Contemporary Conspiratorial Subjectivity. Notes for a Theoretical Cartography
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The article seeks to undertake an intellectual approach to the concept of conspiracy theory, in order to tentatively explore possible cartographies for an adequate understanding of its contemporary significance and pregnance. To do this, we will proceed to a brief review of recent contributions to the study of conspiracy theories from a plurality of disciplines (cultural studies, political theory, psychoanalysis, social psychology or philosophy), and an exploration of their operating mechanisms and their possible functions within the field of forces configured around the relationship between neoliberalism and populism. Finally, a conception of contemporary conspiracy theory is proposed as a form of theodicy, insofar as it fulfills the functions of explaining evil and displacing responsibility.
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