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Event Description: 

“Apocalypse Pending: Religion, Politics, and Social Media” explores the growing popularity of conspiracy thinking in our current moment and its place in the history of millenarian movements, particularly in the US context. It considers how new media technologies have made it possible for the dissemination of such thinking on a scale unimaginable in the past, how the moral panic it generates is impacting social and political life worldwide, and whether there are measures available to control its spread or mitigate its effects.  

Event Speakers: 

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Event Information:

Free and open to the public; RSVP required. Please visit the event webpage for additional information. 

Sponsored by:

• Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities 
• Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life
• Brown Institute for Media Innovation
• Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought