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Author: Mark Dillof Publisher: ISBN: 9780985595333 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 402
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Unlike clinical paranoia, the paranoid vision is contagious; it can infect an organization and even an entire society. It hatches the disturbing conspiracy theories and apocalyptic fantasies that drive the thinking of cult members, political fanatics, terrorists and genocidal murderers. No outlook on life is more malevolent, nor more dangerous. Might it hold the key to understanding human evil? Mark Dillof explores the paranoid vision from a variety of perspectives. He even contrasts it to the comic vision. Finally, he contends that paranoids may be right: there really does exist a conspiracy; it’s to keep us ignorant of who we are and what life is all about.
Author: Mark Dillof Publisher: ISBN: 9780985595333 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 402
Book Description
Unlike clinical paranoia, the paranoid vision is contagious; it can infect an organization and even an entire society. It hatches the disturbing conspiracy theories and apocalyptic fantasies that drive the thinking of cult members, political fanatics, terrorists and genocidal murderers. No outlook on life is more malevolent, nor more dangerous. Might it hold the key to understanding human evil? Mark Dillof explores the paranoid vision from a variety of perspectives. He even contrasts it to the comic vision. Finally, he contends that paranoids may be right: there really does exist a conspiracy; it’s to keep us ignorant of who we are and what life is all about.
Author: Joseph Oldham Publisher: Manchester University Press ISBN: 1526116146 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 316
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Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary ‘war on terror’ thrillers. It analyses classic dramas including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks. This book will be an invaluable resource for television scholars interested in a new perspective on the history of television drama and intelligence scholars seeking an analysis of the popular representation of espionage with a strong political focus, as well as fans of cult British television and general readers interested in British cultural history.
Author: Mark Dillof Publisher: ISBN: 9780542518010 Category : Languages : en Pages : 423
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This is a study of paranoia, not as a psychological malady, but as a way of seeing, or worldview. the author begins by distinguishing the paranoid vision from paranoia in the clinical sense, and from what the historian Richard Hofstadter called "the paranoid style." He then argues that there is a particular type of malevolent behavior that occurs in certain organizations, which is due to the members of those organizations falling under the sway of the paranoid vision. In Part I of the dissertation, the author examines the narratives of the paranoid vision. These include conspiracy theories and apocalyptic fantasies. He argues that the purpose of these narratives is twofold. They seek to explain the world, in the philosophical sense, such that it is rendered intelligible. Secondly, they seek to justify human suffering such that it is rendered meaningful. Part II of this dissertation consists of four case examples. Three are of organizations that became infused by the paranoid vision: Freud's inner circle, Bhagwan Rajneesh's commune, the Khmer Rouge, and one of a fanatical ideology, radical Islam, embraced by a number of organizations that have fallen under the sway of the paranoid vision. Part III, "Beyond the Paranoid Vision," consists of two chapters, the first of which is entitled, "Paranoia in a New Key." In this chapter, the author considers whether it may be the case that the usual sort of conspiracy theories, apocalyptic fantasies, and delusions of grandeur may be inadequate representations of fundamental truths about life. the author considers whether, for example, there is an "inner apocalypse" and a "cosmic conspiracy" that are being distorted by the usual paranoid narratives. Then, in a chapter entitled, "From Paranoid Vision to Comic Vision," the author contends that the paranoid vision is the antithesis of the comic vision, and explores what it would require for the members of an organization to shift from the one to the other way of seeing.
Author: Richard Hofstadter Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307388441 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 370
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This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs.In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?, ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States.
