UCSC - Conspiracy Planet
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Conspiracy Planet at Coursera Overview
Duration | 8 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Conspiracy Planet at Coursera Highlights
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: English
Conspiracy Planet at Coursera Course details
- This course is for anyone interested in conspiracy theories. Millions of people around the world believe in conspiracy theories like The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, or that AIDS was deliberately created by governments and pharmaceutical companies, or that on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center complex was downed not by airplanes, but by a 'controlled demolition' masterminded by the United States national security state.
- What are we to make of these claims? What do they say about our societies? How do they impact history, or reflect larger historical trends? How do we understand the context of these ideas? And how do we understand them in relation to objectively confirmed conspiracies, of which there are at least as many? How do we know when a conspiracy has really happened, and cannot simply be dismissed as a 'theory'? We will grapple with these questions together through short videos, quizzes that will help you check your understanding of the material, discussion, and a final project in which you will create your own conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy Planet at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction
Introduction
What is a Conspiracy?
Spotting Conspiracy Theories
Module 1 Quiz
Richard Hofstadter and the "Paranoid Style"
About Hofstadter
Module 2 Quiz
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
World War I
The Jews and the Protocols
The Protocols Exposed
Module 3 Quiz
World War I
Getting in to the War
WWI and its Dissenters
WWI Conspiracy Theories
Acknowledgments
Module 4 Quiz
JFK Assassination
Dealey Plaza
Oswald
The Warren Commission
The Garrison Trial
FAQ on JFK
Further Reading
Module 5 Quiz
Marilyn Monroe & Princess Diana Conspiracies
Introduction to Marilyn Monroe
Monroe Conspiracy Theories
Diana the Idol
Why Diana Conspiracies
Conspiracy Culture
Module 6 Quiz
Conclusion
How to create your own conspiracy theory
Conclusion
Final quiz!
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