Jonathan Ablard (History) Publishes Conspiracy Theory Syllabus

By Jason Freitag, July 26, 2024

Jonathan Ablard, History, Publishes the Syllabus for “A Global History of Lies: Conspiracy Theories, Rumors, and Hoaxes.”

Jonathan Ablard, History published “A Global HIstory of Lies: Conspiracy Theories, Rumors, and Hoaxes” in Clio and the Contemporary. The course examines the history of conspiracy theories from the sixteenth-century Caribbean to reemergence of authoritarian movements in the United States and around the world.

Please review the syllabus and feel free to send suggestions of additional readings or assignments to Dr. Ablard at jablard@ithaca.edu