This chapter draws upon Roland Barthes’ Mythologies to advance an understanding of the present generally and of conspiracy culture specifically as experiencing a crisis of interpretation. Discusses the structural similarities between the three eponymous designations, and the implications thereof. Following from this, I argue that many sociological/psychological research premises regarding conspiracy culture, as discussed previously, are tautological and serve to perpetuate a status quo and compound the socio-economic difficulties experiences by marginalized communities.

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Investigative Journalism, Amateur Scholarship, or Conspiracy Theorizing? Hey, What’s Your Problem, Anyway?

  • Daniel C. Mazurek

摘要

This chapter draws upon Roland Barthes’ Mythologies to advance an understanding of the present generally and of conspiracy culture specifically as experiencing a crisis of interpretation. Discusses the structural similarities between the three eponymous designations, and the implications thereof. Following from this, I argue that many sociological/psychological research premises regarding conspiracy culture, as discussed previously, are tautological and serve to perpetuate a status quo and compound the socio-economic difficulties experiences by marginalized communities.