Van is a writer, theatre-maker and novelist, occasional broadcaster, critic, trade unionist and feminist. She writes columns for The Guardian and her interests include gardening, baking and dialectical materialism.
Her book QAnon and On: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults delves into some of the internet’s most extreme communities to understand conspiracy cults from the inside. Van will provide insight into what led her into this investigation, what the results have been, and why we should open our eyes to the dangers of partisan belief.
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