Haiven, Max;
Kingsmith, A.T;
Komporozos-Athanasiou, Aris;
(2022)
Interview with Wu Ming 1: QAnon, Collective Creativity, and the (Ab)uses of Enchantment.
Theory, Culture and Society: explorations in critical social science
, 39
(7-8)
pp. 253-268.
10.1177/02632764221144265.
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Abstract
In this interview with Wu Ming 1, a member of the mysterious but well-known and widely-translated novel-writing Wu Ming Collective, we discuss his new book, La Q di Qomplotto (The Q in Qonspiracy: How Conspiracy Fantasies Defend the System). In the interview, Wu Ming 1 unravels the power of narrative and games in driving conspiracy fantasies and fuelling new forms of activism that have risen to confront a system that gives rise to them.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Interview with Wu Ming 1: QAnon, Collective Creativity, and the (Ab)uses of Enchantment |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/02632764221144265 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764221144265 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
| Keywords: | alternate reality games, capitalism, conspiracy theories, counter-games, critical theory, mythological narratives, QAnon |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10156421 |
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