Summer update

Happy summer, everybody!

I’m working on a few new projects during the break.  A new book is in the works, and I’ll post news about this and other projects as it becomes available.

Also, I’m presently booking speaking engagements for the fall, to be based on my conspiracy theory and Vietnam War film books.  It was great to meet so many interesting people this spring, and I’m looking forward to making the rounds again soon.  If you’re interested in scheduling a talk at your local  institution, please send me an email.

As always, thanks for your interest and questions.  Please let me know if you think I can be of service to you!

–GA

Lecture: “Who Really Killed JFK?: Conspiracy Theory In Popular Culture & Politics”

“Who Really Killed JFK?: Conspiracy Theory In Popular Culture & Politics”

Author talk with Gordon Arnold today, Wednesday, June 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

at Thomas Crane Library, Quincy, MA.   More details are here.

Thanks also to 95.9 WADT radio on Boston’s South Shore for talking about Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics during this morning’s newscast.

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from Gordon Arnold –

“Many thanks to the folks who attended last night’s talk at the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, Vermont, and especially to library director Jerry Carbone for hosting. I particularly thank members of the audience for the many enlightening comments and questions after the talk.

Next week, I’ll be discussing Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics at the Newton Free Library on Thursday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m.  For more information call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360. All programs are free and open to the public, parking is free.

After that, I’m looking foward to a talk at the at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, MA on June 3, at 7 p.m.”

Book review: “Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television & Politics”

BOOK REVIEW UPDATE

Filmmaker Jay Craven reviews  Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics in the May 7, 2009, edition of the  Brattleboro Reformer. (Click here to read the review.)

Craven is the director/writer of the films Stranger in the Kingdom, The Year That Trembled, Disappearances, and others.  He also directs Kingdom County Productions and teaches at Marlboro College.

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The Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, Vermont, will host a talk by Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics author Gordon Arnold on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m.

Author talks — May 2009

Talks with Gordon B. Arnold, author of Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics, are upcoming in two New England states this month.

On May 13, Arnold will be in Brattleboro, Vermont, discussing his book conspiracy theory, Hollywood and history at the Brooks Library.

Then, on May 21, Arnold will be speaking in Massachusetts at the Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Each talk will be followed by an open discussion with the author. Both events are free and open to the public.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about the Brattleboro talk, click here.

For information about the Newton appearance, click here.

Media inquiries should be directed here.

Book update: Kindle edition now available

Amazon.com has just added Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics to the books that are available in electronic format on the increasingly popular  Kindle reader. 

Thanks to recent innovations from the company, the electronic format is also available for readers using the Kindle application on their Apple iPhone or iPod touch devices.

More information is available from Amazon.com at this link.

Book review brief: “Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics”

Book Review Brief:  CHOICE

In its April 2009 issue, CHOICE Reviews has given Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics (Praeger Publishers)  a “recommended” rating.  Noting that the book “places seeming conspiracies in the context of the histories of the social and political cultures that harbor them or invoke them as explanations of otherwise inexplicable events,”  the title is suggested for undergraduate and general readers. 

A widely consulted publication issued by the American Library Association, CHOICE is available at most academic libraries and many public libraries in the United States and Canada.

–site admin.

Upcoming Author Talks — Hollywood & Conspiracy Theory

UPDATE — Hollywood, history, and conspiracy theory is the topic of upcoming public lectures that will be offered in New England this spring. Writer Gordon Arnold will discuss how the film industry’s interest in conspiracy theory as a movie theme reflected and shaped American political visions from the Cold War to 9/11 and beyond. Included in the discussion are such films as Invasion of the Body Snatchers,The Manchurian Candidate, JFK, The X-Files and more.

These events are free and open to the public. Come hear and discuss. The schedule is as follows:

• Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m.

• Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, Vermont, on Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m.
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• NEW — Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library (Massachusetts) on Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 7:30

• Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts, on June 3, at 7 p.m.
  

Gordon Arnold is the author of Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics ( Praeger Publishers, 2008 ) and a professor of liberal arts at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts.

– Additional dates and locations will be announced on this site.

Hollywood and Conspiracy Theory — listen on-line

Listen to Gordon Arnold in conversation with host Mark Lynch on WICN’s “Inquiry” program.  The lively 30-minute segment is now available online and as a podcast. Access it here.

Gordon B. Arnold’s most recent book is Conspiracy Theory in Film, Television, and Politics (Praeger Publishers).  Read about it here.

90.5 WICN public radio is the Worcester, Massachusetts, NPR affiliate.

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Conspiracy Theory Q & A

An interview with Gordon B. Arnold about conspiracy theory and movies was recently published in the Boston-area MetroWest Daily News. You can access the article, which appeared in the December 18, 2008 edition of the paper, by clicking here.