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June 2023

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“The Folkloric Roots of QAnon Conspiracy”, lecture by dr James Deutsch

Date: 12.06.2023
Start Time: 1:30 PM
Place: WSMiP, Reymonta 4 street, room 408
Organiser: Centre for International Studies and Development / Polish International Studies Association (Krakow) / Polish Political Science Association (Krakow)
Contact: Dr Łukasz Stach

Centre for International Studies and Development, the Polish International Studies Association (Polskie Towarzystwo Studiów Międzynarodowych oddział w Krakowie) and the Polish Political Science Association (Polskie Towarzystwo Nauk Politycznych oddział w Krakowie) would like to invite you to a meeting with dr James Deutsch.

Dr James Deutsch is a curator and editor at the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, as well as adjunct professor at George Washington University.  

“QAnon is a conspiracy theory which emerged in the United States in September of 2017. It’s creator, Q, started placing “breadcrumbs” in an internet forum called “4chan”. These so called “breadcrumbs” were posts which contained information about important events that were supposed to happen in the United States and change the way every citizen thinks about their country. The principal assumption of the theory is that the American country is controlled by a cabal of political, cultural and religious elites which are involved in child and organ trafficking, pedophilia together with Satan worshipping and the only person who is able to free the society from these individuals is Donald Trump” (from: Sznyterman 2022, https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/296172)

The event will take place on June 12 (Monday), 13:30, Reymonta 4 street, room 207.

Poster promoting The Folkloric Roots of QAnon Conspiracy lecture with a photo of Dr. James Deutsch