“Conspiracy theories aren’t necessarily becoming more prevalent, but since 2020 believers are much deeper down the proverbial rabbit hole. There has been a significant uptick in media coverage surrounding conspiracy theories, and conspiracy theorists, since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, explains head of the paper, Dr Deane Galbraith. “Religious Studies wouldn’t necessarily be the first place you’d think to look for a paper which covers zeitgeisty topics like the January 6 insurrection and the possibility of an all-powerful race of lizard people, but that’s where you’ll find them,” says third year BA Philosophy major Heather. Dr Galbraith describes it as “a true interest paper”.
Undergraduate tauira from a huge range of majors are attracted to Dr Deane Galbraith’s ‘Religion, Conflict and Conspiracy Theory’ paper, from science majors to philosophy majors.
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