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Strategic Conspiracy Narratives: A Semiotic Approach

Strategic Conspiracy Narratives: A Semiotic Approach

Madisson, Mari-Liis
Ventsel, Andreas

Hardcover

Series: Conspiracy Theories

General Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 0367030985
ISBN13: 9780367030988
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 14 2020
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Strategic Conspiracy Narratives proposes an innovative semiotic perspective for analysing how contemporary conspiracy theories are used for shaping interpretation paths and identities of a targeted audience.

Conspiracy theories play a significant role in the viral spread of misinformation that has an impact on the formation of public opinion about certain topics. They allow the connecting of different events that have taken place in various times and places and involve several actors that seem incompatible to bystanders. This book focuses on strategic-function conspiracy narratives in the context of (social) media and information conflict. It explicates the strategic devices in how conspiracy theories can be used to evoke a hermeneutics of suspicion - a permanent scepticism and questioning of so-called mainstream media channels and dominant public authorities, delegitimisation of political opponents, and the ongoing search for hidden clues and coverups. The success of strategic dissemination of conspiracy narratives depends on the cultural context, specifics of the targeted audience and the semiotic construction of the message. This book proposes an innovative semiotic perspective for analysing contemporary strategic communication. The authors develop a theoretical framework that is based on semiotics of culture, the notions of strategic narrative and transmedia storytelling.

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