Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>My name is Jaron Harambam and I am an interdisciplinary sociologist working
<br>on conspiracy theories (see this piece in The Conversation
<br>
<br>or my recent book
<br>),
<br>currently at the Institute for Media Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium.
<br>
<br>I am struck by the variety of topics popular in conspiracy theory circles
<br>since the corona pandemic began: from questions about the origins of the
<br>virus, the way it makes people sick, the mitigation measures taken, the
<br>suspended civil rights, the connection with 5G, the way we measure corona
<br>infections and count covid-19 deaths, possible cures and medications, and
<br>of course, the sinister plans of Bill Gates in this all.
<br>
<br>Some of those may be far-fetched, but others qualify to be more intensively
<br>researched from an STS perspective: for example the politicization of
<br>potential cures (e.g. the way (research on) hydroxychloroquine is advanced
<br>by some and suppressed by others), the way hospitals or public health
<br>authorities measure corona infections (PCR testing) and count covid-19
<br>deaths and how official policy is based on that, or the role of the
<br>philanthropy, big pharma, and WHO in this whole crisis.
<br>
<br>I was wondering who in our STS communities is working on one of the
<br>conspiracy / controversies that I mention here. I would love to meet, share
<br>insights, and perhaps work together when it clicks.
<br>
<br>please email me at: jaron.harambam@gmail.com
<br>
<br>Best, Jaron
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