Horror Everything - Dr Joe Ondrak

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Bristol Skeptics Society is delighted to present another instalment of Skeptics in the P̶u̶b̶… Theatre!

Skeptics in the Pub is a monthly lecture series hosting academics from the world of science and skepticism to share their unique research and insights. The goal is for every talk to delight and inspire and help us understand our complex world a little better.

In March we are delighted to be hosting Dr Joe Ondrak delivering his talk 'Horror Everything: - 2016 - Forever'. In his talk Dr. Ondrak will discuss how horror fiction traditions are useful in understanding contemporary conspiracy culture moving from false documents and found footage to creepypasta and QAnon. Taking a formalist and stylistic approach he will demonstrate how social media platforms shape meaning blur the boundaries of fact and fiction and create a shared cognitive environment ripe for conspiracy belief.

Dr. Joe Ondrak is an Open-Source Intelligence practitioner investigative journalist and an expert in disinformation conspiracy theories and contemporary media theory. Over five years he has exposed conspiracy grifters extreme right-wing figures hostile state influence operations and platform manipulation efforts and advised government and policymakers on how to address the risks that come with our hypermediated age. His PhD – ‘Digesting Creepypasta: Social Media Horror Narratives as Gothic Fourth-Generation Digital Fiction’ – explored how social media blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction when used as a venue for storytelling and the wider implications for society.

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