Author: Antony Alumkal Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 1479856622 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 253
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Explores the Christian Right’s fierce opposition to science, explaining how and why its leaders came to see scientific truths as their enemy For decades, the Christian Right’s high-profile clashes with science have made national headlines. From attempts to insert intelligent design creationism into public schools to climate change denial, efforts to “cure” gay people through conversion therapy, and opposition to stem cell research, the Christian Right has battled against science. How did this hostility begin and, more importantly, why has it endured? Antony Alumkal provides a comprehensive background on the war on science—how it developed and why it will continue to endure. Drawing upon Richard Hofstadter’s influential 1965 essay “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” Antony Alumkal argues that the Christian Right adopts a similar paranoid style in their approach to science. Alumkal demonstrates that Christian Right leaders see conspiracies within the scientific establishment, with scientists not only peddling fraudulent information, but actively concealing their true motives from the American public and threatening to destroy the moral foundation of society. By rejecting science, Christian Right leaders create their own alternative reality, one that does not challenge their literal reading of the Bible. While Alumkal recognizes the many evangelicals who oppose the Christian Right’s agenda, he also highlights the consequences of the war on reality—both for the evangelical community and the broader American public. A compelling glimpse into the heart of the Christian Right’s anti-science agenda, Paranoid Science is a must-read for those who hope to understand the Christian Right’s battle against science, and for the scientists and educators who wish to stop it.
Author: Aaron Gulyas Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 144225114X Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 197
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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.
Author: Richard Landes Publisher: NYU Press ISBN: 0814748929 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 272
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This text re-examines 'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion's' popularity, investigating why it has persisted, as well as larger questions about the success of conspiracy theories even in the face of claims that they are blatantly counterfactual and irrational.
Author: Jennifer A. Sandlin Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3319647652 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 226
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This edited book explores the under-analyzed significance and function of paranoia as a psychological habitus of the contemporary educational and social moment. The editors and contributors argue that the desire for epistemological truth beyond uncertainty characteristic of paranoia continues to profoundly shape the aesthetic texture and imaginaries of educational thought and practice. Attending to the psychoanalytic, post-psychoanalytic, and critical significance of paranoia as a mode of engaging with the world, this book further inquires into the ways in which paranoia functions to shape the social order and the material desire of subjects operating within it. Furthermore, the book aims to understand how the paranoiac imaginary endemic to contemporary educational thought manifests itself throughout the social field and what issues it makes manifest for teachers, teacher educators, and academics working toward social transformation.
Author: Mick Hurbis-Cherrier Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1136067655 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 591
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Voice & Vision is a comprehensive manual for the independent filmmakers and film students who want a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film in order to achieve their artistic vision. This book includes essential and detailed information on relevant film and digital video tools, a thorough overview of the filmmaking stages, and the aesthetic considerations for telling a visual story. The ultimate goal of this book is to help you develop your creative voice while acquiring the solid practical skills and confidence to use it. Unlike many books that privilege raw technical information or the line-producing aspects of production, Voice & Vision places creativity, visual expression, and cinematic ideas front and center. After all, every practical decision a filmmaker makes, like choosing a location, an actor, a film stock, a focal length, a lighting set-up, an edit point, or a sound effect is also an expressive one and should serve the filmmaker's vision. Every decision, from the largest conceptual choices to the smallest practical solutions, has a profound impact on what appears on the screen and how it moves an audience. "In Practice" sidebars throughout connect conceptual, aesthetic and technical issues to their application in the real world. Some provide a brief analysis of a scene or technique from easily rentable films which illustrate how a specific technology or process is used to support a conceptual, narrative, or aesthetic choice. Others recount common production challenges encountered on real student and professional shoots which will inspire you to be innovative and resourceful when you are solving your own filmmaking challenges.
Author: James Wood Publisher: Modern Library ISBN: 0804151903 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 403
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This book recalls an era when criticism could change the way we look at the world. In the tradition of Matthew Arnold and Edmund Wilson, James Wood reads literature expansively, always pursuing its role and destiny in our lives. In a series of essays about such figures as Melville, Flaubert, Chekhov, Virginia Woolf, and Don DeLillo, Wood relates their fiction to questions of religious and philosophical belief. He suggests that the steady ebb of the sea of faith has much to do with the revo- lutionary power of the novel, as it has developed over the last two centuries. To read James Wood is to be shocked into both thinking and feeling how great our debt to the novel is. In the grand tradition of criticism, Wood's work is both commentary and literature in its own right--fiercely written, polemical, and richly poetic in style. This book marks the debut of a masterly literary voice.
Author: Mark Dillof
Author: Mark Dillof
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