Emily, Nice post, sorry I'm late to the convo--I got distracted by summer school. I've actually never watched the show, but as a Minnesotan I am now interested. I acknowledge the Scandinavian influence on her accent, but how about the German inf ...
Felix, I have a question about conspiracy and narrative. I study conspiracy more on the public address side of the field than on the cultural criticism side- so I probably am getting myself into uncharted waters. In the 1990s some scholars argued about wh ...
JD, Thanks for the post- sorry I'm late to the party. I very much like your connection of scandal and conspiracy. It is an interesting angle to think from (the pre-conspiracy). I've been writing a lot about conspiracy and fear appeals, focusing ...
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