Conspiracy theories in the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic

Magistrsko delo s folklorističnega vidika obravnava teorije zarote, ki so se med pandemijo novega koronavirusa v različnih oblikah širile preko spleta. Avtorica naredi pregled teorij zarote, ki so se na družbenih omrežjih, forumih in ostalih spletnih straneh najpogosteje pojavljale, in jih glede na njihovo tematiko klasificira na teorije zarote o izvoru in širjenju virusa, teorije zarote o vpletenosti vlade v pandemijo in teorije zarote o ukrepih za zajezitev širjenja okužb z virusom. Obravnavana so vprašanja funkcije teorij zarote, kdo so tisti, ki jim verjamejo in jih razširjajo, katere družbene strahove izražajo in kako lahko zmanjšujejo napetosti, ki se pojavljajo ob velikih družbenih spremembah.This master\u27s thesis deals with conspiracy theories that started circulating on the internet at the time of the novel coronavirus pandemic, from a folkloristic perspective. The author reviews conspiracy theories, that frequently appeared on social media platforms, forums, and other websites. She then classifies them according to their subject matter into three groups: conspiracy theories about the origin and spread of the virus, conspiracy theories about the government\u27s involvment in the pandemic and conspiracy theories about measures to contain the spread of the virus. She also discusses the question of function of conspiracy theories, who believes and spreads conspiracy theories, what social fears do they express and how they can diminish tensions that are generated in times of great social change