History at Kingston
Thursday 16th November 2017
JG5002, Pen Rd. campus, Kingston University
17.00-19.00pm
History Research Seminar Series
Dr. Steve Woodbridge will be speaking on:
‘Lizards and Lies: The role of conspiracy theory in modern history’
There has been a huge growth in all kinds of conspiracy theory in recent years, and the role of accident or happenstance in history has been downgraded and replaced by claims that there is ‘purpose’, planning and manipulation behind everything that occurs – that we are being controlled by ‘puppet-masters’.
Dr. Steve Woodbridge, Senior Lecturer in History at Kingston University, will argue that the conspiratorial mind-set is not new, and that there is quite a historical lineage to recent conspiracy theory. He will suggest that scholars need to take the more recent growth of conspiracy theory very seriously, as it has increasingly had a disturbing impact on the very nature of historical study.
All are welcome to attend! Free refreshments will be provided.
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