Other Upcoming Events

Below is a list of upcoming events related to the Beyond Truth and Lies project:

Conference papers

Rickard Andersson, Patrik Fridlund (with Mia-Marie Hammarlin), and Aaron James Goldman will be delivering papers at the second Nordic Network of Conspiracy Theory Research Conference at the University of Copenhagen. Fridlund and Hammarlin's paper – on 22 May 2025, is titled “Conspiracy Theories and Apocalypticism.” Andersson's and Goldman's papers will be delivered on 23 May. They are titled, respectively, “Nothing is connected, everything is as it seems, and nothing happens for a reason” and “A defense of a self-reflexive, etic definition of ‘conspiracy theory.’”

Patrik Fridlund and Aaron James Goldman will deliver papers at the Nordic Society for Philosophy of Religion conference in Uppsala 11–13 June. Fridlund's paper will be titled “A Voice that Must be Silenced? — In the Name of Reason — A Reading of D’un ton apocalyptique adopté naguère en philosophie,” and Goldman's paper will be titled “‘Roko’s Basilisk,’ Love for the Neighbor, and Other Infohazards: Contagious Obligations for Søren Kierkegaard, William James, and AI Enthusiasts.”

Seminar to share work in progress

The project Beyond Truth and Lies: Conspiracy Theories, Post-truth and the Conditions of Public Debate will organize an in-person seminar on 19 June 2025  16h15 – 19h00 on Lund University's campus. At this event we will circulate article drafts by members of the project team. More details will be released in early May 2025. The event will not offer a hybrid Zoom attendance option.

You can also find on our website a list of upcoming Populism and Religion seminars and a list of past events related to the project.