Clare Birchall Books

The story delves into conspiracy theories and paranoia, exploring how a late-night radio broadcast reveals shocking claims about a fast food chain's sinister practices. As the protagonist grapples with these unsettling ideas, discussions with a colleague about government involvement in major events like 9/11 further complicate their worldview. Themes of distrust, societal manipulation, and the search for truth permeate the narrative, creating a tense atmosphere that questions reality and personal beliefs.

Cracking open the politics of transparency and secrecy In an era of open data and ubiquitous dataveillance, what does it mean to "share"? This book argues that we are all "shareveillant" subjects, called upon to be transparent and render data open at the same time as the security state invests in practices to keep data closed. Drawing on Jacques Ranci re's "distribution of the sensible," Clare Birchall reimagines sharing in terms of a collective political relationality beyond the veillant expectations of the state.

Conspiracy Theories in the Time of Covid-19 provides a wide-ranging analysis of the emergence and development of conspiracy theories during the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on the US and the UK.