Urban Legends and Conspiracy Theories

Lectures Notes

Instructor: Steve Killian killians@thewalkerschool.org

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Class Lectures for Fall Semester:

Introduction to Urban Legends

Introduction to Epistemology and Conspiracy Theory Analysis

The Major Core Conspiracy Theory

Intro to "The Dark Side of the Moon"

Student Lectures on Urban Legends:

Margaret Rose - Philanderer's Porsche

Rose Lane - The Death Car

Evan - The Goth Babysitter

Tyler - Kenticky Fried Rat

Steve - Alligators in the Sewer

Jordan - Runaway Grandma

Kapil - Nude in the RV

Nicholas - Solid Cement Cadillac

Pallavi - Snake in a blanket

Alex - The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs

Alexcia - RedVelvet Cake

Sample Student Lectures on Conspiracies:

Lincoln Assassination

Sickening Secret

MK-Ultra

OK Bomb

Student Lectures on Conspiracies:

Richie Jordan "Those Christ Kids"

Evan Alan "The Protocols Fraud"

Tyler Steve "Reefer Madness"

Rose Lane Margaret Rose "The Philadelphia Experiment"

Alex Alexcia Pallavi "Roswell"

Margaret Rose Rose Lane "Psychic Spies"

Nicholas Kapil "Cia Cocaine Connection"

Kapil Nicholas "October Surprise"

Alexcia Pallavi Alex "Clinton Scandals"

Jordan Richie "Weather Control"

Alan Evan "The Monuments on Mars"

Steve Tyler "9-11"