commentary on this world and beyond.

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261

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1476601682

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9781476601687

The Chaos Conundrum

Essays on UFOs, Ghosts & Other High Strangeness in Our Non-Rational and Atemporal World

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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The Chaos Conundrum

Essays on UFOs, Ghosts & Other High Strangeness in Our Non-Rational and Atemporal World

By: Aaron John Gulyas

In "The Chaos Conundrum," historian Aaron John Gulyas examines how the paranormal has intersected and influenced our culture in myriad ways, from the conspiracy beliefs of William Cooper and Exopolitics to the challenge that the stories of Gray Barker presented to our concept of self and time. He looks at the maelstrom of personalities, agendas, impressions, data, confusion, and contradictions that can be found in the world of the weird, and demonstrates how they have become an integral part of our lives, whether in the form of flying saucers, hauntings, religious revelations, psychic abilities, or dozens of other guises. Gulyas delves into the stories of the people who have attempted to create order out of the chaos. Along the way he recounts his own journey from enthusiastic believer in the "shadow government" and their underground bases to jaded academic skeptic, and then finally to someone who thinks there might just be something to the paranormal after all... but not what we have been led to expect or believe!

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Andrews UK Limited

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0991697596

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9780991697595

Conspiracy Theories

The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid Political and Cultural Narratives

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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Conspiracy Theories

The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid Political and Cultural Narratives

By: Aaron John Gulyas

Narratives based on conspiratorial and paranoid thinking have become increasingly prominent throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. From the prosaic to the outlandish, conspiracy theories involve aliens and Nazis, underground bases and mind control technology. They range from sinister tales of malevolent reptilian beings infiltrating our government to fears of the New World Order rounding up patriotic Americans and putting them into internment camps. These stories and their underlying concerns have a long history in the U.S. and have often been bolstered by revelations of real conspiracies and cover-ups by private and public entities. This book examines conspiracy theories and the narratives constructed by those who believe and propagate them, providing a unique view of U.S. history and highlighting fears both founded and unfounded.

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239

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McFarland

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147662349X

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The Paranormal and the Paranoid

Conspiratorial Science Fiction Television

By: Aaron Gulyas

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The Paranormal and the Paranoid

Conspiratorial Science Fiction Television

By: Aaron Gulyas

Toward the end of the twentieth century, science fiction television took a dark turn. Series like The X-Files, Millennium, and Dark Skies wove menacing technologies, paranormal forces, and shadowy government agencies into complex tales of corruption and cover-ups. Mind control, alien abductions, secret government laboratories, and implacable “men in black” moved from the fringes to the mainstream of American culture, making weekly appearances in living rooms everywhere. Other series that played on fears of new technologies—such as virtual reality—set the stage for unfamiliar kinds of exploitation, while Dark Angel offered glimpses of a near-future wasteland devastated by a technological catastrophe. In The Paranormal and the Paranoid: Conspiratorial Science Fiction Television, Aaron John Gulyas explores the themes that permeated and defined science fiction television at the turn of the millennium. The author traces the roots of this phenomenon in an earlier generation of series including The Invaders, Kolchak: The Night Stalker,and Project U.F.O. and examines how changes in the cultural landscape led to the proliferation of these types of shows. This book delves into the internal mythology of shows like The X-Files, resurrects now-forgotten series like Wild Palms and VR.5, and provides an important glimpse into American culture at the close of the twentieth century. While exploring the pervasive grimness of these shows, Gulyas also examines how they offer hope in the form of heroes—like agents Scully and Mulder—who relentlessly dug through the tissue of lies and distortions to find and expose the truth. The Paranormal and the Paranoid will appeal to scholars of media studies, sociology, and science fiction—not to mention fans of these programs and even conspiracy theorists.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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144225114X

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Conspiracy and Triumph

Theories of a Victorious Future for the Faithful

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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Conspiracy Theories

The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid Political and Cultural Narratives

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The Paranormal and the Paranoid

Conspiratorial Science Fiction Television

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The Chaos Conundrum

Essays on UFOs, Ghosts & Other High Strangeness in Our Non-Rational and Atemporal World

By: Aaron John Gulyas

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Essays on UFOs, Ghosts & Other High Strangeness in Our Non-Rational and Atemporal World

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Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts

By: Aaron Gulyas

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Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts

By: Aaron Gulyas

This volume serves as a guide for teaching history with newsreels and short subject nonfiction films. In addition to introducing teachers of history to the wide range of short films available for classroom use, this volume provides sample lesson plans, assessment activities, and discussion guides.

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Conspiracy and Triumph

Conspiracy and Triumph

Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist

Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist

The Chaos Conundrum

The Chaos Conundrum

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theories

The Paranormal and the Paranoid

The Paranormal and the Paranoid

Conspiracy and Triumph

Conspiracy and Triumph

Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy Theories

The Paranormal and the Paranoid

The Paranormal and the Paranoid

The Chaos Conundrum

The Chaos Conundrum

Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts

Teaching History with Newsreels and Public Service Shorts

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