QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces.Introduction
 QAnon, in the United States, has become something of household name due to its role in the January 6th insurrection, and because of the relatively high degree of media attention it has received.  While such coverage has been useful in understanding this conspiracy movement, it has also painted a picture of QAnon that is incomplete.


 Using a qualitative ethnographic approach I analyzed 1,000 hours of QAnon content produced by 100 QAnon influencers.  By colonizing these spaces QAnon was able to embed itself, disguise its abrasive features, and go largely unnoticed by the general public.



QAnon
QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces.Introduction
 QAnon, in the United States, has become something of household name due to its role in the January 6th insurrection, and because of the relatively high degree of media attention it has received.  While such coverage has been useful in understanding this conspiracy movement, it has also painted a picture of QAnon that is incomplete.


 Using a qualitative ethnographic approach I analyzed 1,000 hours of QAnon content produced by 100 QAnon influencers.  By colonizing these spaces QAnon was able to embed itself, disguise its abrasive features, and go largely unnoticed by the general public.



QAnon
QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces.Introduction
 QAnon, in the United States, has become something of household name due to its role in the January 6th insurrection, and because of the relatively high degree of media attention it has received.  While such coverage has been useful in understanding this conspiracy movement, it has also painted a picture of QAnon that is incomplete.


 Using a qualitative ethnographic approach I analyzed 1,000 hours of QAnon content produced by 100 QAnon influencers.  By colonizing these spaces QAnon was able to embed itself, disguise its abrasive features, and go largely unnoticed by the general public.



QAnon
QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces.Introduction
 QAnon, in the United States, has become something of household name due to its role in the January 6th insurrection, and because of the relatively high degree of media attention it has received.  While such coverage has been useful in understanding this conspiracy movement, it has also painted a picture of QAnon that is incomplete.


 Using a qualitative ethnographic approach I analyzed 1,000 hours of QAnon content produced by 100 QAnon influencers.  By colonizing these spaces QAnon was able to embed itself, disguise its abrasive features, and go largely unnoticed by the general public.



QAnon
QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces.Introduction
 QAnon, in the United States, has become something of household name due to its role in the January 6th insurrection, and because of the relatively high degree of media attention it has received.  While such coverage has been useful in understanding this conspiracy movement, it has also painted a picture of QAnon that is incomplete.


 Using a qualitative ethnographic approach I analyzed 1,000 hours of QAnon content produced by 100 QAnon influencers.  By colonizing these spaces QAnon was able to embed itself, disguise its abrasive features, and go largely unnoticed by the general public.



QAnon