Study Group: Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiratorial Formations - 4th meeting
The Study Group "Anthropology of Post-Truth, Denialism and Conspiracy Formations" aims to analyze and discuss, from an anthropological perspective, the phenomena of post-truth, denialism and conspiracy theories.
Meeting theme
The group will discuss the following texts:
1.FASSIN, Didier. Of plots and men: The heuristics of conspiracy theories.Current Anthropology, vol. 62, no. 2, p. 128-137, 2021.
2.LEPSELTER, Susan. Resonant Apophenia. In: MASCO, Joseph; WEDEEN, Lisa (org.).Conspiracy/Theory. Durham: Duke University Press, 2024. p. 174-189.
Date • July 4, 2024 • Time: 5pm to 7pm
Location • Social Sciences Building, room 1037 (in the corridor of the Anthropology Department) • Address: Avenida Professor Luciano Gualberto, 315, Cidade Universitária - Universidade de São Paulo
Target audience The group is open to the entire university community.
Registration Registration can be made by email: almeida.rafaelantunes@gmail.com
Mediation: Rafael Antunes Almeida (Postdoctoral student at the Department of Anthropology at USP and Professor at the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusofonia - UNILAB).