Project 2

JFK Assassination: Conspiracy Theory

This semester we have been focusing on subgroups, which are collections of people that identify themselves as members or groups that is also part of a larger social systems to which they belong. There were several examples discussed for this project one of which was conspiracy theories, so my group chose to dive into this topic. As someone who has always found conspiracies extremely intriguing, I thought it would be best to look into one of the most famous ones, John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Conspiracies are a unique and creative way to show how people’s perspectives vary. My main focus is to show just how drastic stories can be fabricated. I want to cover what the definition of a conspiracy is and I would like to discover if any of the conspiracies about John F. Kennedy’s death have any sort of tangible evidence or if someone has just somehow found a way to twist words and create this huge story that has no evidence. During this podcast I will reveal the things listed above and more. I will also state my opinion on whether or not I believe the official story or if I believe any of the conspiracies.

Sources~

• Clarke, Steve. “Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorizing.” Philosophy of the Social Sciences, vol. 32, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 131–150.
• Giglio, James N. “The Zapruder Film: Reframing JFK’s Assassination.” Journal of Southern History, vol. 72, no. 2, May 2006, pp. 523–524.
• Moyer, Melindia Wenner. "Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories." Scientific American, vol. 320, no. 3, 2019, pp. 58-63.
• Wood, Michael J. “Some Dare Call It Conspiracy: Labeling Something a Conspiracy Theory Does Not Reduce Belief in It.” Political Psychology, vol. 37, no. 5, Oct. 2016, pp. 695–705.