Conspiracy theories in contemporary Italy: cultural production and political uses
"This volume explores the role played by conspiracy narratives in the contemporary Italian political, cultural, and social context, through a series of case studies. It begins with a historical and genealogical account of the troubled success of Italian conspiracy thinking from the early 1970s...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
Routledge
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Conspiracy theories
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| Further subjects: | B
Italy
Social conditions
B Conspiracy Theories (Italy) |
| Summary: | "This volume explores the role played by conspiracy narratives in the contemporary Italian political, cultural, and social context, through a series of case studies. It begins with a historical and genealogical account of the troubled success of Italian conspiracy thinking from the early 1970s to the present day. Amongst the issues examined are the unclear division between legitimate/illegitimate forms of knowledge, the use of conspiracy as a confrontational discursive device, the emergence of moral panic and the stabilization of information outlets against dominant official explanations. The analysis covers the case of a well-known national survey, and a digital platform specialising in conspiracy storytelling. The second axis of the book concerns the pervasive use of conspiracy as a theory or narrative that currently circulates in various Italian cultural fields: multiculturalism, immigration, and racism; Catholic traditionalism; football fandom; small business economics; cooking and food. This volume will be of interest to researchers of conspiracy theories, and Italian politics and history"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 213 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-032-70360-2 978-1-032-70450-0 |
