Abstract
Using Welcome to Night Vale as a case study, this paper investigates the aesthetic, social, and political functions of the paranoid style in podcasts. This provides new insights in how upcoming art forms respond to the political problems of the ‘age of conspiracy,’ and how that inspires virtual fan communities.
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Citation:
Nitjtmans, Hanne, “Podcasting Paranoia: Aesthetics, Politics, and Community in American Fictional Podcasts” Mp3. Cities of Sound: Podcasting as Public Texts, Media and Performances. 2021 Pacific Ancient Modern Language Association Conference https://anchor.fm/citiesofsound/episodes/Hanne-Nijtmans—Podcasting-Paranoia-Aesthetics–Politics–and-Community-in-American-Fictional-Podcasts-e1a5i7n