UID:
almahu_9949959359602882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 213 pages).
ISBN:
1032704497
,
9781040262115
,
1040262112
,
9781040262092
,
1040262090
,
9781032704494
Serie:
Conspiracy theories
Inhalt:
"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"--
Anmerkung:
"We know, and we have the evidence" : Dietrologia -- an Italian turn in conspiracy theory / Massimiliano Guareschi -- Boycotts, mockery, and leaders under attack : on the uses of "conspiracy" in political and journalistic discourse / Gianmarco Navarini -- Surveying the "Irrational" : an analysis of the debate on the outcomes of the Censis 2021 questionnaire / Oscar Ricci -- "Now and always against the dominant narrative" : alternative news reporting, conspiracy ideation, and epistemic justifications on "The Citizens' Television" / Maria Francesca Murru -- "At risk of extinction" : immigration, national identity, and global class conflict according to "population replacement conspiracy theory" in contemporary Italy / Fabio Quassoli -- Satan's ways are endless : Catholic restorationists between Peter's usurper syndrome and QAnon / Fabio Tarzia -- Football conspiracies : the Prisma investigation and fans' online discourse / Luca Bifulco, Simona Castellano and Simone Tosi -- "Watch your back when dealing with them"! Conspiracy tales among small entrepreneurs in Northern Italy / Simone Ghezzi -- Disgusting conspiracies. Frame analysis of insect invasion fears in the Italian gastronomic field / Lorenzo Domaneschi.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: Conspiracy theories in contemporary Italy Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025 ISBN 9781032703602
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4324/9781032704494
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781032704494
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