Kitta Co-Edits Collection

Dr. Andrea Kitta’s new co-edited collection on conspiracy theories, Whispers in the Echo Chamber: Folklore and the Role of Conspiracy Theory in Contemporary Society, is out now published by University of Wisconsin Press.

Kitta’s and co-editor, Jesse A. Fivecoate’s “timely volume complements studies from political science, sociology, psychology, history, and more, while also crucially calling for the field of folklore studies to engage more fully with conspiracy theories as a genre. Focusing on modern iterations of sometimes quite ancient conspiracy motifs and themes, the volume forcibly illustrates the crucial relevance of this prevalent and influential form of folklore in today’s interconnected world.”