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Amarnath Amarasingam is an Associate Professor in the School of Religion, and is cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. He works in the areas of social/extremist movements, radicalization and terrorism, conspiracy theories, online communities, diaspora politics, post-war reconstruction, and the sociology of religion. He is the author of Pain, Pride, and Politics: Sri Lankan Tamil Activism in Canada (2015), and the co-editor of Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security (2021) and Sri Lanka: The Struggle for Peace in the Aftermath of War (2016). He has also published over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, has presented papers at over 100 national a ...more

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	The Stewart/Colbert Effect: Essays on the Real Impacts of Fake News 3.44 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion and the New Atheism: A Critical Appraisal 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pain, Pride, and Politics: Social Movement Activism and the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Canada (Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation Ser. Book 22) by Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author), Deborah Cowen (Editor), Nikolas Heynen (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Atrocities: Remembering, Representing and Teaching Genocide (Arts in Action Book 1) by Scott W. Murray (Editor), Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Andrew R. Basso (Contributor) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contemporary Far-Right Culture by Marc-André Argentino (Editor), Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security by Leah West (Editor), Thomas Juneau (Editor), Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Blood and Soil: Far-Right Extremism in Canada (Canadian Essentials, 5) (Volume 5) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stewart/Colbert Effect: Essays on the Real Impacts of Fake News by unknown(2011-05-04) by Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For Blood and Soil: Far-Right Extremism in Canada by Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author), Stephanie Carvin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simulation in Media and Culture: Believing the Hype by Robin Derosa, Lian Amaris (Contributor), Amarnath Amarasingam (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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