Strategic Conspiracy Narratives: A Semiotic App, Madisson, Ventsel Hardc..

Name: Strategic Conspiracy Narratives: A Semiotic App, Madisson, Ventsel Hardc..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Strategic Conspiracy NarrativesA Semiotic Approach\nAuthor(s): Mari-Liis Madisson, Andreas Ventsel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367030988, 978-0367030988\nSynopsis\nStrategic 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.\n\nConspiracy 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 susp.